Majestic Mountain Romance Series: Books One through Seven! (Clean Western Romances) by Matthews Zoe

Author:Matthews, Zoe [Matthews, Zoe]
Language: eng
Format: azw3
Published: 2015-08-28T04:00:00+00:00

Chapter 2

Stella stumbled into the counter. “Jenny’s dead?” She was stunned. Jenny had been her roommate up until her father’s death. She and Stella had been best friends for longer than that. They had been there for each other during both good and bad times, and Stella had been closer to her than she was to any of her sisters. At least, until recently when she had moved back to the ranch. She had been so busy the last few months working with her siblings to get the dude ranch up and running, she hadn’t talked to Jenny near as often as she had wanted to. She had been planning to invite Jenny and her daughter to come up for a visit in a few weeks, but hadn’t made the call yet.

“Where’s Misty?” Stella asked hurriedly, worried that something might have also happened to the daughter of her best friend. Misty was seven years old and Stella had really missed having her around. Her nieces had been a nice distraction, but they were all much younger and she missed having the older girl around to help in the kitchen without the fear that she might cut herself with a knife.

“Miss Collingsworth…”

“Stella. My name’s Stella,” she insisted.

“Stella. Misty is the reason why I’m calling. Miss Baker left a will naming you Misty’s legal guardian. Were you aware of this?”

Stella blinked and ignored the whispered questions coming from Spencer. She remembered when Misty was born, Jenny had asked her to be Misty’s guardian in the event that anything happened to her. She remembered only a few years ago, Jenny had made it official with a will. “We had discussed that, yes. Is Misty okay? Was she hurt in the car wreck?”

“Yes, she’s okay. No, she was not involved in the accident. It’s my understanding she was at home with a sitter. When would you be able to get here, Miss Collingsworth?”

Stella cleared her throat. “Uhm…well, it’s 9 a.m. now, so if I can get a flight out of Denver, I could be there by late afternoon, or maybe this evening.”

“Perfect. I will have someone meet you at the airport and bring you to my office directly. Misty will be retrieved and be waiting for you here.”

Retrieved? She’s not a coat! “Wait! What do you mean by the word retrieved? Where is she now?” Stella asked suspiciously.

“Child services had no other choice but to place her in temporary foster care, since there are no living family members. There were no openings in private homes, so she has spent the last few nights in the children’s ward at the state orphanage,” the attorney explained matter-of-factly, like he was discussing an item and not a precious child who just lost her mother.

Orphanage? Oh, poor Misty! She must be terrified! Don’t worry, sweetie. Aunt Stella’s coming to get you.

Stella clenched her jaw and told the man, “Get her out of there. Do whatever paperwork you need to, but get her out of there. And tell her I’m coming.

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