The Texas Lawman's Woman by Cathy Gillen Thacker

Author:Cathy Gillen Thacker [Thacker, Cathy Gillen]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Romance
ISBN: 9780373754533
Publisher: Harlequin
Published: 2012-12-31T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter Nine

Shelley was in the apartment kitchen Friday morning, slicing bananas, when her cell phone rang. Caller ID let her known it was the bride. “How are things in Maryland?” she asked.

“Gerry’s temperature finally returned to normal and he’s almost done with his antibiotics,” Kendall announced happily.

Shelley spooned warm oatmeal over the fruit and sprinkled the top with a little brown sugar. “That’s great!”

Kendall sighed. “But he still can’t fly and the doctors want him to wait a few more days before he sets off cross-country in a car.”

Shelley’s heart went out to her friend. “That’s not so great.”

“Luckily, we’ve still got eight days till the wedding, seven till the rehearsal dinner, so we should easily be able to make it,” Kendall responded with her customary optimism. “Even if we will be arriving at the last minute since the doctors have advised us to split the traveling over three days.”

Shelley set the bowl on the table and motioned to her son, who was playing nearby with his beloved little red truck. Austin toddled over, and with her help, climbed up into his booster seat. “Well, that is good news.” Shelley scooted her son’s chair closer to the table.

“Yes, it is. Thankfully, we have a lot of help in addition to what you and the rest of the wedding party are doing for us back in Laramie.” She cleared her throat. “Our dads and a couple of Gerry’s navy pals are loading up a van and driving all our furniture and one of our cars out to California. Our moms will be staying to help us clean our apartment and will drive back with us to Texas.”

Shelley got Austin started on his cereal and then went back to pour him a sippy cup of milk. “Sounds like you have everything under control.”

Unlike me.

“What isn’t so wonderful is that the ring bearer has the chicken pox. So, he’s not going to be able to be in the wedding. I was hoping you’d let Austin do it in his place.”

The sentiment was sweet—and heartfelt. But... “I don’t know, Kendall. He’s only two and a half. And going through that everything-is-mine stage.”

“But he’s so smart and so cute. And we could even have you and Colt bring him up the aisle together. Please? It would mean so much to Gerry and me to have Austin be part of the ceremony. We’ll have him hand off the ring pillow as soon as he gets up the aisle.”

Austin was extremely cooperative with Colt, Shelley knew. Unable to deny her dear friends anything when they had been through so much, Shelley relented with a smile. “Okay. You’ve convinced me.”

“Fabulous! I can’t wait to tell Gerry. Now, about the rest of the wedding details...”

* * *

WHEN COLT TOOK BUDDY for a walk after work, he was still brooding over the abrupt way Shelley had shown him the door following their lovemaking the previous night. He was halfway down Spring Street when he noticed Shelley’s red Prius parked in front of the Meyerson home.

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