Catch Me a Cowboy by Lane Katie

Author:Lane, Katie [Lane, Katie]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
ISBN: 9781455510665
Publisher: Hachette Book Group
Published: 2012-03-27T05:00:00+00:00

Chapter Twenty

BILLY LOOKED OUT the kitchen window toward Shirlene Dalton’s property. He couldn’t see a thing through the thick hedge, but he didn’t need to. For the last two days, his mind had been filled with images of long legs and sweet centers. And breasts so plump and full they made a man want to drop to his knees and beg for death by suffocation. And it wasn’t just her phenomenal body that had Billy obsessing about Shirlene. He also couldn’t stop thinking about her uncharacteristic behavior.

Why would a woman who lived for the finer things in life sell a huge diamond for the measly five hundred dollars Kenny Gene had forked over? It just didn’t fit with the entire gold-digger image he had of the woman. Of course, a lot of things didn’t fit—like her sudden desire to live out on Grover Road. He had figured that once Shirlene found out that she wasn’t getting her house back, she would be on her way to greener pastures—or wealthier men. But instead, she’d continued to live in the beat-up trailer with the ragamuffin Fosters.

Yesterday morning, he’d been on his way to talk with a historian in Odessa when he’d heard Brody giggling. Moving just far enough into the hedge to see, he’d watched as Shirlene chased Sherman around the piles of junk with the water hose. She didn’t look like a frivolous Texas socialite. With her bare feet, cut-off jeans, and Billy’s shirt tied up high on her stomach, she looked like a redneck mama just beggin’ for a little lovin’ from her redneck daddy. With the sun setting her hair on fire and water dripping down those long, tanned legs, it took everything Billy had in him to keep from playing his own game of chase—one that ended with Shirlene in his arms.

He’d been so distracted by the sight that he’d been late for the meeting. Not that the historian had given him any new information. Still, he wished Shirlene would quit fooling around and get back to the selfish gold digger he expected her to be. He had some bones to find, and he couldn’t find his granddaddy’s gravesite if she kept distracting him. And maybe he wouldn’t be so distracted if he had some answers.

Billy pulled the cell phone out of his front shirt pocket. After only two rings, the other line picked up. He glanced at the clock over the stove and had to smile. The man might be annoying, but he was one hardworking son of a gun.

“Bank of Bramble, Reginald Peabody speaking.”

Billy rolled his eyes. “Good evening, Mr. Peabody, this is William Cates speaking.”

“Oh, Mr. Cates.” A chair squeaked. “What can I do for you, sir?”

Billy paused, suddenly wondering if he’d been a little too impulsive—the less people knew about his infatuation with Ms. Dalton the better. Still, she had a loan with his bank, so his curiosity was easily explained. “Actually, I was wondering if you could look up someone’s accounts for me.”

“Of course, sir, whose accounts are you interested in?”

“Shirlene Dalton.

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