Montana Match--A Clean Romance by Carol Ross

Author:Carol Ross
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Harlequin
Published: 2020-08-12T18:34:35+00:00

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IT TOOK MORE than an hour before Simon heard back from Luke. A torturous and purposeful hour, he only realized later, for which he would someday get even with his friend for inflicting upon him.

In the meantime, a more thorough questioning of Riley revealed that Luke and Fiona had not shared a meal at the Silver Stake. Simon knew Luke would be hungry. His friend was always hungry, and they’d planned on having dinner together. A tense hour had ensued where he’d driven by every eatery in Falcon Creek. When that hadn’t yielded their whereabouts, he’d journeyed all the way out to the wildlife refuge where Luke sometimes went to birdwatch and eat a to-go panini from White Buffalo’s deli. Nothing. He’d headed back toward town.

He’d texted Luke again: Did you get my text?

No response. Whereupon he’d traveled every road in town. Most of them multiple times. He’d just pulled into the parking lot of White Buffalo Grocers to scan the lot once again when his phone sounded. Finally!

Luke: Which text? Thank you, my friend. What have I done to earn such a heavenly reward? Why on earth would you just push this woman toward me? I owe you. Or wait...what’s wrong with her?

Simon: My text asking you to call me. AND THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH HER, YOU NITWIT! And I did not PUSH her toward you. This is a misunderstanding. I repeat, abort! ABORT!

Simon (one minute later): Do you understand me?

Luke: I’m looking but I don’t see your earlier text... Are you sure it sent?

Luke: Not really... The only thing I understand is that I’ve just met THE MOST remarkable woman. I think she’s into me too.

Simon: Do not touch her.

Simon: And don’t tell her any of this.

Luke: Does a buddy squeeze around the shoulders count?

Simon: Yes, of course it counts!

Luke: What about an ear tweak?

Simon: An ear tweak? Double yes!

Luke: Uh-oh.

Luke: Hmm...

Luke: Oh, I see.

Simon: What uh-oh? See what?

Simon: You better not be tweaking anything of Fiona’s. Where are you?

Simon (after a prolonged pause): WHAT DO YOU SEE?

Simon (thirty seconds later): Luke, I’m serious. This isn’t funny.

Luke: Simon, trust me, I am not laughing.

Simon: What ARE you doing?

Luke: *sigh* Trying to decide how much your friendship means to me.

Simon: LUKE! LUKE! LUKE! YOU ARE MY BEST FRIEND PLEASE DO NOT MAKE ME HURT YOU.

Luke: Ha. As if. And do not bring up that time summer before junior year when we were haying for George Inez. That was a lucky punch and you know it.

Simon: Where are you?

Simon (one minute later): Answer me right now!

Luke: Hold on. I’m distracted... Are Fiona’s eyes blue-green or green-blue?

Luke: Or gray-green? Is that a color?

Simon: Her eyes are none of your business. Do NOT talk about her eyes! Do not LOOK at her eyes? DO YOU HEAR ME?

Luke: It would be difficult not to when you keep SHOUTING AT ME LIKE A ROYAL CLASS JERK. What IS difficult for me to understand is how I’m the NITWIT when I’m the one here with her? They’re gray.

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