The Rancher and the Baby

Author:Marie Ferrarella
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Harlequin
Published: 2016-02-23T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter Eleven

Olivia was hanging up her landline when she saw her intern returning. Since Cassidy still had the baby with her, Olivia came to the logical conclusion, secretly hoping she was wrong.

“No luck?”

Cassidy had intended to go straight to the cubbyhole she usually occupied when not working in Olivia’s office, but since the latter had called out to her, she stopped and stepped into the woman’s office. She really wished that she had better news.

“No, no luck,” she confirmed. There was no point in hiding her disappointment. “I thought for sure we’d find at least his mother on the reservation.” The more she had thought about it, the more it seemed to have made sense to her.

“Well, maybe he’s not from the reservation,” Olivia suggested. After all, it wasn’t as if they had any proof. At best, it was just one possible assumption.

“I’ve just got this gut feeling that Adam’s connected to the reservation in one way or another.”

“Well, the truth has a way of coming out if you give it enough time, so if one of his parents is from there,” she said, nodding at the baby in Cassidy’s arms, “we’ll find out eventually.”

“Hopefully sooner than later,” Cassidy added. She looked down at the baby. Adam was scrunching up his face again, which she had already learned could only mean one thing. She wasn’t certain just how much one diaper could hold. “Right now, I’ve got to change Adam’s diaper before it gets toxic.”

Olivia laughed, waving Cassidy on her way. “Good idea,” she agreed. “Meanwhile, you’ve given me something to think about.”

By now, the aroma from Adam’s diaper was definitely competing with the oxygen in the room, but Cassidy couldn’t bring herself to just walk away with that open-ended comment hanging in the air.

“What have I given you to think about?” she asked.

“Getting an investigator,” Olivia said bluntly. “Up until now, I didn’t think our firm really needed one, but now, with this coming up, I’m beginning to think it might be a good idea to have an investigator working for the firm, or at least having one on retainer. We need someone who could look into things for us, make sure all the details are straight if we have any concerns to the contrary. Or, in this case, someone who could find out if this baby’s parents can be located.”

Yes, Olivia nodded to herself as Cassidy hurried off to the ladies’ room with Adam, hiring an investigator was definitely something to think about.

* * *

CASSIDY WAS DETERMINED to put in as long a day as she could to make up for the time she’d missed. Olivia, however, was equally determined that she leave early with the baby. Cassidy made a counteroffer, insisting on taking at least some of the work home with her so she wouldn’t fall any more behind than she already was.

It was all part of not just the learning process at the law firm, but part of making her feel useful.

In the end, it was a draw.

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