A Baby for the Sheriff by Mary Leo

Author:Mary Leo
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Harlequin
Published: 2017-10-19T04:00:00+00:00

Chapter Seven

For the next couple of days, Jet and Coco were polite and mindful of each other’s privacy, circumstances that Jet appreciated. Circumstances that he knew were only temporary. He went about his business, and she went about hers, meeting only at night for dinner, a situation he didn’t fully understand, given how, until recently, Russ had buzzed around her like a bee to a flower.

Not that he was complaining about the situation. He wasn’t. Matter of fact, he truly enjoyed their dinners, and was looking forward to one tonight, but he found it curious nonetheless and continued to keep his distance.

They hadn’t discussed how the town had learned about his letter from Dani, because it never came up in conversation. Every time something even remotely close to that subject was mentioned, one of them would quickly change the subject. And for the time being, Jet could live with that just fine.

Plus, he didn’t press his luck. He tried to be gone when Coco woke up in the morning, dropping Lily off with Drew and her folks whenever possible. Sometimes, like yesterday, Coco had packed up and left with Lily before he’d stepped out of his room, which was okay with him. He had also learned how to pack up Lily with everything she needed and take her with him when all he had to do was attend a council meeting or participate in a school function.

He even managed to set up a DNA test with Lily without anyone, even Coco, knowing what he was up to. He wanted to keep the test a secret for as long as possible. Not that everyone didn’t already think he was the father—he just didn’t want them betting on the results, which he knew for a fact they would do.

He’d made the appointment with Doctor Bradley Starr, the town’s general practitioner, for a Saturday afternoon, when he knew Coco would be out tending to two new stallions on one of the outlying ranches and couldn’t take Lily along. There were virtually no internet or phone signals out there, and Coco didn’t want to put Lily in that kind of situation, especially while out in the pastures.

The doctor agreed to have them come into the office when no one, not even his nurse, would be around. They could meet in complete privacy.

“From all indications, Lily is about three weeks old, maybe closer to four,” Doctor Starr said. “Her weight is right on target, and in general, she’s in very good health. We should get the results of the DNA test in about five to ten business days.”

Jet did up Lily’s pink jumper, then slipped on her warm funny monkey outer jumper and zipped it up. When she was all nice and toasty, hood fastened, hands completely covered, Jet secured her in her car seat.

“There you go, sweet cakes. You’re all set.” He looked over at the doctor. “That’s great news on all fronts, Doc. Thanks.”

Lily had barely fussed during the exam, and

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