Jake (A Wyoming Sky Novel) by Ryan R.C

Author:Ryan, R.C. [Ryan, R.C.]
Language: eng
Format: mobi
Publisher: Grand Central Publishing
Published: 2013-02-26T06:00:00+00:00

Jake led both horses toward a corral, where he unsaddled them and turned them loose before filling a trough with feed and water.

While he worked he studied the man with fair, razor-cut hair and a face like a male model. Though Noah Kettering had shed his suit jacket, the shirt was custom-made, as were the pants and shoes. The watch at his wrist cost more than the rental car he’d driven here. And the fact that he’d flown thousands of miles across the country as soon as he’d heard from Meg told Jake that she must mean a great deal to Noah Kettering of the firm Howe-Kettering.

Why was he surprised? Meg was smart and ambitious and beautiful. She would be an asset to any man’s firm. Or to his personal life. And judging by the chill in Noah Kettering’s eyes, he wanted her firmly back in place. This didn’t appear to be strictly business with Kettering. This was personal.

Though Jake couldn’t hear everything that was said, he could hear bits and pieces.

Noah’s voice, low with drama. “My father…terribly disappointed.”

“I’m sorry. Your father…my champion at the firm.”

“What about…I feel?”

Jake watched as Meg lay a hand on Noah’s sleeve. “Please don’t think this is about you, Noah. I’m doing this for me. I need time here.”

“Is there no way to change your mind?”

Her chin came up. “You know me well enough to know that I’d have never sent that e-mail if I hadn’t thought this through.”

Noah clenched his hands at his sides before looking around. “Is there some place we can go for dinner and a quiet place to talk? I really need a drink.”

“The nearest town is a hundred miles from here.”

“Unbelievable. That’s where I left the firm’s plane. I had it stocked with your favorite wine and that seafood salad from Nino’s that you love, in the hope that I could persuade you to return with me.”

“Thank you, Noah. That was very kind of you.”

“I wasn’t being kind. I was being practical. Something you’ve apparently forgotten. What you’re doing here is—” he looked with contempt at the dusty yard, the shabby ranch house, before his gaze swung back to her, noting her wind-blown hair, her grass-stained denims “—completely insane.”

“I’m sure it seems that way to you. In fact, a day or so ago, I’d have agreed with you.” Her voice lowered. Softened. “Why don’t you come inside and I’ll make some coffee?”

“Do you have anything stronger?”

She smiled. “There may be a few longneck beers left over from my father’s stash. As I recall, he used to enjoy a cold beer on a hot day.”

“Sorry. Not my style. And this isn’t yours. At least it wasn’t the style of the Meghan Stanford I knew.” Noah sighed and replaced his sunglasses, hiding his eyes from view. “I really can’t spare any more time. I left the office in such a hurry, I carried at least a hundred documents that will require my attention on the flight home. A flight I fully expected you to be taking with me.

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