Her Cowboy Daddy by Cathy Gillen Thacker

Author:Cathy Gillen Thacker
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Publisher: Harlequin
Published: 2011-10-30T23:00:00+00:00

JEB AND THE THREE KIDS headed off. Realizing he couldn’t do it alone, he enlisted his mother’s help, and together, they worked on their surprise for Cady.

After lunch, his mom said, “I really think you ought to go and see how Cady is faring with the ink stains. I’ll watch the kids for you.”

Jeb had to admit she had a better handle on the three boys than either he or Cady had. But then, she’d had years of experience.

“You sure it’s okay?”

His mother smiled. “I’ve got the day off from the restaurant, and I love having little ones around. It gives me hope,” she teased, “that one day you’ll change your mind about marriage and have a loving wife and brood of your own.”

Jeb knew his mom was matchmaking. The funny thing was, he didn’t mind. Since he had kissed Cady and felt her kiss him back, he had known the days of them being just friends had passed. Something more was brewing. The challenge would be convincing Cady to admit she felt it, too.

He walked into Suki and Hermann’s house and followed the music blasting out of the sound system in Suki’s studio.

Cady was sitting cross-legged on the floor in front of a particularly bold scarlet stain on the pale carpeting. Her shorts had ridden up on her inner thighs, revealing sleek, sexy skin. Her golden-brown hair was twisted up in a messy knot on her head, and the scoop-necked, aqua T-shirt nicely molded her torso. She looked beautiful and kissable and frustrated as all get-out, and Jeb couldn’t say he blamed her. For a woman who thrived on success, and hated to look bad in front of her glamorous, accomplished older sister, this was one hell of a mess. In Suki’s private domain, no less.

“Where are the kids?”

He hunkered down next to her so he could be heard above the pounding, lively beat of the music. He wanted to see more of the normal confidence on her pretty face, instead of the moue of misery and defeat. “With my mom.” He glanced at the array of products and cloths around her, trying hard not to notice how the neckline of her T-shirt gaped slightly as she worked, revealing the womanly curves of her breasts. “How’s it going?”

“Not good.” Cady sighed, planting her hands behind her. She leaned back on her arms, stretching her shapely legs out in front. “I’ve tried every remedy I could find. Rubbing alcohol, hairspray, acetone fingernail polish remover, baking soda and water, and stain gels and sprays. As you can see—” she gestured helplessly, sitting forward once again “—nothing has really budged it.” She shook her head in defeat. “I’m about as far from a miracle as I can get.”

Jeb bent to examine what she’d done. Some of the stains looked unchanged. Some actually looked worse. “Have you spoken to the carpet store?”

Cady met his eyes. “They said if Suki has any remnants, they could cut out the stained parts and patch it, but

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