Cowboys Never Fold by Lexi Post

Author:Lexi Post
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: western romance
Publisher: Lexi Post
Published: 2019-05-19T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter Eight

Billy, Powell and Harper. Of the three, Kendra wanted it to be Harper. “I can’t believe it could be Billy. He—” How much had Wade discerned about her landscaper?

Wade studied her. “You know Billy is a drunk.”

She couldn’t meet his gaze. What must he, the perfect man, think about her having an employee like Billy? “Yes, I know.” She straightened her stance, not willing to be judged on her hiring practices. “But Billy never fails me and he’s improving. I know his weakness and so does he.”

“Is that why he’s so loyal to you? You’re the only one who will give an old drunk a job?”

She shifted her weight to her right hip. “You make it sound like I’m manipulating him. I’m not. I just offered him the job. He didn’t have to take it.”

Wade raised an eyebrow. “Where did you meet Billy?”

She relaxed, unaware until that moment that Wade’s opinion meant so much to her. Something to ponder. “I met him in Key West while at a tournament. He was homeless only because he spent his social security on booze, but he was such a sweet man, I remembered him and looked for him every time I was down there.” She smiled sadly at the memory. “He started sobering up when the tournament came to town just so we could go out and get a bite to eat. He even treated me once, which I know meant he wouldn’t have as much to drink that month.”

“I think he worships the very ground you walk on.”

“What?” She stared at him, startled.

Wade shook his head. “Don’t be so surprised. You’ve done a lot for him. Besides, he’s the one who dragged me away from my work when Game and Fish arrived. He’s loyal to the core.”

She turned away, not wanting him to see how teary-eyed she’d become thinking of Billy. He was such a kind soul. He just needed someone to look out for him.

“That narrows it down to Powell and Harper.” Wade’s voice had lowered and she turned to look at him.

“I can’t believe it’s Powell. He would have gone to jail if I hadn’t offered him a job.”

Wade grinned. “So you only hire people who are in need of work? I can’t wait to find out about Adriana, Selma and Lacey.” He held up his hand as she was about to speak. “But we have more pressing matters. First, satisfy my curiosity about Powell. What was his crime?”

She shrugged. “He was a hacker. He’d hacked into my personal checking account, which is how I met him. I was supposed to testify against him, but after talking with him, I offered him a choice, come work for me and I’d drop the charges, or go to jail.”

Wade broke into laughter and she couldn’t help grinning. When she viewed her staff from his perspective, it truly was the motley crew she privately dubbed them. “So that leaves Harper.”

Wade sobered instantly. “It does. He definitely knew about the bird’s nest and was somehow involved in this electricity issue.

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