Brand New Cowboy (Second Chance Romance) by Charlene Bright

Author:Charlene Bright [Bright, Charlene]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Contemporary Romance, Women's Fiction, Forever Love, Christian Stories, Faith Based, Inspirational Reads, Love Inspired, Single Father, Single Mother, Hearts Desire, Clean & Wholesome, Life-Changes, Second Chance Reunion, Honesty & Trust, Home & Family, Lifetime Love, Romantic Schemes, Love-Family & Forever, Action & Adventure, Small Town & Rural Area, Beautiful & Feisty, Cowboy & Western Romance, Animals-Horses & Cattle, Family & Domestic Life, Young Child-Daughter & Young Teenager-Daughter, Novella Length Short Story
Publisher: Red River Romance
Published: 2019-09-18T04:00:00+00:00

Chapter 5

Leslie spent Sunday considering what had transpired between her and Levi the night before imagining what could be building between them, though she kept reminding herself to not get her hopes up. Ava talked about the outing all day, asking when she could go back to Amberlyn’s and if she could get a pony. Leslie told her they’d need to wait for another invitation and that they could consider a pony in a couple of years but they both had to do a lot of research into how to take care of one and decide together if it was something they could do.

Undeterred, Ava worked on a string of suggested names for her pony and drew pictures of the animal she was determined to have. While the child planned for the addition to their family, Leslie prepared her home for another week of daycare, filled out paperwork to apply for the license she needed to open a full daycare center, and conducted some online research for funding opportunities.

Before dinner, she called Becca to ask a few questions. Her friend answered the ones she could and made notes of the ones she needed to investigate the next morning. Then, she dropped her professional tone and asked eagerly, “So, how did the big date go?”

Leslie knew Becca had been dying to hear about the day spent with Levi and Amberlyn. “It wasn’t a date, Bec.”

“Details, details.” Leslie imagined Becca waving her hand in the air to dismiss her answer. “Okay, how did the not-a-date date go?”

Leslie chuckled. “The playdate for the girls was really wonderful. We rode horses, had a picnic, then had dinner and watched a movie.”

“Wow, that sounds like it lasted all day and night.”

“Not all night. When we got back from riding, the girls begged to watch a movie so Levi invited us to stay for burgers on the grill and Finding Dory.”

When she didn’t continue or elaborate, Becca asked impatiently, “And?”

“And . . . well, he did ask me on a date and . . . we kissed.”

“Wow, Leslie. What did you say? You said yes, right? And how was the kiss?”

“I said yes, and it was amazing. I think I would have gone to bed with him right then if he’d asked.”

“That good, huh?”

“That good.”

Leslie told her a little more about what a wonderful, comfortable day they all had, Levi’s confession to having had a crush on her in high school, and their decision to explore their feelings on a low-key level, making sure that if it didn’t work out it wouldn’t impact their daughters’ friendship. Then they got back to business and Becca promised to drop by the next day to look over Leslie’s license application and get it submitted for her.

Leslie had just gotten Ava down for the night and was crawling into her bed to read when her phone rang. Her stomach fluttered when she looked at the display on the phone.

“Hello?” she answered with some trepidation.

“Hey, I hope I’m not calling too late,” said Levi.

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