Cowboys & Babies Collection by Tina Leonard

Author:Tina Leonard [Leonard, Tina]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781488024832
Publisher: Harlequin
Published: 2016-02-15T00:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER ELEVEN

Marriage was not going to be a piece of cake. It was going to be as nerve-racking as any rodeo he’d ever ridden in—only this time, he was pretty certain getting stomped by a bull was less traumatic than what he was experiencing now. Creed found himself waiting outside Aberdeen’s family home, cooling his heels before the big intro. The girls were inside, getting reacquainted with their aunt and Johnny. Aberdeen wanted to introduce him to her family after she had a chance to go inside and prepare them for the big news.

He was nervous. And it was all because of the little girls. He’d thought they’d liked him for the brief moments they met him before—but what if they’d changed their minds? Kids did that. He knew from experience. He wasn’t certain he would have wanted a new father when he was a kid. Maybe he wouldn’t. He and his brothers probably would have given a new father a rough road—he was certain they would have. They’d given everybody a rough road on principle, except Fiona. She wouldn’t have put up with that type of nonsense, and besides, she’d always been able to out-think them.

He was pretty certain the little girlies might be able to out-think him, too. Girls had mercurial brains, and at their tender ages, they probably had mercurial set on high.

He was sweating bullets.

He should have brought some teddy bears or something. Big pieces of candy. Cowgirl hats. Anything to break the ice and get the girls to see him in a positive light.

“Creed, come in.” Aberdeen smiled out the door at him, and he told his restless heart to simmer down. It was going to be okay.

He stepped inside the small Montana house—and found himself on the receiving end of frowns from everyone in the family except Johnny.

“Good man,” Johnny said, clapping him on the back, and Creed felt better.

“You might have warned me you were setting me up,” Creed groused under his breath, and Johnny laughed.

“You struck me as the kind of man who didn’t need a warning,” Johnny said. “These are our parents. Mom, Dad, this is Creed Callahan.”

He was definitely not getting the red carpet treatment. Mr. and Mrs. Donovan wore scowls the size of Texas. “Hello,” he said, stepping forward to shake their hands, “it’s a pleasure to meet you.”

He got the fastest handshakes he’d ever had. No warmth there. Creed stepped back, telling himself he’d probably feel the same way if he had little girls and some cowboy was slinking around. The girls looked up at him shyly, their eyes huge, and Creed had to smile. He did have little girls now—three of them—and he was going to scowl when boys came knocking on his door for them.

“Well,” Aberdeen said, “Creed, sit down, please. Make yourself comfortable.”

“You’re marrying my daughter,” Mr. Donovan said, and Creed nodded.

“That’s the plan, sir.”

“I don’t think I care for that plan.”

Creed glanced at Johnny, surprised. Johnny shrugged at him.

“I’m sorry to hear that,” Creed finally said, trying to sound respectable.

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