The Lawman Lassoes A Family (Conard County: The Next Generation Book 24) (Contemporary Romance) by Rachel Lee

Author:Rachel Lee [Lee, Rachel]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Contemporary, Fiction, Romance, Family Life, Cowboy, Law Enforcement, Husband Death, Daughter, Wyoming, Neighbor, Widower, Widow, Sheriff, Child, ReadyMade Family
ISBN: 9781460384411
Google: tPQ_BgAAQBAJ
Barnesnoble:
Goodreads: 24452134
Publisher: Harlequin Special Edition
Published: 2015-07-07T04:00:00+00:00

Chapter Seven

Dan filled out his incident report in record time, insisted that Junior’s blood be tested for illicit substances, then raced back to Lena’s house.

Sure enough, when he let himself in, Vicki was on the couch with Krys, and it was after ten. Way past the girl’s bedtime. His heart squeezed with concern and caring for both of them. He was definitely in it up to his neck, and right now he didn’t care.

“She wouldn’t go to bed until you got back,” Vicki said.

At the sound of her mother’s voice, Krys stirred, opened her eyes and smiled. “Dan,” she said with satisfaction.

He perched on the edge of the couch beside her. “Do you know the story of Cinderella? How her fairy godmother turned her pumpkin into a coach?”

“Yup,” Krys said sleepily.

“And then if she didn’t get home in time, it turned into a pumpkin again?”

Krys nodded.

“You’re going to turn into a pumpkin if you don’t get to bed soon.”

A sleepy giggle emerged from Krys. “You called me a pumpkin before.”

“And you’re a very cute pumpkin. But you still need your sleep.”

“Carry me?”

Dan quickly searched Vicki’s face and she nodded. He scooped the girl up in his arms, suppressing a wince as he felt the bruise on his shoulder protest. Oh, it was going to be a good one. So was his hip, come to that.

Ignoring both, he carried his precious cargo upstairs, then said good-night and slipped out while Vicki got the girl into bed.

“Dan...” Vicki’s voice trailed after him. “Stay a bit?”

“Sure.”

Since he knew his way around Lena’s house as well as he knew his own, he started a pot of coffee. It had almost finished brewing by the time Vicki appeared.

“That smells good,” she remarked. She looked so weary it troubled him.

He was leaning back against the counter, waiting for the coffee, when she approached. “Turn around.”

Surprised, he obeyed, then nearly jumped when she touched his shoulder, and he realized her fingertips met bare skin. Hunger surged in him.

“I didn’t say anything before,” she said. “I didn’t want Krys to notice. But your shirt’s torn. Dan, that’s an awful bruise you’re getting.”

“I’ll survive.” He felt frozen in place, wanting her touch to continue. But her fingertips went away.

She said, “I guess it’s too late for ice.”

“Probably. It’ll be okay, Vicki. If that’s the worst to come out of tonight, I’m grateful. I’m also grateful we got Junior Casson.”

Dan heard her move to the table, so he turned around again.

“Is he a problem?” she asked.

“Wild child, although he’s getting a little too old for that. Every place has a family or two like the Cassons, always on the edge of trouble, always creating it if they can’t find it. Mostly stupidity and orneriness. Anyway, he’s going to be off the streets for a little while, longer if we find out he was under the influence.”

She nodded, then gave a start. “Let me get your coffee. You sit down. If your shoulder looks like that, other parts must hurt, too.”

He eyed the hardwood chairs, gauged his hip and said, “Living room?”

“Fine by me.

Download

Copyright Disclaimer:
This site does not store any files on its server. We only index and link to content provided by other sites. Please contact the content providers to delete copyright contents if any and email us, we'll remove relevant links or contents immediately.