Second Chance at Rancho Lindo by Sabrina Sol

Author:Sabrina Sol
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Grand Central Publishing
Published: 2022-11-29T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter Fifteen

Hey Nora,” Tomás yelled out. “Need help?”

Gabe stilled. He hadn’t seen Nora since the day of the farmer’s market. He’d spent the last few days not really avoiding her, but also not really trying to find her.

His dad was home from the hospital and Gabe had been preoccupied to say the least. Doctors had said he’d been dehydrated and his body had been fighting off some sort of virus. An appointment with his oncologist later that month would hopefully provide some answers to the questions all of them now had.

Of course, his dad had ordered that everything—and everyone—remain business as usual. And that people needed to stop asking how he was feeling.

For Gabe, his dad’s illness was a wake-up call. Cruz had said he didn’t want him to take on more responsibilities out of obligation. That didn’t mean Gabe was going to listen. If anything, he was determined to find ways to bring in new revenue for the ranch.

He already had come up with one possibility. But it involved Nora, which meant he had to talk to her. It wasn’t lost on him that she hadn’t been going out of her way to talk to him either.

It was obvious that they both knew what had almost happened there at the creek. He had wanted to kiss Nora. And she’d made it clear she didn’t want to kiss him.

Maybe he’d imagined the mutual attraction?

That meant that Gabe had to make things okay between them. He didn’t want to scare her off, or worse, give her a new reason to dislike him. He couldn’t hide from her anymore.

Gabe took a deep breath and turned to see Nora walking toward them. He and Tomás were just about to head into the stable so they could get a stall ready for a new boarder. His breath caught in his throat at seeing her again. Flashes of images from that afternoon rushed into his mind. The way she’d jumped into the creek fully clothed to save him even though he hadn’t needed saving. The way she’d grabbed his hand as he told her about the accident, somehow knowing he’d needed something to hold on to to get him through the memory. The way she looked at him with those big brown eyes of hers and how he couldn’t help but get lost in them.

“Hey, Gabe,” she said softly, giving him a hesitant smile.

“Hi Nora,” he replied.

“Cruz said you were delivering the pumpkins today,” Tomás said. “I can go with you if you want?”

“I can go,” Gabe offered. He needed to get Nora alone so they could talk.

“That’s okay,” she rushed to say. “I can handle it.”

“I’m sure you can. But Tomás here was about to make me clean stalls. Please let me go help you instead.”

He ignored the questioning looks from his brother, who could obviously tell something else was going on. Luckily for him, Tomás knew when to keep his mouth shut.

“Fine,” Nora said. “Let’s go.”

It wasn’t until they were both in the

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