Cowboy's Christmas Return (Christmas at the Harvey Ranch Book 2) by Leslie North

Author:Leslie North [North, Leslie]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2021-11-11T00:00:00+00:00

Travis couldn’t remember ever wishing so badly to be left alone. Usually, he didn’t mind the attention of his adoring fans. A lot of the time, he genuinely liked it. And he was grateful that his celebrity allowed him to get the sponsorships and endorsements that made up a big part of his annual earnings. Couldn’t get any of that without a strong fan base. Right now, though, he wanted nothing more than to be totally anonymous. He’d been looking forward to taking Scarlett on a real date to show her that he was basically a good, normal guy. How in the hell was he going to do that with Jen clinging to his shoulder and so blatantly vying for his attention? He wasn’t used to outright rejecting women, but this was getting ridiculous. If he didn’t do something soon, he was going to confirm all of Scarlett’s worst suspicions about him.

“It’s good to see you, Jen,” he said now, carefully shrugging his shoulder so that her hand slipped off of it as he stepped back from her a bit. “I hope you have a lovely evening and meal.”

She raised her eyebrows in a gesture he recognized well. It was the look she gave him when she couldn’t quite believe he was serious. Then she gave Scarlett an appraising, not altogether friendly look, and shook her head. She didn’t bother saying goodbye as she walked away.

“I’m sorry about that,” he said when she was gone. He took his seat again. “I guess it didn’t occur to me that we might run into people who’d actually come over and interrupt us.”

She bit her lip, and nodded, her arms folded across her chest. “So, she was someone you knew pretty well, then? Not just a fan you chatted with once or twice?”

He was tempted to lie, but even he was smart enough to know that honesty was the best policy in this situation. He made as if to take her hand again, but she kept her arms folded. “No, not someone I met a handful of times. She’s an ex-girlfriend.”

“Someone you met on the rodeo circuit?”

“No,” he shook his head quickly. He wasn’t sure why it made any difference, but he was oddly grateful to be able to tell her that. “She was a high school girlfriend. We only dated for a couple of months during my senior year. Honestly, she seemed more into the rodeo thing than she was into me. That’s been true for most women I meet.”

Scarlett frowned, and Travis was relieved to see a hint of sympathy there. He hadn’t known her for all that long, but it was already enough for him to see beyond a doubt that she didn’t want him for his rodeo ties. It was quite the contrary, actually. From what he could tell, Scarlett liked him in spite of those connections, not because of them.

“So,” she said slowly after several moments of silence. “You’ve dated a lot of women, haven’t you?”

Travis had to fight to keep from wincing.

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