The Twins' Rodeo Rider by Tina Leonard

Author:Tina Leonard
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Harlequin
Published: 2014-01-17T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter Eleven

“Now what do we do?” Suz asked Cisco after Cosette and Jane departed, taking Daisy’s gifts with them. The ladies had been completely shell-shocked by Robert’s announcement, though they hadn’t said much about that. They’d told Suz they would take care of emptying out the offending “offerings” of Daisy’s gifts, and Cisco had been relieved.

His wife needed to have nothing on her mind except recuperating and bonding with their babies. “We love our new daughters. I really think I see the seeds of greatness in those girls,” he said happily. “I’m anticipating them to be just like their mother.”

“Peace Corps workers?” Suz teased.

“I’d be very proud.” He sat on the hospital bed next to her. “Now rest. Don’t think about anything. I’m going to take very good care of my wife.”

Suz smiled at him, and his whole world lit up. “I love you, Cisco.”

What man didn’t want to hear that? Life just couldn’t get any better than it was right now. Daisy was gone, off to bother Branch in Montana, obviously having given up on her dreams of seducing Cisco. Squint was going to be viscerally annoyed with him, but maybe love wasn’t meant to happen between his buddy and the wild woman of Bridesmaids Creek. Not my problem. Squint will have to suck it up.

“Did Cosette and Jane seem like they were in a hurry to leave to you?”

Of course they’d been. Their brains had clearly gone into overdrive at the news Robert had delivered, which would entail plans being hatched. He shrugged. “They’re always going ninety to nothing about something. But the only thing I plan on thinking about for the next twenty-one years is you and raising my daughters to be independent women like their mother. After that, I start Phase Two of our lives, which is keeping my shotgun rack full and primed for our daughters’ suitors.” He tried not to think about his daughters’ one day being romanced by any Tom, Dick or Harry who decided to toss a heated glance their way. “I’ve got plenty on my plate without worrying about Cosette and Jane.”

“Robert’s announcement caught them totally by surprise. I don’t see how he could have offered to buy treasured BC land without the town council’s okay. Wasn’t that part of the deal Jade struck with him? That he was never to do anything again without the council’s permission, and nothing at all that wasn’t beneficial to BC?”

Suz looked at him, searching for answers he didn’t possess. “Why would he go back on their agreement? And clearly he has, because the gifts that Daisy gave the babies foreshadowed her father’s announcement. She brought water from Bridesmaids Creek and dirt from Best Man’s Fork, and called them mementoes. As if they weren’t going to be here forever.”

“This is true.” Cisco got up, paced to the window. He, too, had been unpleasantly surprised by Robert’s change of heart, especially as he knew Donovan spent plenty of time out at Jade and Ty’s place with his granddaughters.

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