The Persistent Groom (Texas Titan Romances) by Jennifer Youngblood

Author:Jennifer Youngblood [Youngblood, Jennifer]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Arbor House Books
Published: 2017-10-11T18:30:00+00:00

Chapter 9

Silver leaned forward, hardly believing what she was hearing. “You can’t even come out and look at my job until the middle of July? That’s a month and a half away.”

“I’m sorry, ma’am,” the man said smoothly like he was accustomed to dealing with irate customers. “We book up a good two months in advance on average. So, a month and a half is faster than normal.”

“Great,” she muttered, rolling her eyes.

“Would you like for me to schedule you an appointment?” he said impatiently.

“Yeah, I guess so.” She figured she might as well get on his schedule, then keep looking for someone else. No one had answered at the other two places she called, so she’d left messages. As she ended the call, she rubbed a hand over her neck, which was tense to the point of hurting.

“I can do that for you, if you’d like.”

She whipped around, not realizing Ace had stepped into the kitchen.

“That’s okay,” she responded quickly, then realized he was teasing her.

He pulled out a chair and sat down at the kitchen table across from her. “Is everything okay? You look frustrated.”

“Are you spying on me,” she asked, her eyebrow arching.

“What can I say?” He spread his hands in defeat, an easy smile spreading over his lips. “As entertaining as Dora the Explorer is, I might’ve gotten a tad sidetracked by your conversation.”

Ace had offered to watch TV with Gracie while Silver worked.

She sat back in her seat. “I had no idea contractors would be in such high demand.” The crazy part was that Riley could pretty much snap his fingers and get one of his sub-contractors to take care of it immediately, but she didn’t want to be beholden to that man for anything. She’d let the house fall completely down before she called on Riley for help.

“Have you called my cousin Ricardo?”

“No, not yet.”

He sighed heavily. “I told you he’d give you a good price.”

“I know, and I really appreciate it, but you’ve already done so much for us …” she motioned “... letting us stay here at your house. I don’t want to take advantage.” Her voice trailed off.

Ace leaned over and reached for her phone, handing it to her. “Call him right now or I will.”

She made a face. “You’re so bossy.”

He laughed. “And you’re so stubborn.”

She straightened her shoulders, lifting her chin in the air. “Fine, I’ll call him.”

“Do you need the number?”

She rifled through her papers, pulling out the scrap of paper he’d given her. “Nope. I have it right here.” She punched in the numbers, keenly aware Ace was watching her every move. Without warning, her mind went back to their kiss in the pool. Even though it had been cut short by Xavier, it was powerful, sparking a fevered excitement she hadn’t felt since … well, since she and Ace were together before. But there was more than that. It wasn’t just the physical attraction but a deep emotional connection that she and Ace had always shared, even when they were merely friends.

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