Her Hopes and Dreams (Ardent Springs Book 4) by Terri Osburn

Author:Terri Osburn [Osburn, Terri]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781503941427
Publisher: Montlake Romance
Published: 2016-11-15T05:00:00+00:00

“Molly, honey, don’t run over Wilson’s tail.” Carrie would expect the cat to have learned by now and keep to higher elevations when the walker was in use.

“That cat is huge,” Noah pointed out, popping a cherry tomato between his teeth. “I’ve never seen a cat that big.”

This was not a new sentiment. Every person who entered Carrie’s house, be it the cable installer or her friends, commented on the size of her feline. And to all she gave the same response.

“He’s just big-boned is all. Huh, Wilson? You’re the perfect size, buddy. Don’t let anyone give you a complex.”

The black cat hefted himself onto the back of the couch.

“I don’t think big bones are his problem.”

“Shh . . .” Carrie dropped a handful of the tomatoes into a salad bowl. “Leave my poor cat alone. He’s beautiful just the way he is.”

“So are you,” Noah said, taking her by surprise. He wasn’t the type to toss around romantic compliments.

“Flattery won’t get you out of peeling these potatoes,” she said, pointing toward the bag at the end of the counter. “We had a deal.”

Noah pulled three knives from the block before he found the paring knife. “I’m willing to work for my supper.” Lifting the spuds, he said, “You got a couple bowls so I can do this at the table? There isn’t much room in here for two of us.”

When picking out her trailer, Carrie hadn’t expected to have a man helping out in the kitchen. Even if by some miracle she did risk her heart again, in her world, men did not participate in food preparation.

Pulling a large mixing bowl from a bottom cupboard, she said, “You can pull the garbage can over for the skins and drop the clean spuds in here.”

Without argument, Noah took his food and tools to the table. They’d been working in silence for nearly a minute when he said, “I ran into Patch’s baby sister about a week ago.”

Kyra Farmer had never been one of Carrie’s favorite people, and the feeling was mutual. Ever since the spoiled brat had demanded that Carrie buy her alcohol, and then proceeded to throw an unholy fit when told no, the two had been at odds. Even years later, no family gathering passed without Kyra sliding a backhanded insult in her sister-in-law’s direction. Carrie had fired back only once and had paid a painful price later that night.

“Really?” she asked, thankful he couldn’t see her face. No matter what he knew now, Patch and Noah had been friends for a long time, and that meant that Noah knew the entire Farmer family.

“How often do you see his family?” he asked.

“Not often,” she answered, bending to check the chicken in the oven.

“Why not?” he asked. “Patch was Althea’s only son. No matter what he did to you, she should be part of Molly’s life, don’t you think?”

Spinning to face him, she said, “The last time I took my daughter to see her grandmother she was five months old.

Download

Copyright Disclaimer:
This site does not store any files on its server. We only index and link to content provided by other sites. Please contact the content providers to delete copyright contents if any and email us, we'll remove relevant links or contents immediately.