Plans. Everyone has them. Rush Dalton and Tad Jackson plan to live happily ever after. January Stephens plans to ease the hurt of a declined marriage proposal with alcohol. Josh Cooper's plan is to conceal his feelings for Mopp. And Mopp? He simply plans to hold tight to Josh's friendship.<br><br>Meanwhile, Eric Jameson arrives from DC with plans of his own. He intends to elicit information from Jan in an effort to find Babe, the woman who’s taken refuge with her son at the big house called the ranch. Babe plans to stay away from anyone who might try to take her little boy away from her and return him to the mysterious Dr. Pandora Gautier.<br><br>Deuce Pettigrew’s only plan is to keep the man he treasures safe and in one piece.  But the thing about plans is -- sometimes they just don’t work out the way you expect them to

Mann of My Dreams Book 6: The Best-Laid Plans

The smile he gave Tom had to be a poor excuse at best. “Yeah, I’m good.”


“I am. Don’t worry about me, Tommy. You’ve got enough on your plate as it is. I’m sorry—”


Tom gripped his shoulder. “You’ll come to me if you need a shoulder?”


“You know I will.” He had, plenty of times over the years. “And the same goes for you.”


“Okay. The kids and I have a lot to discuss, so we’re going to the cafeteria again. You can meet us there when you’re ready, okay, buddy?”


“That’ll work fine, Tom.” Josh enveloped his friend in a hug. 


There was a flurry of hugs and kisses, and then he was left alone. The coffee Miss Lizzie had given him had grown cold and had a scorched taste, but he drank it anyway, then tossed the cup into the trash and sat beside Mopp again. 


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