4 Ranchers' Bride by Casey Nicole

Author:Casey, Nicole [Casey, Nicole]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Romance, Contemporary
ISBN: 9798620940271
Amazon: B085DQB99V
Goodreads: 53327385
Publisher: Independently Published
Published: 2019-11-18T08:00:00+00:00

Ace

Something was definitely going on at the ranch. I woke up and could sense that something seemed to have shifted. It was like the air was a little lighter or something, but I couldn’t figure out what had changed.

When I went downstairs for breakfast, I saw Jada in the kitchen with Seki. I watched as they stood close together, whispering things to each other and laughing. Over breakfast, the two of them shared a look whenever they thought no one was looking. But I was looking and more than a little suspicious about what was going on.

I didn’t get a chance alone with Jada until I was done with work for the day.

Looking through the window of the vet clinic, I could tell Jada was alone so I decided to let myself inside.

“Hey, Ace,” she said, looking up from a pile of paperwork. She smiled sweetly at me.

“Hey, Jada,” I said, returning her smile.

By now, my curiosity was gnawing at me. I needed to know what was going on or I was going to explode.

Just say it, I told myself as I walked closer to her. You’re pretty sure you know what happened between her and Seki. Just ask her the truth.

“We missed you at dinner last night,” I began. “What did you get up to?”

The pen in Jada’s hand stilled. Her face flushed bright red and she refused to look up at me. I wondered if she’d try to lie, change the subject, or actually tell me the truth about what happened.

When she didn’t say anything, I crossed my arms in an attempt to appear as nonchalant as possible. “It’s curious that Seki was absent from dinner too.”

Jada finally looked up. In a quiet voice, she said, “You know.”

“Nah,” I said with a shrug. “I’m just observant.”

She dropped her pen and walked around the desk so she was next to me. “I, well, I’m kind of scared of being judged,” she said. Her voice shook as she spoke.

“Jada,” I began, giving her shoulder a reassuring squeeze, “no one here is going to judge you. You can’t exactly call any of the guys at the ranch a saint, okay?”

She looked dubious.

“I mean it,” I replied. “I’m not going to judge you. I’m just nosy. But honestly, you don’t have to talk about if you don’t want to, okay?”

That drew a smile out of her. “Okay,” she said. “As long as you won’t judge me.” She was smirking now.

I raised three fingers in the air and said, “Scout’s honor.”

She giggled. “You were totally a boy scout, weren’t you?” she asked.

I grinned. “Is it that obvious.”

Jada nodded before releasing a sigh. “Okay, so yesterday Seki asked me if I wanted to go on a picnic with him at the lagoon. To, you know, help take my mind off of the steer that died and all that. I had a great time with him and, as the night went on, I felt myself more and more drawn to him.”

I chuckled. “Yeah, Seki totally has that effect on people, doesn’t he? Honestly, if I was gay, I’d be all over him.

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