Cowboy (The Busy Bean) by L.B. Dunbar & Heart Eyes Press

Author:L.B. Dunbar & Heart Eyes Press [Dunbar, L.B. & Press, Heart Eyes]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Heart Eyes Press LLC
Published: 2021-02-28T18:30:00+00:00

That night, dinner is almost ready at the main house, and I’m expecting Scarlett any minute. Joey has the television on in the den, and I’ve wandered in to see my favorite niece. When Canyon showed up with her a few years ago, our world turned upside down. Our mainly male household didn’t know what to do with a girl on the edge of becoming a teen. Thank goodness Carly took over the female matters, although I’d like to think Canyon has a good handle on these things. His love of women over the years certainly should have prepared him to raise one, which leaves me wondering how I’ll be if Sprout turns out to be a girl.

“Whatcha watching?” I ask as Joey sits on the couch, her feet up on the ottoman. The television screen comes to life with blaring music and the spinning title of KTEL. The program is titled Insider. Admittedly, I haven’t investigated the place where Scarlett told me she once worked. She doesn’t talk about it, dismissing her former employer as a modern-day gossip rag full of spoils about the rich and famous. It’s definitely not my thing. I’m not up on pop stars, movie star marriages, or even the greatest hits in music.

“It’s summertime in the city, but what about the neighboring countryside? Who’s missed some of our favorite stories? Ever wonder what happened next? In tonight’s segment, we have updates on some of our most requested stories, turning old news new again.”

The square image in the upper right corner immediately has the hairs on the back of my neck lifting. Despite it not being full-screen, I already recognize the picture as well as what the headline reads. As if conjuring it larger, the square blows up to fill the monitor, and the headline appears.

Bovine Bridegroom turns Dirty Dairy.

“Turn this shit off,” I hiss to Joey, but she’s transfixed by the image. The remote is in her hand, but she doesn’t change the channel, and the train wreck begins as a familiar-sounding female speaks.

“In a special interest story about our New England neighbor Vermont, this tale doesn’t hold the happily ever after of Julia Roberts in Runaway Bride. In fact, it’s quite the opposite. You’ve heard always the bridesmaid, never the bride, but what about the repeat groom? Sources say this hunky dairy king has been engaged and left at the altar on more than one occasion.”

The image focuses on the backside of a cowboy, covered in muck, but zooms in to highlight the tight-fitting jeans.

“Who could leave a man like that?” the feminine voice questions, a hint of both sarcasm and attraction in her voice. Closing my eyes, I don’t need to see the rest of the scandalous special segment, but my ears remain open, and it’s then that the familiarity of the voice registers to full recognition.

“Looks like this bovine bridegroom has taken to the fields. Perhaps he’s found love in other places, although that’s not legal in most states. Just what

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