Cowboy Kisses: a novella collection by Lacy Williams

Author:Lacy Williams
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: inspirational romance, sweet romance, linda goodnight, susan may warren, debbie macomber, jill shalvis
Publisher: Lacy Williams Books

Ryan finished chopping the mushrooms and moved on to the red pepper, trying not to show how Ashley's quiet revelation had pummeled him like a punch in the gut.

He would never want to make her feel less than she was. So he'd stood back and let her struggle to get that jar open, even though he could've done it in a couple seconds.

She'd always been independent. It was probably a good thing that she wanted to do the same tasks she’d done before. He’d even overheard her talking with her mom about getting a modified car so she could drive herself around.

It irritated him, just a little bit, because he wanted her to have a reason to keep him around. He wouldn't mind if she leaned on him. He was using every opportunity to get her in the store to show how they could work together.

"Mrs. Patterson stopped in today. Her mare's about to foal again," he told Joe as he chopped the onion. He’d put it off until last, because he hated slicing onions.

"The big black?" Joe asked.

That horse had been gone for several years. Joe must have been having a bad day. So Ryan didn't correct him about the horse. Instead, he said, "A chestnut. Mrs. P. is hoping for a stallion, wants to have a new bloodline in the next couple years."

At Ryan's side, Ashley pointed to the pot that had come to a rolling boil, and he nodded to the box of pasta. She reached for the box and upended it into the water, splashing hot water over the side because she didn’t have a second hand to catch it before it hit the water’s surface. The droplets sizzled on the stovetop.

She frowned. "What about you?" she asked. "I remember you wanted to have a nice-sized spread and raise horses."

That was one of his biggest dreams, second only to his desire to have Ashley fall in love with him. Of course, she didn’t know about that one. That she cared enough to remember about his horses spread warmth through his chest.

"I'm boarding a couple horses at my cousin's place. I'm still gonna get some land when the time is right." He wasn't that old yet. He'd had more important things to work on while she'd been overseas fighting for their country.

"Wouldn't you make more headway if you got a different job, maybe went back to school?"

Right. She thought he was a college dropout and a flake. She was a smart cookie, and he trusted that she would figure out why he'd made the choices he had. He could be patient.

But deep down, it bothered him that she thought so little of him. He pushed it aside.

"It'll happen when it's supposed to happen." He looked over his shoulder to Joe. "Bluebell is having puppies again."

The old man chuckled. "So the Russells are in a fight again?"

"Yep," Ryan answered.

Ashley looked at him sideways, so he explained. "Bert Russell's been breeding prize-winning Irish Setter puppies for the last several years.

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