No Strings Attached (Last Hope Ranch Book 1) by Amanda McIntyre

Author:Amanda McIntyre [McIntyre, Amanda]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Romance, Contemporary, Western, Westerns
Amazon: B01CDZAIXI
Publisher: Amanda McIntyre
Published: 2016-03-21T18:30:00+00:00

Chapter Six

“They’ve admitted Jerry for more tests, but the initial assessment appears to be a stroke. The severity is what they’ve yet to determine.”

“And Betty? How’s she holding up?” Sally asked.

“About as you’d expect. The woman is tough, but she looks tired. I know she was grateful that you all took care of things for her. That was a big weight off her shoulders. But she is going to keep the café closed for a couple of days, so she can be here.”

“Be sure to give her and Jerry my love. What about you? Are you heading home?”

“I’ll be sure to tell her. Actually, Dalton and Em are on their way down to pick me up. Betty wants to stay, so I’m leaving her my car.”

The threat of tears pricked at Sally’s eyes. Despite the frequent annoyances of living in a small town, there were moments—like these—when she cherished this dinky little place. “You guys drive safely and I’ll talk to you tomorrow. Thank you for the update.”

Sally stood for a moment in the quiet house. Marriage. Longevity. Her parents’ divorce. She thought of how many years Betty and Jerry had been together—all they’d weathered together over the years. It gave her pause to think about raising a child alone. There would be plenty of opinions, either way—that much she knew was true. There was a time, sure, that she’d waited patiently for her cowboy to sweep her off her feet and ride her into the sunset, but weeks turned to months, months to years and after waiting, after the dead-end dates, she’d made the decision that her happiness was not reliant on having a man in her life. She found fulfilment in her profession, working with kids, had trusted friends, and relative financial security. A child of her own, one created in her body, brought into this world by her, raised by her with her love, became her heart’s single desire. She wasn’t the type to overthink things. Once an idea presented itself, she’d research it to near obsession, and if no flaws, no deterrents were found, she’d proceed as planned. So it had been with wanting a baby. It was bringing the world around to her plan that was her greatest obstacle.

She eased into her grandmother’s rocking chair and pulled the afghan kept there around her shoulders. The view from the tiny Victorian gothic turret on the second floor gave a view of the quiet street and of the gravel drive and old garage at the side of the house. An old pine stood tall between the back door and the garage, its branches reaching out as though shading the falling apart one-car garage that was in desperate need of repair. When young, she used to sit in the little space off her bedroom and read or play with her dolls. Like many a young girl, she always assumed that there’d be a ‘Ken’ for her as well one day. But those dreams had faded with time.

“You think I’m crazy.

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