Harlequin Love Inspired March 2019, Box Set 2 of 2 by Marie E. Bast
Author:Marie E. Bast
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Harlequin
Published: 2019-01-15T00:00:00+00:00
CHAPTER EIGHT
âNo, thank you.â Hannah opened a kitchen drawer and searched through the papers. She pulled out the drawer itself, just in case something had fallen behind. âI think the Spring Social is a fine idea. You two go and have fun. Iâm not interested.â
âNow, Hannah, donât you want to hear me play the fiddle?â Dutch asked.
âHmm?â She turned and met Dutchâs gaze. The bowlegged wrangler was all spruced up in a starched white Western shirt with pearl buttons. He wore a silver trophy buckle with his black Leviâs.
Hannah smiled and reached out to straighten his black-and-turquoise bolo necktie. âYou look so handsome.â
The cowboy blushed bright crimson and shook his head. âThereâs no talking sense to her. Iâm gonna wait in the truck.â
Hannah glanced around the room and then stepped to the other side of the kitchen to inspect the small stack of cookbooks that she had brought along from Missouri. She carefully flipped through the pages of each book.
âEmma and Lucy have a babysitter who is happy to watch Clementine, too,â Rue said. âYou have plenty of time to get ready. It doesnât start until dusk. Dutch and I are going early so I can help him set up. His ribs are still sore.â
âPoor Dutch.â Hannah raised her head. Rue also wore a white Western shirt, hers paired with a long denim skirt and square-toed brown boots with a wing design. Silver and turquoise bangle bracelets adorned her wrists.
âRue, you look amazing as well. Love those boots. What do you call them?â
âAriat. Theyâre about a couple hundred years old, like me. What about the parade tomorrow?â Rue asked, undeterred by the flattery.
âClementine has already wheedled Tripp into taking us to the parade. Weâll be there.â Whether I like it or not, she mentally added.
âI hate leaving you all alone.â
âIâm not alone. My daughter is here.â
âThat little girl fell asleep in the middle of dinner,â Rue said. âWhy, her face was nearly in the spaghetti.â The older womanâs face softened and she offered a musing smile, her affection for the five-year-old obvious.
âKindergarten is tough work,â Hannah said with a laugh. She placed her hand on Rueâs arm. âPlease, stop worrying about me. Iâd be absolutely miserable at a dance. Iâve never been one for that sort of thing.â
Hannah had her fill of parties growing up. Debutante balls, soirees, and receptions were the norm at her grandmotherâs sprawling estate. Unlike her granddaughter, the CEO of Bryant Oil thrived on the constant social events.
She smiled as she glanced down at her T-shirt, cutoffs and flip-flops. It had been a long time since sheâd worn a designer dress or had her hair and nails done and she didnât miss any of that world.
A knock at the back door had both Rue and Hannah turning.
Tripp Walker stood on the porch with his hat in his hand.
âCome on in, Tripp,â Rue said.
The cowboy stepped inside, wearing his usual work uniform of faded Leviâs and a plaid Western shirt rolled up to the elbows.
âTripp isnât going to the social, either.
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