Comeback Cowboy by Sara Richardson

Author:Sara Richardson
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Grand Central Publishing
Published: 2017-06-27T04:00:00+00:00

Lucas believed in volunteerism. Ever since he’d gotten out of prison, he’d done his best to “contribute to society” and “focus on the greater good.” Those phrases had been a part of his early release agreement, but he liked doing so, too. For a while he’d volunteered at a homeless shelter down in Pueblo. And while he’d had a shitty couple of years, they were nothing compared to what those men and women were facing. Compared to living on the streets, prison had been like a hotel—free meals, shelter. Hell, they even got to lift in a gym. Sitting across the table from a homeless man who’d lost all of his teeth from malnutrition only proved that things could always be worse. It’d given him a different perspective, made him appreciate what he’d managed to build after walking out of his cell. A lot of his comrades had ended up back in the cycle, then eventually like the man with no teeth.

While he’d had to volunteer, it really did make him feel like he was part of something bigger, something more important.

But today, his volunteerism definitely had ulterior motives. Motive, he should say. And her name was Naomi. He hadn’t seen much of her since Mark had come for dinner. They were both busy—he got that—but it seemed she was still avoiding him. The next time he saw her, he wanted to talk through the future, tell her he was committed to being here. It’d sure help if Bill McGowen would get back to him so he could officially resign.

Lucas sliced the whirring chain saw through a small ten-foot tree that’d been riddled with pine beetles. Those damn bugs had killed a fourth of the trees in this forest, leaving behind empty, blackened shells. All it would take was one spark and those trees would become instant torches, shooting flames fifty feet into the air.

The tree fell easily, collapsing in a heap of dead wood and dust. Lucas moved down the trunk, slicing it into sections like a tenderloin, then stacking the logs neatly in a pile.

The town had been sending in other teams to collect the fallen wood and store it out on the edge of City Park, planning to offer it free to families who needed extra help heating their homes when winter came. The cutting crew had gotten up here about six o’clock that morning, and Lucas had silently joined them. Both Lance and Levi had had plans for the day, so he was on his own. So far, he’d managed to avoid any trouble, but he’d seen Marshal Dobbins farther up the mountain twenty minutes ago and he figured he wouldn’t be able to avoid him forever.

In fact, it might be time to get the confrontation over with. Something told him Dobbins was fueling the town’s anger against him. He wouldn’t be shocked if Marshal was the one who’d vandalized his truck. But they weren’t in high school anymore, and it was high time he stopped acting like it.

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