Callahan Cowboy Triplets by Tina Leonard

Author:Tina Leonard [LEONARD, TINA]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Romance
Published: 2013-08-31T04:00:00+00:00

Chapter Twelve

River was annoyed, and when she was annoyed, she wasn’t the friendliest person to be around, which Rhein quickly found out when he tried to carry her backpack.

“Do I look like I need help?” she snapped.

“Sorry,” Rhein said. “Didn’t know if pregnant women were supposed to carry stuff.”

“Look, you’re kidnapping me, right?” She stomped toward the house with five men on her tail. The other two—she knew there were seven, because Xav Phillips and Ash had been tied up in the canyons once by what Ash referred to with great disgust as “the seven birdbrains”—were likely off keeping an eye on Rancho Diablo, reporting back to wicked Wolf. “As long as I’m a hostage, don’t even look at me. Don’t try to help me, don’t be nice to me, because I’m not going to be nice to you. Deal?”

“Sure. Whatever.” Rhein went off with his band of uglies, and River sat down on the porch alone, irritated beyond belief that she was now good and stuck.

On the other hand, it was a great opportunity for spying. And it would be easy to report back to Rancho Diablo, because in her backpack she had a cell phone. She looked at the surrounding woods and deep violet twilight sky, and shivered a little as cold tendrils of breeze touched her. She had one change of clothes, a couple of pairs of panties and lots of things Wolf wouldn’t be too happy about if he knew she was carrying them.

Fiona came out and joined her on the porch. “At least I have company now.”

“You were supposed to be rescued. I botched that.”

“No need for a rescue. I sort of like it here.” Fiona turned her head up to look at the stars just peeking out in the velvety sky. “I keep everybody in line. I’ve taught the guard girls to cook a little. They’re pretty useless otherwise, not trained to Callahan standards as bodyguards, or in general protection. Nobody is allowed to wear their boots and shoes in the house, and everybody has to make their bed. The toilet lid is always to be put down, and no one leaves water spots on the mirrors.”

“How did you accomplish all that? They strike me as a pretty thuggish crew.”

Fiona laughed. “Listen, I’ve raised six wild nephews, and have crewed for seven Chacon Callahans. You get the hang of herding cats. Anyway, if my rules aren’t obeyed, I don’t cook. Or bake. Not one cookie, not one batch of chili. Trust me, nobody wants to go back to the slop they were eating before my coerced arrival.”

“That’s awesome.” River smiled. “Fiona, you amaze me.”

“It’s easy when you know what people want.” The older woman looked at her. “So, I never did hear what happened when you tried on the magic wedding dress.”

River wasn’t certain how much to tell. There was a fairy-tale element to the Callahans’ precious gown, and maybe that was all it was supposed to be: fairy dust and romance. “Not much,” she hedged.

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