Cowboy Cover-up by Barb Han

Author:Barb Han [Han, Barb]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Barb Han

Ryan kept his back to Alexis, not wanting her to see the disappointment. It came out of the blue and he chalked it up to nostalgia. The reality was that Alexis had a life in Houston. Ryan had a life on the ranch that he loved and their friendship had ended a long time ago.

It was good to see her again. Maybe he would get the closure now that had escaped him before.

“Yeah, staying in touch would be nice.”

“Okay, good. Because I just remembered that Angel had been getting a few little gifts at work and, thinking back, she was really cryptic about them.”

“What do you mean? What kind of gifts?” he asked.

“Things like little cards left on her chair after lunch. There was a chocolate rose left on her keyboard that I saw after my break. I thought maybe she had a secret admirer or maybe a stalker. And now I’m wondering if she wasn’t having some kind of secret affair,” she said.

“With someone at work?”

“Or maybe with a client. I’m not really sure. But it seems kind of strange that she said a client recommended this place to her and she’d been really cryptic about gifts she’d been getting from someone. She would immediately hide them. I would sometimes get back from the break room before her. I kept thinking with all the extra hours we’d been working I couldn’t see how she’d have time to date. Heaven knows I didn’t.” Her cheeks flushed and he couldn’t help but think the rosy hue made her even more beautiful if that was even possible.

“If she was having a fling with someone from work, wouldn’t you recognize them?” he asked.

“Yeah.” She blew out a breath. “That’s a good point. I mean, I don’t know who all of our clients are and especially not the ones she talks to. You know how it is in Texas. It seems like the average male height is six feet. All you have to do is walk into any grocery store on a given day and you’ll see someone who is big with a muscular build. Even my boss, Jeffrey, bulked up even more in the past year since his wife became sick. He said he had to work out all his frustrations at the gym while she was in treatment and he felt pretty helpless.”

“Understandable.” Ryan rocked his head. He couldn’t imagine the woman he loved getting sick and having to undergo lengthy treatments. The only thing worse than that would be having his child go through something horrible and not feel like he would be able to help. That would be hell for any parent and he wouldn’t wish it on his worst enemy.

Ryan made two cups of coffee and poured a glass of water for Alexis. He’d noticed that’s what she’d taken earlier.

He double-fisted the coffee mugs and brought them along with the water over to the table where Alexis sat. “Was it possible Angel was having an affair with a married man?”

“I feel like anything’s possible at this point.

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