Mistletoe Cowboy: A Cowboy Inspirational Romance by Lacy Williams

Author:Lacy Williams [Williams, Lacy]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Janet Tronstad, cowboy, collection, Christian, Religious & Inspirational Fiction, Christian Fiction, Texas, Fiction, two hour short read, Two Hours or More (65-100 Pages), Robin Lee Hatcher, Oklahoma, Christian Books & Bibles, Inspirational, Religion & Spirituality, Anthology, Western & Frontier, Westerns, Debra Clopton, Western, Mary Connealy, Romance, Literature & Fiction, Linda Goodnight
Amazon: B00OXAX226
Publisher: Lacy Williams Books LLC
Published: 2014-12-15T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter Six

Justin had thought that Valri was exaggerating about her siblings, but when they pushed in through the front door, four little people fell on them immediately.

He squinted in the bright lights—at least they seemed bright after being out in the elements—as a child of four or five grabbed his hand and hung on, the tyke's weight surprising him. His arm naturally flexed to catch the boy.

"All right, let them have some room!" exclaimed a boisterous male voice. Justin looked up to see a man who shared Valri's sparkling brown eyes and dark hair coming in from another room—what looked to be the kitchen.

"My dad," Valri said, disengaging from him, and Justin realized he'd still had her secured under his arm. Snow cascaded off of their coats and onto the floor.

"John North."

"Justin Michaels."

There was a glint of recognition in the other man's eyes as he squeezed Justin's hand in a bone-breaking grip, sending more snow drifting to the floor.

"Who's Justin?"

"Do you have a boyfriend?"

Little voices turned Justin's head down to the four still jostling between him and Valri. Two towheaded boys of approximately eight years old had to be twins, they looked so much alike. A girl with brown hair was in between them and the youngest, who still hung on Justin's arm, regardless of his dad's earlier order.

"He's a friend. From my Comm 2 class," Valri explained. "My car had a flat, and the spare turned out to be flat too."

Her dad's forehead wrinkled. He knew the danger of such a situation, that much was obvious. He clapped Justin on the shoulder, hard enough that Justin had to move one of his feet to keep from stumbling. "Thanks for bringing my girl home."

Justin nodded, not sure what was the right thing to say in a situation like this. He'd never met a girl's parents before. Never had a real relationship, unless you counted one-night stands. And he didn't.

It wasn't like he and Valri were dating, but being here brought a strange intimacy that disoriented him.

"Justin's truck got stuck at the end of the drive. Can you and Steven help push him out?"

"Did I hear my name?" A lanky young man, probably seventeen, wandered in from a second hallway, munching on an apple. He looked more like a basketball player than a football player, and Justin wondered how much help he'd be pushing a truck.

Steven shook hands with Justin, sizing him up with a glance.

John shot a worried look at the windows that flanked the door. "It's coming down pretty hard out there."

Uh, yeah.

"Truck's stuck pretty good," Justin said.

There had been a significant dip in the driveway, a place Justin was sure flooded in heavy rains. If he had known it was there, he would've parked on the street, but Valri hadn't warned him. "I'm not sure it's worth it to try and dig out the truck—it's snowing so hard it will fill the tracks right back up." And without chains on his tires, the roads he would need to traverse to get home would be dangerously slick, too.

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