A Cowboy Christmas by Marin Thomas

Author:Marin Thomas [Thomas, Marin]
Format: epub
Publisher: Harlequin
Published: 2009-03-18T04:00:00+00:00

MARRY ME, COWBOY

Chapter One

“How come you never said anything about this date with MySpace Daisy when I helped you pull the bull out of the mud bog?” Logan Taylor’s voice echoed in Fletcher McFadden’s Bluetooth headset late Friday morning.

“Figured I’d end up canceling on her,” Fletcher said. In truth he was nervous as all get out. Online Daisy seemed like a nice woman, but what if she turned out to be a troll? “Dress slacks or jeans?” Fletcher studied the rows of shirts, jackets and pants hanging in his closet.

“Your divorce hasn’t been final a year,” Logan said. “Are you ready to date again?”

“We both know my marriage was doomed from the beginning, but I was…never mind.” A one-night stand had resulted in a pregnancy and Fletcher had taken responsibility for his actions by tying the knot with Sandi. Although they weren’t in love with each other he’d been determined to make the marriage work and he hated that he’d failed.

“Everyone’s entitled to a mistake.” There was an odd catch in his friend’s voice before he cleared his throat.

Oh, hell. What would Logan know about screwing up? The guy had married his high school sweetheart and they’d been happy until her death. At least his buddy had experienced true love. Fletcher had a rotten track record in that department.

Logan had been the first person Fletcher had confided in when he’d arrived home early from a business trip and had walked in on Sandi and her lover in the bedroom. What he hadn’t confessed to Logan was that his wife had been sleeping with the guy off and on during their entire seven-year marriage. Fletcher figured it was payback for having cheated on his teenage sweetheart.

He and Darla Baker had dated all through high school and the pressures of their senior year—deciding what college to go to, applying for scholarships and financial aid had stressed their relationship. They’d agreed to take a breather from each other until after final exams. He’d screwed up and had gotten caught—by Darla’s best friend Sissy—making out at the drive-in movie theater with another girl. That ended his relationship with Darla for good.

In hindsight he’d been a moron in his marriage also—the clues had been right in front of his nose. Sandi’s frequent overnight shopping excursions with so-called out-of-town friends. The time he’d discovered she’d continued taking her birth control pills after they’d agreed to have another baby. If there had been one thing in his miserable marriage to be grateful for it was that Sandi hadn’t contested the divorce. She’d agreed to a handsome settlement and Fletcher received sole custody of their son.

“This woman know you’re stinking rich?” Logan interrupted Fletcher’s stroll down memory lane.

“She thinks I’m a used-car salesman.”

“You’re kidding.”

“Nope.” Fletcher grinned at the mirror hanging on the closet door. “Pretty clever, eh?” He figured if Daisy discovered he and his father owned a successful bull-breeding business, she’d be all over the McFadden fortune and not Fletcher’s sweet ol’ self.

“Where are you and this Daisy hooking up?” Logan asked.

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