Her Kind of Cowboy by Dylann Crush

Author:Dylann Crush [Crush, Dylann]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Penguin Publishing Group
Published: 2021-01-12T00:00:00+00:00

seventeen

Zina rolled over in bed and opened her eyes. For a moment she tried to figure out where she was. Then it all came back to her. The pups, Alex’s lips on hers, Alex’s lips on her . . . oh shit. She pulled the covers away to reveal her bare legs, bare thighs, and bare booty. Her cheeks heated. Even though she was alone in the room, his room, she reminded herself, embarrassment crawled over her skin.

She flung herself to the edge of the bed. The puppies probably needed to eat. But the laundry basket was gone. She located her jeans and her bra on the floor and struggled to get dressed. There was no time for rest. She had to figure out what to do with the puppies and how to get her dogs out of the warehouse if Alex really thought he was going to be able to make the new timeline the wedding planner demanded.

As she rounded the bend in the staircase and headed toward the kitchen, she caught a glimpse of Alex’s legs through the crack in the doorway. He was barefoot, the hem of his jeans barely touching the top of his foot as he sat in one of the chairs at the kitchen table.

“So what’s she going to do with all of them?” his grandfather asked.

She should clear her throat or knock on the door to let them know she was there. But a part of her wondered what he was going to say . . . if the night they’d shared would have any kind of impact on his response.

“I don’t know.” His voice lodged in her chest, warming her from the inside out.

“It’s a shame how people treat these dogs,” his gramps said. “Keep ’em around while they have value, then toss them aside like yesterday’s news when they’re done with them.”

“Is that what you think Char and I have done to you?” A hint of hurt laced through Alex’s words.

Zina didn’t want to eavesdrop, but her feet stood rooted in place.

“May as well be. I think me and Herbie got something in common, right, buddy?”

Herbie wagged his tail and licked the old man’s hand. Zina noticed the tidbit he passed under the table. She’d always had a no-food-from-the-table rule when it came to her dogs. Looked like Alex’s grandfather didn’t seem to think the rules applied to him.

“Good morning.” She pushed through the door and tried to paste a smile on her face. Maybe Alex hadn’t shared that she’d spent the night. Maybe she still had a shred of pride intact.

“Well aren’t you looking like a peach this morning?” Alex smiled from across the table. He held a puppy in his arms. “Gramps made coffee. Help yourself.”

She moved to the counter to grab a mug, hoping coffee might flush away the awkwardness of a morning after. It would have been uncomfortable enough between the two of them without Alex’s grandfather joining in the mix.

Just smelling the pungent brew cleared her mind a bit.

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