The Cowboy's Surprise Baby by Ali Olson

Author:Ali Olson [Olson, Ali]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Harlequin
Published: 2018-01-11T19:04:59+00:00

Chapter Eight

Amy shook hands and sat down across from the freckled, red-haired woman Jose had introduced as Kate. Jose had gone off to find Pop, who was probably hiding in the barn now that it was approaching the time for him to meet this woman who might send him into retirement. Amy gave her a smile. “Thanks for coming out here. Pop might be a bit of a grump about it, but we all know how hard it is to keep the school running at his age, even if there aren’t as many students as there used to be.”

Amy tried not to think about the Stuart Ranch selling and giving Pop’s school a much-needed influx of students.

Kate waved away the gratitude. “This is as much for me as for him. I’ve wanted to move for a while now, and Spring Valley seems like the perfect home for me. I just hope I can convince your father that I’m the best candidate.”

Amy couldn’t help but laugh. “At this point you’re the only candidate. I’m still shocked Jose managed to arrange this at all.”

“Well, I’ll do my best,” Kate said sincerely.

Amy didn’t know what to make of this woman. It wasn’t that she didn’t like her—she was actually quite sure they could become good friends in no time. It was what she was doing with Jose that was confusing.

She was sweet, honest, pleasant. Jose was loud, constantly kidding regardless of the situation, and could be more than a bit frustrating if you wanted anything other than a good joke. How on earth did they end up together?

“So, how did you and Jose meet?” she asked, hoping she didn’t sound like she was prying too much.

Kate gave a little shrug and a smile. “He came by the ranch where I currently work to discuss stock with the owner and we just struck up a conversation. He has a great sense of humor.”

Amy nodded. It was definitely true that Jose had a sense of humor. Was that really enough? Before she could ask any other questions, Jose came back into the room. “Pop’s sitting at the table. Knock ’em dead,” he told Kate. “Not literally, though. He’s an old guy and we’re not afraid to sue.”

Kate laughed and gave a little roll of her eyes to Amy before gathering a few papers from her bag and walking out of the room. Jose took her spot. “What do you think?” he asked Amy.

She didn’t know what to say, so she stuck with the most honest thing she could think of. “She seems like a very nice person,” she answered.

Jose nodded, though he didn’t appear very in awe of her kindness. “Yeah, and she has a great smile. Did you notice? Athletic, attractive, low maintenance. My kind of woman.”

Amy doubted Kate would appreciate Jose’s list of her most important attributes but said nothing. They were both adults, and who was she to give anyone dating advice?

Speaking of...

She looked at the clock on the wall and her heart thumped hard.

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