Love Maker (Lonesome Cowboy Book 2) by Kate Kisset

Author:Kate Kisset [Kisset, Kate]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: second chance romance, Beckett Family & Brothers, Novella Length Story, Lonesome Montana, Lonesome Cowboy, Contemporary Romance, Women's Fiction, Forever Love, Bachelor, Single Woman, Sensual Story Theme, Hearts Desire, Lifetime Love, Life-Changes, Second Chance Reunion, Honesty & Trust, Home & Family, Romantic Schemes, Small Town & Rural Area, Cowboy & Western Romance, Beautiful & Feisty, Love-Family & Forever, Action & Adventure, cowboy romance, romance series, country music star, western romance, western series, second chances
Publisher: Kate Kisset
Published: 2019-09-18T04:00:00+00:00

Chapter Nine

BOONE ACCEPTED THE applause and bowed as gracefully as possible with one foot out the door, finally wrapping up the longest performance of his life.

In moments he was flying down the country highway to Billick General, amazed he played so well and remembered the lyrics while worrying about Georgia. With Harlan out of town, Georgia was his and Colt’s responsibility, and if anything happened to her and the baby—he tried not to let his brain even go there.

They’d taken three breaks during the two-hour show, and every time Boone checked in with Georgia or Colt he’d held his breath, half expecting the situation to have changed. But every time they reiterated their last conversation, explaining the baby was taking its time. Still, he couldn’t wait to get to the hospital to see for himself that everything was okay.

He easily found a place in the half-empty lot to park near the hospital’s entrance, locked his truck, and took off for the glossy double door entrance.

The heels of his boots clicked on the shiny tile floors as he entered the building, immediately recognizing an antiseptic hospital smell. He rushed through two sleek doors to a hall with corded telephones, hand sanitizer dispensers, and a series of different wildlife figures...bobcats, elk, a prairie dog, each painted in muted colors...lining the walls.

Boone turned the corner, passing through a quiet hallway, and came to a large reception counter stacked with brochures, clipboards, and a warning for him to get a shingles vaccination.

A sleepy receptionist looked up from her paperwork. “May I help you?” As he was about to say something, Boone spotted Becca slumped in a small, uncomfortable-looking blue chair in the waiting area on his right.

“Thanks. I think I’m set.” He tapped the counter and stealthily approached Becca, not wanting to wake her.

Keeping an eye out for Colt, who said he’d meet him in the waiting room, Boone entered the small, carpeted space and the sound of his footsteps disappeared. There was only one other person besides Becca in the room. A middle-aged man with his head fully back and mouth wide open, snored under a nondescript painting of two egrets in a marsh.

Becca must have heard him coming, because she straightened, and broke into a smile. Reflexively he smiled too, feeling a tinge of excitement knowing he still had that effect on her. She hadn’t looked too happy to see him when she dropped off the water bottles earlier.

“No change?” he asked, settling in the chair next to hers, getting a whiff of coconut and coffee.

“I would’ve called. Or Colt would’ve gotten in touch,” she said sleepily. “But no. Georgia’s settled in for the night back there.” Becca pointed to a well-lit hallway lined with wide-open doors and things he didn’t want to look at inside shadowy rooms.

“Harlan will be relieved the baby hasn’t come yet. He wants to be here when it happens.”

“Maybe he’ll make it in time. But if you want to keep your head on your shoulders, don’t mention

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