Candy's Wild Ride (The Candy Cane Girls Book 3) by Engstrom Bonnie

Author:Engstrom, Bonnie [Engstrom, Bonnie]
Language: eng
Format: azw3
Publisher: Forget Me Not Romances, a division of Winged Publications
Published: 2016-05-15T04:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER TEN

“Chips! You packed ten bags of chips.” Billy’s voice boomed through the invisible phone lines.

It was a California area code, so Candy answered. Hoping. Wrong move.

“I spent a small fortune transporting corn chips to Costa Rica? What were you thinking?”

“Calm down, Billy.” Candy sucked in a breath. “How was your flight?” Wasn’t that the first question one asked when hearing from someone who had recently landed? She regretted the question. Billy was in no mood to be polite.

It was his turn to suck in a breath. “Sis, I can’t believe you sent chips. I bribed the Customs guy a hundred smackers to let that suitcase through without opening it. A hundred bucks!”

She should have been prepared, even been expecting this diatribe. Billy had always been this way. In fact, she was puzzled he’d never asked to see what was in the suitcase. She had given him a cursory list so if anything was missing he would know. But, she’d only listed chips, not how many bags of them.

“Did the pickles get through okay?” She held her breath waiting for another barrage of anger.

“Yeh. No leakage. She was, is, very appreciative. Seems she is expecting, so I guess the pickles and chips really are important.” He paused for maybe thirty seconds, then said more calmly, “She and Rob really appreciated the books. They took them out of the case and actually prayed over them. What’re they for, anyway?”

“For their mission, Billy. For to build a church.”

“Oh,” he said. “God work.”

“Billy, what did you think of Dev? Other than his drinking problem?” She had changed the subject abruptly. The questions jumped out of her mouth unbidden. “His age, I mean.”

“He was okay. His age didn’t bother me, made him sort of like a father figure. Except for the drinking. THAT bothered me. Why?”

“Just wondering.”

“You head over heels for another older guy?” He seemed to be waiting for an answer, but didn’t get one. “Sis, what are you up to? Does this guy have a name? Is that who you were attached to on the cycle the night I saw you?”

“N – no. That was his son.”

“So, he has a son your age. Interesting.” He dragged the word out in four syllables. “Why don’t you go for him? Or, isn’t he flush enough?”

“They are both very ‘flush,’ as you put it.” She paused to collect her thoughts, and decided since she had brought the subject up, and for once he was being patient, Billy deserved an explanation.

She explained how Natalie really had her sights set on the father, how the man had invested in her gym to help make it more profitable, also how Logan Lovejoy and Darrell Day had worked with him before and trusted him – at least financially. “He’s almost a Newport legend, I guess.”

“I will ask again, Can. Does this legend have a name?”

“Bill, like you.” She giggled. “Bill Lord. Senior,” she added.

Billy’s whistle almost shattered her eardrum. “Guess you’ve heard of him.” She tried to sound nonchalant. Didn’t work.

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