Choosing the Cowboy (Grape Seed Falls Romance Book 1) by Liz Isaason

Author:Liz Isaason [Isaason, Liz]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: AEJ Creative Works
Published: 2017-06-30T16:00:00+00:00

Chase went to the bank alone the next morning. They’d be driving home that day, and he hadn’t wanted to take Maggie from the river yesterday afternoon. She’d been like a five-year-old on Christmas morning, exclaiming over the bald cypress trees and the views. They’d stayed through sunset, where he’d told her again that he loved her.

And she’d said it back.

He grinned as he approached the bank. He paused on the sidewalk just outside and sent a prayer heavenward. It seemed that he’d spent more time begging the Lord for what he wanted these last few weeks. Surely God was tired of his pleas, but Chase couldn’t help himself. His parents had taught him to pray for what he wanted and to be grateful for what he got. He’d forgotten that lesson for a while right after his dad’s death, but it had come back, just like the ability to ride a bike.

He opened the door and went straight to Mr. Gallivan’s office. The man stood and shook his hand and gestured for him to sit in the chair where he’d sat yesterday.

“I got the appraisal going. It will take a few weeks to get someone out here and evaluate the ranch and it’s earning potential. Everything on your application was approved, and I just need you to sign this paper to pay the appraiser.”

Chase swallowed as he reached for the pen. “How much is that?”

“Five hundred dollars.”

Chase dropped the pen.

“And we’d need that to be paid today, I’m afraid.” Mr. Gallivan leaned back in his chair, that same sorrowful look pasted on his face. Chase was starting to dislike it. “Then we’ll get him scheduled, and once he comes out, we’ll be able to approve the loan.”

“If the ranch seems profitable.”

“Right.”

“Do you think that’s a big if?” Chase gripped the pen too tight. Clyde hadn’t seemed worried that Chase didn’t have his funding already lined up. He’d said he knew the men at the bank here in town, and they knew what they were doing. He’d told Chase that he could deal with all of that while Chase went on back to his life in Three Rivers.

“I honestly don’t know, Mister Carver. I generally deal in commercial property here in town. A ranch is a bit beyond my professional reach.”

Chase didn’t like the sound of that, but he signed his name on the paper and pulled out his debit card. He had enough to pay for the appraisal, and if he could make a phone call before he left town, he could beg Frank for an advance on his paycheck so he’d have enough money to pay for the gas they needed to get back to Three Rivers.

With that done, and the phone call made, Chase walked down the street to collect Maggie from the hotel. She waited in the lobby, her hair plaited around her head like a crown. He saw her before she noticed him, and he paused to enjoy her haloed in the sunlight pouring through the front windows.

Download

Copyright Disclaimer:
This site does not store any files on its server. We only index and link to content provided by other sites. Please contact the content providers to delete copyright contents if any and email us, we'll remove relevant links or contents immediately.