Picnic in Someday Valley by Jodi Thomas

Author:Jodi Thomas [Thomas, Jodi]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Zebra Books
Published: 2021-01-25T00:00:00+00:00

Tuesday

Chapter 27

Colby

“Hey, McBride, is there any chance you just heard what I said?” Texas Ranger David Hatcher asked as he kicked Colby’s desk.

They’d signed on within a week of each other and had become close friends. When you’re sloshing through tons of paperwork and getting every dirty job no one else wants to do, it helps to have a buddy in the mud with you.

“Nope,” Colby answered honestly. “Did I tell you about my weekend? Worst one ever, even worse than the ones I barely remember in college.”

“Yeah,” David said with a groan. “You’ve told me about five times, and it’s not even lunch. With my luck you’ll write a book about it and beat me over the head with the hardback.”

Colby smiled for the first time since he left Honey Creek. “How about we go have a few drinks after work and I’ll tell you again.”

“You buying, McBride?”

“I’m buying. Beer and wings.”

“Then I’ll come, but you’ve got to keep the drinks coming as long as you’re whining.”

“I wasn’t whining. I just don’t understand why she’d stay with her grandmother and a bunch of widows when she could have slept with me. You ever notice women don’t think like men do? I’ve given up even trying to follow their squirrel-trail logic.”

“Yeah, if they thought like most men, we’d all be living in caves and hunting food with clubs. I’m telling you, Colby, no man in the history of the world has ever said, ‘Let’s move, honey, get a bigger place that costs twice as much and needs fixing up and painting and has three times the yard to mow every Saturday.’ ”

“Since you got married you’ve become a sage, Dave, my man.”

Dave leaned closer, forgetting the paperwork they were supposed to be finishing up. “Then I’ll give you some advice. Send that mayor flowers and sign the card, ‘I’m sorry.’ ”

“But I’m not the one who did anything wrong. I had been up all night and all day, but I was still willing to sleep with her.”

The seasoned ranger who’d been stuck with the two newbies close to her desk finally interrupted. “I hope you two are not thinking of breeding. I’d hate to think your kind of philosophy might spread.”

Ranger Sandy James pointed her pen at Dave. “But Hatcher, that idea of sending flowers was a good one. Men should always apologize after any argument. Nine times out of ten, it’s their fault anyway.”

Colby kept his mouth shut, but Dave dove in. “How do you know? You’re not married.”

She hit back. “That’s right, David. I dated too many guys like you two. If my common sense is the reason mankind dies off, so be it.”

They all laughed. Sometimes their jobs could be intense, and picking on each other eased the load.

Colby’s cell rang. He took a quick look at his phone. “I got to take this,” he said as he rushed into the hallway for a bit of privacy.

As the door closed, he heard Dave say, “Bet you five it’s the mayor.

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