It's In His Arms (A Red River Valley Novel Book 4) by Shelly Alexander

Author:Shelly Alexander [Alexander, Shelly]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781503940741
Publisher: Montlake Romance
Published: 2017-01-02T18:30:00+00:00

While Lorenda spent some time with the boys, Mitchell caught up to Talmadge at his office on Main Street. He pulled open the glass door that read “Talmadge Oaks—Environmental Architect. Building Clean & Green.” There were a lot of things Mitchell had taken the blame for without setting the record straight. Setting fire to a friend’s community building project wasn’t going to be one of them.

The bell tinkled, and Talmadge emerged from the back room.

“Hey, what’s up?” Talmadge held out a hand for a handshake, and the angry hornet’s nest in Mitchell’s stomach settled.

“Thanks for taking my call.” Mitchell shook his hand. “Sorry to bother you on a Sunday.”

Talmadge waved him to the back office. “No bother. I’m just getting some paperwork in order before tomorrow.”

Mitchell followed him into the office and took a seat in front of Talmadge’s desk. The office was small but beautifully designed, efficient, and modern.

“I didn’t set that fire,” Mitchell blurted. He scrubbed a hand across his jaw.

Well, at least he’d gotten that off his chest quickly.

“Never thought for a minute you did.” Talmadge plucked a brown bag off the credenza behind him and set it on his desk.

“Really?” Mitchell wasn’t sure why he’d been so worried. Even after the fire at Joe’s, Talmadge had remained a faithful friend. Maybe Mitchell had been worried because so many others had developed a habit of judging him without hearing his side of a story. Admittedly, that was partially his own fault.

“Really.” Talmadge pulled a six-pack from the bag. “I walked down to the market after you called.” He popped the tops off of two beers. “The fire at Joe’s was an unfortunate accident, but you claimed responsibility and have been paying for it ever since. I know you well enough to know that if you had started the rec-center fire, it would’ve been an accident too, and you would’ve fessed up.”

Mitchell almost choked on the irony.

They bumped bottles in salute and took a long pull.

“So you and Lorenda,” Talmadge said.

Yeah. Him and Lorenda. Not much more he could add to that statement. So he took another drink and nodded.

“Mind if I ask how long you two have been”—Talmadge raised a brow—“you know?”

Mitchell did mind because he and Lorenda hadn’t been you-knowing at all, but if her plan to get married was going to work, then everyone had to think they were you-knowing. “It’s a fairly recent development.”

“Let me get this straight.” Talmadge rubbed his chin with a smart-ass smile on his face. “You’re marrying your good buddy Langston’s sister, a girl you grew up with and who is also your sister-in-law, and you’re the uncle to her two kids?”

Mitchell pursed his lips and nodded. “That about sums it up.”

“Is that even legal?” Talmadge needled him. “Because I’m pretty sure that might be illegal in most states. Except Nevada. I doubt much is illegal in Nevada.”

“Should I tell you to go to hell now, or after we’ve finished the six-pack?” Mitchell delivered the barb with a smirk.

“What do both of your parents say about it? It’s got to be a little weird with your family history.

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