Her Cowboy Prince by Trish Milburn

Author:Trish Milburn [Milburn, Trish]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Witness Protection, Stepmother Imprisoned, Murder Trial Testimony, Pharmaceutical Co. CEO, Housekeeping Staff, Hot Springs Resort Owner, Peak View Resort, Western Montana, Once Upon A Western Series, Contemporary Romance, Women's Fiction, Forever Love, Bachelor, Single Woman, Sensual, Hearts Desire, Lifetime Love, Life-Changes, Second Chances, Honesty & Trust, Home & Family, Romantic Schemes, Small Town & Rural Area, Cowboy & Western Romance, Beautiful & Feisty, Love-Family & Forever, Action & Adventure, Mystery & Suspense
ISBN: 9781949068078
Publisher: Tule Publishing
Published: 2018-06-12T04:00:00+00:00

Chapter Ten

As the next few days passed, Justin’s dad worked harder than he had in months. Justin didn’t care if it was because of Melody’s brand of tough talk or the way Justin had blistered his dad’s ears after he’d had to pick him up from Melody’s apartment like some dumbass teenager. He didn’t even care if his father had listened to a near stranger more than his own son. If it did the trick, he was thrilled.

But Justin still shouldn’t have made that comment about kissing Melody. No matter how much he’d like to do exactly that—and for reasons that had absolutely nothing to do with her giving his dad a good talking-to.

The air had the first bite of the season as he grabbed a cup of coffee from The Pinnacle then headed down to the building where his father and a couple of the resort’s employees were building the sets for the Christmas village. As he stepped outside, he noticed Melody getting out of her car in the parking lot. When she spotted him, she waved then headed in his direction.

“I didn’t think you were coming in as early today,” he said.

“I told Erica we could talk about the spa’s Christmas specials. She has an opening in her schedule in a few minutes.”

“Want to check out the progress of the village first?” He nodded toward the work building.

“Sure.” They fell into step beside each other as they headed that direction. “How’s your dad doing?”

“Better than I’ve seen him in a long time, and I think I have you to thank for that.”

“I think it might have more to do with the big dent in his truck. Sometimes it takes something drastic for us to make a change.”

He heard something in her voice that said she was speaking from experience.

“Is that what brought you to Montana, something drastic?”

Though her step didn’t falter, he detected a slight stiffening of her posture. It struck him that Melody might not just be a private person. It was possible she was hiding something. He couldn’t help but wonder what it could be. Why did a woman up and move cross-country by herself to a place where she evidently didn’t know anyone?

He wanted to get to know her better, spend time with her outside of work, but his rational, responsible side kept telling him it was too big of a risk. After worrying so much about his dad’s actions and their potential to have a negative effect on the Peak View businesses, he wasn’t about to do something to cause risk from a different angle.

His thoughts veered to safer ground as they stepped into the building to see that a tremendous amount of work had been done. But as his dad showed them everything that had been completed and what was still in process, Justin’s attention kept veering to Melody. To how expressive she was with her praise of his dad and the other guys. To how her smile lit up the chilly fall day.

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