Her Last Make-Believe Marriage: Christian Cowboy Romance (Last Chance Ranch Romance Book 3) by Liz Isaacson

Author:Liz Isaacson [Isaacson, Liz]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: AEJ Creative Works
Published: 2019-03-04T16:00:00+00:00

Jeri actually took a lunch hour that day, deciding she didn’t have to work ten hours a day without food. She chose to do that, just like she and Sawyer had chosen to stay married even though it wasn’t necessary anymore. A lot of choices had been made that morning, in fact, and Jeri didn’t regret any of them.

She rang the doorbell at the homestead, having just texted Scarlett to see if she’d be there. She’d messaged back to say she was out in Karla’s cabin, but could run over. So when Jeri heard, “Come in!” in Scarlett’s voice, she went right in.

“Hey,” Jeri said, smiling at her boss. “I just came to get the license.”

Scarlett twisted from where she stood at the sink. “Come on in. I just raided Gramps’s freezer and got some of Adele’s leftovers.” She smiled, but Jeri knew Scarlett missed her best friend.

“How is Adele?” Jeri asked, wondering what was rotating in the microwave. Her stomach growled, but she usually just satisfied it with water or a sports drink, and she didn’t need anything heavy.

“She seems to be doing okay.” Scarlett finished washing her hands and turned to wipe them on a towel. “I hope she comes back, though. I’ve tried tempting her with a ranch chef job, but so far, no luck.” She popped open the microwave and pulled out a steaming bowl. “Luckily, we have her chicken corn chowder to remember her by.”

Jeri laughed. “Chicken corn chowder, wow.”

“Right?” Scarlett got down a couple of bowls and opened a drawer for silverware.

“I don’t eat a lot at lunch,” Jeri said as the other woman started to ladle soup into a bowl. “So just a little for me.”

“I know,” Scarlett said. “You don’t take a lunch hour.” She looked at Jeri, her eyes sharp and sinking in. “So why’d you take one today?”

Jeri shrugged. “I’ve decided that maybe I don’t need to work so much.”

“I’ve been telling you that for months.”

“I know,” Jeri said, accepting the spoon and bowl of soup. “But I’m stubborn, and sometimes I just need to come to things on my own.”

“Mm hm.” Scarlett came around the island and sat at the bar beside Jeri, something glinting on her left hand.

“Oh my stars in heaven,” Jeri said, grabbing her friend’s hand and staring at the diamond ring. “Hudson proposed.”

Scarlett giggled and held her hand out to admire it. “He did.”

“You said yes.”

“I did.” She gave Jeri a look out of the side of her eye, and it was casual and yet Jeri felt like Scarlett had so much more to say.

She took a bite of her soup, wishing she and Sawyer had talked a bit more about what to tell their friends around the ranch. Of course, nothing they’d done that morning should really be talked about with anyone.

And Scarlett said nothing. She simply ate, and though she had more soup than Jeri, she finished first. Jeri could barely put food in her mouth, as the truth seemed to be filling it, making swallowing difficult.

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