Texas Rebels--Paxton by Linda Warren

Author:Linda Warren
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Harlequin Western Romance
Published: 2017-09-05T04:00:00+00:00

Chapter Ten

Paxton felt much better after he had talked to Remi. He wanted to explore what they were feeling and he was happy that she did, too. Now he had to put his heart into the rodeo. There were a lot of young guys on the circuit. Brady Haaz was one of them. Paxton liked him. He wasn’t arrogant or a show-off. He reminded Paxton of his brother Jude. Brady was quiet, rode his bull and spoke little. He won the second night and Paxton came in second. The young guys were going to dog him this season.

During the night he’d made a decision and Cole and Dakota weren’t going to like it. They went out partying again so Paxton had to wait until the morning to talk to them.

They came in at 4:00 a.m. and Paxton woke them up at seven. “It’s time to hit the road, boys.”

Cole sat up, rubbing his eyes. “We don’t have to be in Marshall until—”

“I changed my plans. I’m going home today, then I’ll travel to Marshall on Thursday. You can go with me or figure something else out.”

Cole swung his feet off the sofa bed, and Dakota finally sat up. “You’re our ride, Pax, and our place to sleep. We usually have fun, but you’re really putting a damper on the party.”

“Sorry, guys.”

“That’s okay.” Dakota crawled out of the bed. “My dad needs help on the ranch, anyway, and that’ll give me a couple of days to help him.”

They arrived at Rebel Ranch before noon. The trip could have been faster, but Cole and Dakota were hungry and they had to stop for food. After loading their gear in Cole’s truck, they talked about the trip to Marshall and Rodeo Austin. They would meet Paxton at Rebel Ranch early Thursday morning.

The ranch was quiet. There weren’t many vehicles around, except Elias’s and Grandpa’s trucks were parked at their house. He supposed everyone was at the hospital visiting the new baby. He planned to be there just as soon as he showered and changed.

He was getting ready to leave again when his mother walked in.

“You’re home. Are you hurt?” She looked him up and down. “You don’t look hurt.”

“I’m not hurt,” he told her, easing the worry in her eyes. “I just made a change in my plans. Instead of spending time fooling around with the guys, I plan to see Remi instead.”

An eyebrow lifted. “I don’t think you gave those feelings enough time to disappear.”

“I don’t need time.”

“I see.”

“I’m sorry, Mom.”

She waved a hand at him. “I’m not going down that road again, Paxton. It almost broke my heart with Phoenix. You do what makes you happy.”

He thought he’d never hear those words from his mother. She detested the McCrays. But there was that thing about time healing all wounds. Even though his mom’s grief would never end, she was willing to let her boys live their own lives.

“Thank you.”

“I just got back from the hospital. Everyone is doing great.”

“I’m on my way there now to see the baby before I go to Houston.

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