Cowboys by Amie Stuart

Author:Amie Stuart
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Amie Stuart

12

Honey And The Moon

Ty stood at the dining room table and slowly pulled out the tiny garments. As excited as he felt at the sight of each outfit, in a multitude of colors, he winced at the price tags dangling from the sleeves. Babies were expensive. Life was good, but he wasn’t a rich man.

He glanced at the kitchen door, but didn’t hear anything over the television. He and Bettina needed to discuss money soon. His gut clenched, and he automatically blew out a long slow breath, wondering how she’d react to a budget. He dreaded the discussion. With Rhea, discussions about money always meant a fight. She’d acted like he was a gentleman rancher not a cowboy-ranch hand. Tim was the bigshot cutting horse trainer with money. And Dad owned the Rockin B. At least Bettina worked. Another price tag came into view, and he nearly choked.

Thirty dollars for a tiny baby outfit?

Ty gulped. How the hell could he afford a kid? What had he gotten himself into?

“Watch’a think?”

He whirled around, one miniature white outfit clutched in his fist.

“Cute, huh?”

The tiny sleeper had ducks across the chest and the smallest bow he’d ever seen. It was cute but looked like something a doll would wear. He smiled. “Yeah, real cute.”

They could talk later. Standing there with a plate in hand and her feet bare, Bettina looked tired. Of course, if he hadn’t woken her up in the middle of the night with his nightmare...She leaned up and kissed his cheek and he smiled at the tiny gesture.

“How was your day?”

“Good.” The tension he’d felt when he heard her car pull into the driveway eased up considerably. He needed to quit worrying so much.

Everything was fine. This wasn’t Rhea. Another knot unworked itself.

“Did’ja catch hell for being late?”

He couldn’t smother the embarrassed grin that crept across his face. His dad had smirked a bit and mentioned something about him taking a day off. Tim and Zack had given him hell. Especially Zack, who’d made a comment about paybacks from his own wedding earlier in the year.

“That bad, huh?” She smiled as if reading his mind.

All he could do was nod.

“Mmm, look at these booties!” She set down the plate with a clank of china and dug through a box until she found what she was looking for. A set of navy blue baby booties with little silvers stars and moons. Next came a matching hat.

He smiled and tried to picture the tiny baby who would wear them. “When’s your next appointment?”

“A week from Wednesday at ten. You are coming with me, aren’t you?” Bettina settled in a chair.

Shit! That was the same time as his therapy appointment. He’d reschedule when he went in tomorrow. Hell. He’d have to tell Dr. Ritter about getting married. Another smile broke through. The doc would chew his ass out. So much for her suggestion to find a lover.

“Ty?”

He snapped back into the present.

“You are going with me?”

“Absolutely. I wouldn’t miss it for the world.”

“Thank you for getting my furniture, Ty.

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