Belinda by Colleen Coble

Author:Colleen Coble [Coble, Colleen]
Language: eng
Format: mobi
Publisher: Spencerhill Associates, Ltd.
Published: 2012-06-28T05:00:00+00:00

Chapter 4

Toto jumped on Duke’s head, and the tiger cat yowled and shot under the couch. Belinda sighed. Toto was good at terrorizing other animals. First Ranger and now Duke. The last time she’d watched Duke, Toto had accepted him within a few hours, but she had a feeling it wasn’t going to be so easy this time. Toto was still adjusting to the puppy. She debated whether she should ask Rick to take Ranger home with him for a few days but decided against it. She’d already thrown his flowers in the trash; she didn’t want him to think she didn’t appreciate anything he did.

Her heart sped up a bit at the thought of Rick. She had thought he was about to kiss her this morning, but he was just lonely. Once he got settled into town and met some available women, he wouldn’t give her a second look. She knew she was no beauty. Her frizzy hair was a fright; she really ought to get it styled. Her skin was good, but she still carried those stubborn extra fifteen pounds around her hips. She gave an exasperated sigh. She was being ridiculous even thinking about her looks. Rick wasn’t really interested in her. The only reasons he was hanging around were that he liked Andi and he didn’t have any other friends in town. She should try to think of some nice young women to introduce him to. She thought of several she knew, but the thought of them with Rick didn’t appeal to her. She’d just have to let him handle his love life by himself.

Andi got up from her nap at about three and asked to take the puppy outside to play. Belinda told her to stay in the backyard where she could see her through the kitchen window while she baked some cookies. She wanted to thank Rick somehow for the flowers. It really had been very thoughtful.

The rest of the afternoon dragged by. Surely she wasn’t pining to see Rick, was she? She was scandalized at the thought that he might have become so important to her. He’s just a lonely friend, that’s all, she told herself fiercely. The cookies were cooling on the rack under the window when she heard the distinctive sound of the engine in Rick’s Jeep. Her mouth went dry, and she glanced in the mirror and nearly moaned with despair. Her hair stood on end, and she had flour on her nose. She quickly swiped at the flour and brushed at her faded jeans.

“Are those cookies I smell?” Rick looked tired, but his smile was wide. He took his Stetson off and hung it on the coat tree by the door. He carried a pizza and a plastic bag from Wal-Mart.

“You have a good nose. I hope you like chocolate chip. They’re a thank you for the flowers.”

“Oh, yes, the infamous flowers,” Rick said. He thrust his hand into the bag and handed her a box of Russell Stover chocolates.

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