The Marriage Charm by Linda Lael Miller

Author:Linda Lael Miller [Miller, Linda Lael]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Harlequin (UK) Ltd
Published: 2015-02-01T00:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER THIRTEEN

FIGURATIVELY SPEAKING, THE next day felt as though a tsunami had blasted the coast of Wyoming—although, of course, the state had no coast.

Moe hadn’t been kidding about the irate parents and their complaints over the trail ride. Spence saw that his inbox was jammed with complaints. He needed to approach Hadleigh right away, but the night before had been complicated for them both, no doubt about it.

The latest robbery had him severely pissed off on a personal level, although he had to admit that waking up with Melody snuggled next to him, her shapely bottom pressed against his groin, had been a sweet perk, despite the whole untenable situation.

Except there was no way he could lose the erection that had kept him awake half the night, and his unsatisfied body certainly didn’t improve his mood. In the light of day, the damage to her house looked even worse, but other than the window, nothing was actually broken, and he’d done his best to help her clean up before he left for work. She’d thanked him very nicely as her trio of cats watched her give him another chaste kiss on the cheek, and he’d departed, feeling like a deserter. The place was still a mess.

After dropping Harley at home, taking a lightning quick shower and throwing on some clean clothes, he’d made arrangements to have her window repaired ASAP.

His morning went from bad to worse.

There was a traffic accident on Main Street involving the mayor. Spence answered that call himself.

Somehow, a load of cattle, headed for auction, had somehow nudged open the door to their transport truck when the driver stopped for gas, and meandered through town, causing that accident. The driver, while he could drive a semi-trailer truck, knew nothing about cattle, and the mass escape had to be handled. Luckily, Spence could herd cows even without a good cutting horse, and there were plenty of cowboys around to lend a hand. With the assistance of these good-natured citizens pitching in, the cattle were all herded back into the truck, but it took a while. One stubborn cow had discovered the joys of a bed of hostas at someone’s residence, and refused to budge. Much to the amusement of the onlookers, Spence finally had to rope her and use his truck to urge her away from the buffet of plants. The owners weren’t home, so he’d had to leave them a note explaining what had happened. They weren’t going to be pleased when they saw their ravaged landscaping.

Then there was a fistfight between two boys during the beginning of football practice at the high school, and the elderly coach—the same one he’d had back in the day—couldn’t deal with it because they were taking some serious swings at each other. A concerned parent watching the practice called the police.

Fine, but in the end, that turned out to be a case of overreacting; when they got there, the incident was already over, and handshakes had been exchanged. He’d even talked the principal out of suspending them since no one was hurt.

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