By the Numbers Bride: Calhoun (A BBW Western) (Matchmaking A Marriage Book 2) by Joann Baker & Patricia Mason

Author:Joann Baker & Patricia Mason [Baker, Joann]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Blush Publishing
Published: 2016-11-21T05:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER EIGHT

IN SPITE OF getting very little sleep, Kristen was up early the next morning, more excited about the day ahead than she wanted to admit. She stood in front of the long mirror hanging on her closet door, trying to decide if she needed to change outfits yet again. Not that she had a lot of choices. Her wardrobe consisted of sale items and consignment store purchases. What need did she have for designer gowns now? She wouldn’t be attending any fancy sheng-digs. The once revered Thomas name was now synonymous with poor.

Deciding her outfit of jeans, boots, button down western shirt and leather vest was as good as she was going to get, she turned away and headed to the kitchen. It didn’t escape her awareness that the clothing she had on—sans the boots and black satin and lace underwear set she wore—had been purchased since coming to Devil’s Spur. She was beginning to like—and look like—the little town and the people.

She grinned. Especially certain people.

“Well, well, if it isn’t Little Miss Sunshine.”

Politely ignoring her mother, whom she’d hoped would still be unconscious in her bed, Kristen stepped around the small table and poured herself a cup of coffee. She took a sip grimacing at the bitter taste. Retracing her steps, she took a seat across from her mother. Lifting the cup, she said, “Thanks for making this.”

For just a second, her mother looked both shocked and pleased at the comment. “It’s just coffee.”

Kristen reached for the cream. “Still, I appreciate it. Saves me time.”

“So is it the love of your job or the love of the cowboy that makes you so anxious to get out the door so early in the morning?”

“I…” Love. Kristen felt the rightness of the word and all that it represented. Yes, it was true that the relationship between them wasn’t real, but that didn’t make what she’d begun to feel for the big cowboy any less genuine. Calhoun had taken her breath away from the first moment she’d laid eyes on him. Over the last few weeks, she’d gotten to really know the man behind the scowl and she’d discovered that she more than liked him. Whether anything would come of her burgeoning feelings, she couldn’t hazard to guess. However, even after what had happened with Roger, she found herself willing to take the chance of having her heart broken, to know that true love, for her, could actually existed.

Since meeting Cal, she’d realized that her feelings for Roger had been more about wanting to be in love than actually being there. And when he’d left her, her feelings had been more about embarrassment than hurt. More anger than pain.

Still, she wasn’t ready to admit that to anyone. Let alone her mother.

“Surprisingly, mother, I really like what I do. And I like this place.”

“And Roger? Where does he fit into your new life?”

“Roger?” Surprised, Kristen could only stare at her parent.

“He wants you back, you know. It’s why we came here. He called me in Florida, begging me to help.

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