Every Inch A Cowboy by Madeline Baker

Author:Madeline Baker [Baker, Madeline]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Butterfly Kisses Press
Published: 2017-04-19T18:30:00+00:00

Chapter Nine

Chay glanced at Ashley. She had moved as far away from him as she could get. She was staring out the passenger window, her arms folded across her chest.

“Is this the first time you’ve snuck out to meet that loser?” he asked.

“What difference does it make? It’s none of your business, anyway.”

“Did you look at yourself in the mirror before you left the house?”

“So you really don’t like my outfit?”

“Not much. What look were you going for? Teenage hooker of the month?”

“Very funny. Don’t you think I look sexy? Nick does.”

“I think you look ridiculous.”

She glared at him. “I do not.”

“You don’t see Dana parading around like that. What happened to Brandon? I thought you were stuck on him?”

She shrugged. “I like him okay, but Nick’s. . .” She lifted a hand and let it fall.

“Exciting?” Chay supplied dryly. “Forbidden?” He grunted softly, knowing he was on the right track by the look on her face. “You’d better hope we can sneak you into the house before Big John gets a look at the way you’re dressed. If he says anything about your being gone, I’ll tell him Dana and I took you to the movies with us.”

“What makes you think he’ll believe you? And what excuse will you give for not taking Megan and LuAnn and Brittany?”

“I don’t know. I’ll think of something.”

“Even if he believes you, I’ll still be in trouble,” she said. “He’ll yell at me for not telling him that I was going and then yell at me for going off with you when I had company.”

“Like I said, I’ll tell him it was just a misunderstanding, that I thought you’d told him, and that you thought I did. I’ll tell him I asked the other girls and they didn’t want to go. When we get home, you hightail it up to your room and wash that crap off your face, then get into bed. I’ll talk to your old man.”

“All right.”

“Just promise me you won’t pull a stunt like this again.”

“I love Nick.”

“Love! You don’t even know what the word means. Besides, he’s too old for you. Didn’t you ever ask yourself why he isn’t dating girls closer to his own age?”

“He loves me.”

Chay swore under his breath. “How long have you known him?”

“Not very long,” she admitted sullenly.

Chay took a deep breath. Anger and recriminations weren’t the answer. “Listen, honey, you’re gonna meet a lot of guys before you find the right one. But right now you need to be careful. There are a lot of guys out there who’ll take advantage of you if they can. I don’t want you to get hurt. Or to wind up pregnant.”

“Is that all you’re worried about? That I’ll get pregnant?”

“I don’t want you to get hurt, Ashley. I don’t want to see you make a mistake that will ruin the rest of your life.”

“Is that what you think babies do, ruin your life?”

“They do when you’re fifteen and unmarried. Whether you keep it or give it away, you’ll never be the same.

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