Knight Moves: Rodeo Knights, A Western Romance Novel by Lenora Worth

Author:Lenora Worth [Worth, Lenora]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Rodeo Knights, A Western Romance Novel
Publisher: Lenora Worth
Published: 2017-06-19T18:30:00+00:00

Chapter Nine

Dyna woke with a start at dawn and realized she was asleep on the office couch, a soft chenille throw covering her.

Rico. Where had he gone?

Sitting up, she brushed her hair away and wondered if he’d left for good. Not quite sure if she could trust him but wanting to do just that, she hoped he would still be around.

Dyna headed into the bathroom next to the office and freshened up. Grabbing some gloss and mascara she kept hidden in the vanity drawer, she managed to pull herself together.

When she opened the bathroom door, her heart took a leap of faith.

Rico stood staring out the window. A tray loaded with coffee, toast and scrambled eggs sat on the coffee table.

“You made breakfast?” she asked to hide her gratitude.

“Sharon made breakfast,” he replied, turning to smile at her. “I’m the delivery boy.”

“Remind me to leave you a big tip.”

He laughed at that and sat down in a chair across from her.

Dyna inhaled the coffee and munched on the toast, then took a bite of the eggs. “Any news?”

“No, I’m afraid not.”

“I’m riding out again and none of you can stop me.”

“I’m going with you, so don’t try to stop me.”

This one was tough. She’d become accustomed to issuing orders but Rico didn’t take orders very well. That should bother her but with him, she liked that they seemed equal and that he stayed the course when necessary and backed off when he needed to.

“I’ll call someone to saddle our horses,” she said. Then she finished the piece of toast and took another bite of the eggs.

When Rico reached for the tray, she held onto the coffee. “I might need a bit more caffeine.”

“I think that’s a good idea,” he said. “I’ll be right back with two fresh cups.”

“And some water,” she said. “We might be out there a while.”

Fifteen minutes later, they took the same path they’d been on last night. Things sure did look different in the early morning light, Dyna decided. Less sinister, more beautiful and harsh. Maybe she’d imagined all of yesterday.

But no, it was real. The burned out building set as testimony to that. Today the insurance adjustor would be by to assess the damage and discuss the source with the fire inspector. Meantime, no one was allowed in there to clean up. Hard to ignore that.

“So … my mom and Edwin are taking point to work with Sean,” she said to Rico. “I talked to Mom when you went to your truck for your jacket. She’s been great at getting together information.”

“She’s worried about you,” Rico said. “She jumps right in in a pinch, doesn’t she?”

“Wendy likes to be in the thick of things,” Dyna replied. “She loves me and she loved my dad, but she leans on Edwin more than I like.”

“He does like to hang around but I think he has your best interest at heart,” Rico replied. “It’s hard when you lose a parent. I’ve never been through that, but my cousins lost their dad years ago and it sure changed their perspective on things.

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