Runaway Heart by Amity Lassiter

Author:Amity Lassiter
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Amity Lassiter
Published: 2017-05-26T15:27:24+00:00

—SIXTEEN—

"Lucky!" Gage squealed with delight and leapt from the passenger seat of Dane's pick-up truck almost before he had it in park.

"Hey! Be careful." But he couldn't help laughing as the child bowled into the fluffiest golden retriever puppy he had ever seen on his mother's front lawn. He was halfway convinced Lucky thought Gage was another puppy, hell, he was halfway convinced Gage was a puppy most of the time. Little boys were not all that different from little dogs, he had surmised. Dane got out of the truck and let the door fall shut behind him.

Ren and Kerri had gone into town to shop and catch a movie—some much needed quiet time, and much as he hated to admit it, he was jealous that it wasn't him taking her out on the town and spending time with her. For now, she preferred to keep everything under wraps. She said it was for the sake of his family, but he definitely felt there was something deeper at work behind those pretty hazel eyes that had more to do with her own family than his.

"Hey mama." Giving his mother a brief hug and a kiss on the cheek, he observed Gage playing chase with the puppy for a moment before he whistled, catching the boy's attention. He tipped his head in Ella's direction, indicating that Gage should give her the same kind of greeting.

"Nana invited you for supper, least you can do is say hello to her. Lucky will still be there."

The boy remembered himself and ran full tilt for Ella, skidding to a stop just inches before he threw his arms around her legs and gave her a joyous squeeze. If nothing, he had not lost even an ounce of his loving nature despite losing his parents, and it was moments like these that made Dane proud of the job he had done raising him for the last couple of years.

Ella ruffled his strawberry blond hair and hugged him back before sending him off again. "I filled up the play pool for you and Lucky to splash in."

Gage's eyes lit up as he and the puppy took off at breakneck speed for the small plastic pool at the corner of the yard, leaving Dane alone with his mother.

"I made you a coffee." She gestured to the porch where a couple of steaming mugs sat between the porch swing and a rocking chair—both of them providing ample access to watch the boy and the puppy playing.

Dane took the steps a couple at a time and lowered himself onto the swing. The rocker had always been his mama's spot and always would be. She sank into it easily and took up her mug without looking at him.

"Finn tells me you've been spending a lot of time with the Maddock girl."

He couldn't tell a thing from her tone, and he quirked a brow, casting a suspicious look in her direction.

"Well, she is living at the ranch, helping me with Gage. Ain't really easy to not spend time with her.

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