Make Mine a Bad Boy by Katie Lane

Author:Katie Lane [Lane, Katie]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Tags: Fiction, Romance, FIC027020
ISBN: 9781609419226
Publisher: Forever
Published: 2011-05-31T04:00:00+00:00

Chapter Fifteen

NEVER ONE TO wallow in self-pity for too long, Hope spent the following week on the list of things that needed to be done in town while she clung to the thin thread of hope that pregnancy tests were as faulty as condoms.

The pothole was her first project. It wasn’t hard to talk some of the highway construction guys into stopping by for a free lunch at Josephine’s. Then, while they were filling up on biscuits and gravy, she used a little country charm to convince them to fix the hole at the corner of Maple and Main on their way back to work.

The next day, she lit a fire under Harley and had him call the hotel chain to find out if they were still considering building a hotel in Bramble. After spending a good half hour trying to bridge the language barrier between India and Texas, he was transferred to the corporate office where he spoke to a vice president who beat around the bush more than Uncle Harley before he informed them that Slumber Suites had decided Bramble was a bad risk.

The news was discouraging, but it didn’t slow Hope down. On Thursday, she stopped by the hardware store to see if Ralph would donate some paint for the storefronts. Unfortunately, he had already donated ten gallons of purple paint to paint the town hall for Faith and Slate’s wedding. Hope had just stepped out of the hardware store on her way to go talk to Rye Pickett to see if they had any paint left over when Bear’s big black Dodge truck pulled up.

After Sheldon, she thought the town would give up on their craziness. Obviously, she’d been wrong. But at least this time, the man Bear had with him didn’t look terrified. In fact, he looked quite pleased with himself.

“Hey, Texas!” Her agent, Ryan Seever, hopped up on the sidewalk and engulfed her in a hug. After she had inhaled a lungful of his expensive cologne, he pulled back and gave her one of those smiles that only convinced people who didn’t know him. “So this is where you’ve been hiding out.”

Hope barely acknowledged the greeting before she turned her narrowed gaze on Bear. His beady eyes widened with fear, and he took a few steps back, stumbling over a crack in the sidewalk.

“Now, Hog, I didn’t force him. This here feller wanted to come see you.”

“That’s exactly right, Bear.” Ryan reached out and slapped the mountain of a man on the back. “I take full responsibility.”

Since Ryan had never taken responsibility for anything, Hope grew even more suspicious about his presence in Bramble. But she wasn’t about to question him, not when they had started to draw a crowd.

Traffic had slowed to a snail’s pace, and people were stepping out of the businesses up and down Main Street to stare at her and Ryan like they were bugs beneath a microscope. The women looked hopeful, as if waiting for her and Ryan to declare their undying love, while the men just looked mean.

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