Saving Her Cowboy by Natalie Dean

Author:Natalie Dean [Dean, Natalie]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Kenzo Publishing

Missy was stuffed. So pleasantly full that if she was home, she would have popped the button of her jeans and let her soft stomach expand how it wanted too. But she definitely wasn’t home, and she was also wearing overalls, so she contented herself with sitting back in her chair and waiting for a pause where she could exit.

The conversation during the rest of the meal had been fairly innocuous, with Bart sending her grateful or exasperated looks over the table at appropriate times. She was glad that she was there for him; her presence seemed to make him more comfortable for some reason. Maybe it was because he didn’t have to pretend with her. She’d seen him at his absolute worst, and it hadn’t scared her off.

He would have to do something purposely bad to her to do that. Once, when she was seventeen, she had come across a desert owl caught up in some discarded tangle of plastic, most likely something left over from the temporary barriers set up for the town’s yearly marathon. She’d only had her car keys on her, but she had dutifully worked to free the guy.

He wasn’t happy, and she couldn’t really blame him. He was in a compromising position, and she was a big ol’ predator. He had tried to attack her repeatedly, his claws cutting so deep into her arm that she ended up needing stitches. She still had the scars to this day, silvery little lines to remember him by.

So yeah, if he thought he was the first terrified creature fighting for his life that she’d dealt with, he was wrong.

“Thank you so much for the meal,” Missy said finally, pushing herself back from the table. “But my little ones are probably wondering where I am.”

Mrs. Miller’s head rotated to look at her. “Oh, you have children?”

Missy couldn’t help it, she snorted at the absurdity of that idea. She was pretty sure that she was missing one of the vital steps in childbearing. Or basically all of them. “Goodness no. I mean my rescue animals.”

Mrs. Miller’s smile was a bit embarrassed. “Oh, I see. Apologies for assuming.”

Missy waved it away with her hand. “Don’t worry about it, I can see how my wording was confusing. I guess sometimes it feels like they are my children, hah.”

“Nothing wrong with having compassion for God’s loving creations.” Bart’s mother stood, wiping off her apron. The thing was quite pretty, and Missy couldn’t help but wonder if the woman had made it herself.

“Bartie, Bradley, would you mind clearing the table? I’ll walk our guest to her car.”

Bart looked startled at that. “Uh, I can do that Ma. I invited her, after all.”

“Nonsense,” Mrs. Miller said breezily. “It’s not often that I get to spend time with another lady.” She sniffed her nose dramatically. “It’s a wonder I don’t go insane from all the testosterone around here, I tell ya.”

“See,” Bradley hissed conspiratorially to his brother but loud enough for everyone to hear. “I told you she always wanted Bryant to be a girl.

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