Rodeo Bride by Myrna Mackenzie

Author:Myrna Mackenzie
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Publisher: Harlequin
Published: 2009-07-03T22:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER EIGHT

FIVE days later, the tension climbed a little higher, but this was nothing like the tension caused by her reactions to Dillon, Colleen thought as she hung up the phone and reviewed the conversation that had just transpired.

She had been meaning to call Lisa back ever since that first day when her phone had rung. Despite her anger at Lisa leaving Toby, a part of her had hoped that the woman had had some sort of valid reason. But what kind of valid reason could there be for abandoning your child and leaving no forwarding address…or not telling your husband or even your ex-husband that you were expecting his child until you had already delivered the baby?

So, despite the fact that the number had been on her phone’s call log, she had put off contacting Lisa. Given the order of things, Lisa had probably simply been trying to reach Dillon, anyway. And she had already done so. At least that was what Colleen had told herself…until the phone call from Lisa this morning.

“I hear that Dillon is staying at your ranch,” Lisa had said.

Colleen took a deep breath and considered her words carefully. She knew that Dillon hadn’t mentioned that fact in his phone call with Lisa. “I assume you’ve spoken to someone in town.”

“I still have a few contacts there, yes. They don’t know everything, though. So, why is he there?”

For some reason Colleen didn’t want to tell Lisa that Dillon was taking lessons in parenting. If he wanted her to know that, he’d tell her. Besides, Colleen was afraid to tell her. Lisa was Toby’s mother. She had rights, and one of those rights was to come ask for her baby back. There was no law stopping her. If someone else had something she no longer had, if Toby’s value increased because Dillon wanted him, she might decide she wanted Toby, too.

“Dillon’s a guest,” Colleen said noncommittally.

“The Applegate never was a guest ranch.”

Colleen could have told Lisa that it still wasn’t, but that would only call up more questions. “I’m always adding new sidelines to the Applegate. Horses are expensive to keep.”

“But Dillon is your only guest. If there had been others, Bill would have told me.”

Colleen frowned. So Bill Winters was the one spilling his guts to Lisa. Not a surprise, since he’d always wanted to date her.

“How long do you think he’s going to stay there?”

Probably not long, but…

“I have no idea,” Colleen said, but she was wondering why Lisa hadn’t asked one question about Toby.

“How’s the baby?” Lisa asked, as if she’d read Colleen’s mind.

Perfect. Adorable. A total love. How could you leave him that way? Colleen thought. “He’s doing well,” she said.

“I can’t come get him just yet,” Lisa said. “Maybe when my situation changes.” Which made Colleen’s blood turn cold. If Dillon’s contacts were right, Lisa was partying hard in Europe, not worrying about her baby. But, when she wanted something—if she should ever decide she wanted Toby—Colleen had no question that

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