The Maverick's Holiday Surprise by Karen Rose Smith

Author:Karen Rose Smith
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: HarlequinUKLtd
Published: 2016-11-08T05:00:00+00:00

Chapter Eight

Bella sat at her desk that afternoon, composing letters to send to parents explaining about the photos she wanted to take and the child care tips they might want to contribute. Usually moms were eager to share everything they knew about kids. She’d certainly gotten experience helping Jamie with the triplets.

Despite the work, she found herself missing Hudson. The place just wasn’t the same when he wasn’t there. Yes, she’d resented him when he’d first moved in, so to speak, to check up on her. But now they worked in tandem. Not only that, she missed his physical presence, the sparkle in his eyes, the energy he projected. Cowboy or businessman, he was one difficult man to ignore.

When the phone rang, she picked it up. “Just Us Kids Day Care Center, Bella Stockton speaking. How can I help you?”

“Is Hudson Jones there?” a gruff male voice asked her.

“He’s not available at the moment. Can I help you?”

There was a pause. “No, I need to speak to Jones. If I leave a message, will you make sure he gets it?”

“Of course I will. Or I could put you through to his voice mail.”

“I don’t trust that stuff. I’d rather you hand deliver it.”

She smiled and wondered how old this man was. She pulled a pink message pad and a pen from her desk. “As soon as he comes in, I’ll hand it to him.”

“Tell him this is Guy Boswick from Pine Bluff Ranch. He can reach me at...” And he rattled off a number. “I have a problem for him to handle.”

“Can I tell him what this is in regards to?”

“No. I need to talk to him. Don’t worry. He’ll know who I am when you give him my name.”

That was a cryptic message if she’d ever heard one.

“All right, Mr. Boswick. I will do that.”

“If I don’t hear from him today, I’ll call back tomorrow,” he assured her.

“That’s fine. I understand.”

She hardly had the words out when Mr. Boswick said “Goodbye” and hung up.

A half hour later, Hudson blew through the door along with the wind and a few snowflakes. He had a smile on his face.

Bella couldn’t help but smile back. Hudson Jones was infectious. She just hadn’t figured out if that was a good thing or a bad thing.

As he took off his jacket and hung it in his office, she followed him inside, the message in her hand. “You look as if you had a good meeting.”

“I did. We figured out how to keep things easy for the babies.”

“I’m not sure anything is easy with babies,” she warned him.

He chuckled. “Probably not. But how’s this for an idea? Reindeer antler headbands for the babies, and we put them all in carriages. That way, volunteers at the school can decorate the carriages and we don’t have to worry about costumes.”

“I think that’s brilliant,” she agreed. “Did you come up with that or did Eileen?”

“A little bit of both. Eileen knows kids and what will work and what won’t.

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