Chasing Trouble in Texas by Delores Fossen

Author:Delores Fossen
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: HQN Books
Published: 2020-03-30T18:36:09+00:00

CHAPTER SIXTEEN

MAIN STREET WAS now her own personal fishbowl. McCall had no doubts about that when she came out of the lawyer’s office.

One step outside the door, and it was as if all conversations and movement stopped, and McCall figured the dozen or so people milling around had been waiting to get a glimpse of her. Maybe even more than a glimpse. Perhaps they were trying to hear some snippet to clue them in to why she’d had an appointment with the town’s attorney, Rick Downing.

If that’s what the townsfolks were after, they’d be sorely disappointed if they learned this had nothing to do with Peekaboo. Her visit to the lawyer was about the other scandal. The first one Cody Joe had set into motion with Miss Watermelon. And now, McCall had started the process to sever foundation ties with him.

Whether or not Cody Joe would actually agree to do that was anyone’s guess, but McCall was hoping, now that he’d done his best to ruin her life, he’d also washed his hands of her in all areas, including the foundation.

“I’ll have the paperwork ready for you to sign later today,” Rick told her in a voice low enough to let her know that he, too, was aware people might be trying to listen.

He’d walked her to the door and now looked out on Main Street as if gauging what she might face. Judging that she still had a lot to “face,” he gave her a pat on the back. “Hang in there,” Rick murmured before he stepped back in his office and shut the door.

At least he hadn’t tried to reassure her that all of this would die down soon. It wouldn’t. Her sister Hadley had taken a joyride in a stolen car nearly two decades ago, and people still brought it up. Apparently, there were no issues with memory loss when it came to her and her family.

McCall pulled in a long breath. “Does anyone have a question or something they want to say to me?” she called out.

Well, that was one way to put a stop to the stares and the behind-the-hand whispers. Everyone suddenly got very interested in something else. Of course, if Hattie or Tandy had been on Main Street, they would have taken her up on that offer. Someone would likely call them to let them know about it, which meant they could still show up before she walked the two blocks up the street to the parking lot.

McCall almost wished for conversation. Anything to get all of it more out into the open. Then she wouldn’t have to think about the request Austin had made the day before.

One week.

That’s what he’d asked her to take before making up her mind. One week to make a decision that would change her life forever.

If she left Lone Star Ridge, it would pretty much put an end to any relationship she might have with Austin. If she stayed, it could do the same but in a much messier way.

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