Coming Home to the Cowboy by Patricia Thayer

Author:Patricia Thayer
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Harlequin
Published: 2006-12-15T00:00:00+00:00

Rebecca hadn’t laughed so much in years. She truly liked being with the Tuckers. It had been a long time since she’d felt like a part of a family. Not since she and Rachel had spent summers with her grandparents.

She stole a glance at the man seated next to her. Mitch Tucker would be a hard man to forget, along with his kids. No matter how unwise, she couldn’t seem to keep her distance from him.

Mitch tossed down money for the check and tip when someone called to him. He turned around and saw Mildred Evans, his mother’s friend, coming toward him. Biting back a groan, he plastered a smile on his face as the older woman approached. He stood and greeted her.

“Mrs Evans, it’s good to see you.”

She smiled. “Good to see you, Mitchell.” She looked down at the children. “Oh, my, you’ve all grown so much. This can’t be Colby. Well, aren’t you getting handsome? Just like your father.” Her attention moved to his daughter. “And this is little Greta,” she gushed. “Such a young lady, and the image of your beautiful mother.”

“Thank you, Mrs Evans,” Greta said.

“I’m only speaking the truth. We all miss Carrie so much.” The older woman finally glanced Rebecca’s way. “And who is this?”

“Mrs Evans, this is Rebecca Valentine. She’s from the Pierce Agency and is helping with my free-range beef project. Rebecca, this is Mrs Evans. She’s a friend of my parents.”

“Nice to meet you, Mrs Evans,” Rebecca said.

The woman gave Rebecca the once-over, and Mitch knew that his mother in Florida would get a full report in the morning.

“It’s nice to meet you, Ms Valentine. I’m sure you feel like a fish out of water in our small town.”

“It’s a nice change of pace. And I’ve enjoyed staying at the Tucker ranch.”

Mitch could see the older woman’s mind clicking away. “It’s so nice that Mitch opened his home to you.”

He needed to end this, before the kids fed her any information. “Well, we should get going if we want to watch a movie before bedtime. It’s been nice to see you, Mrs Evans.”

Mitch quickly gathered the kids and Rebecca, and they were out the door and in the car without any further incident. All the way home, Rebecca was silent, probably because of what Mildred had said.

As promised, they watched a movie in the family room. Mitch wasn’t sure which Disney movie it was, because he couldn’t stop watching Rebecca. Ever since Mrs Evans’ appearance tonight, she had pulled away from them, into what seemed like her own little world.

When the movie ended, Colby had fallen asleep. When Mitch scooped him up, his son protested and said he wanted Rebecca to go, too.

Rebecca agreed and followed the group upstairs. Mitch carried Colby to his room, stripped him down and put on his pajamas. Rebecca came in, but stood back.

She felt out of place. She’d never put a child to bed before. Not that she hadn’t wanted to; she’d just never had the chance.

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