The Cowboy and the Angel by T. J. Kline

Author:T. J. Kline [J. KLINE, T.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: HarperCollins
Published: 2014-07-15T16:00:00+00:00

ANGELA TRIED TO ignore her father’s small talk throughout the entire ride to the arena, wishing he’d just go back to sleep. If only she could have been that lucky.

“I don’t remember a lot about the night Angie was born, but I remember thinking she looked just like her mother.”

Derek glanced over at the man in backseat. “I saw the picture by the television. They look almost identical.”

“Almost.” Angela saw a frown furrow his brow for a moment before quickly passing, like a shadow. “Her mother was a beautiful woman, too pretty for the likes of me.” Angela had heard her father talk about her mother through the years and couldn’t remember him sounding this tender and reminiscent. He usually sounded like a man wracked with guilt, but today he seemed to remember only the good times. “My Angie-girl has her spirit too.”

“Really? I never would have guessed that.” Derek glanced at her and gave her a knowing smile. She was grateful Derek seemed to understand she didn’t want his pity. She took a deep breath, holding it for a moment, willing herself to have patience. Her father talked far too much when he’d been drinking.

As they turned into the rodeo grounds, Derek pulled to the back and several trailers came into view. A few horse trailers were pulling out now that some of the roping events had finished, and it looked like the barrel racers were preparing for their rides. Angela sighed, irritated her father had cost her an entire day she should have been working on her story. Who knew what she missed while she retrieved him from jail yet again. Her anger sparked at his selfishness. How could he be so narcissistic to take her away from her job, the only means she had to feed him and keep a roof over his head?

As Derek pulled to a stop, she jumped out of the truck and slammed the door. She couldn’t bear to look at her father, and she was too embarrassed to talk to Derek. “Dad, I’m going to try to get some work done. Take your things to that trailer and get some sleep. Don’t go anywhere without telling either Derek or me.”

Her father glanced from her to Derek. “I could have stayed home.”

“Dad,” she said with a sigh, feeling guilty for her sharp words. “I couldn’t leave you there alone. Derek and I have work to do. He runs the rodeo and took time out today to drive me to pick you up. You should thank him instead of acting ungrateful.”

“Come on, Mr. McCallister. I’ll show you where you can get some rest. We’re almost done for today anyway.”

Angela saw her father’s eyes light on the various trailers and equipment, making her hesitant to let him go. “Dad, please stay out of trouble while you’re here, okay?”

Her father frowned. “I’ll be fine. If you were so worried . . .”

“Sir, let me introduce you to Mike Findley. He actually started this company with my father.

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