The Shy Cowgirl (Bear Creek Rodeo) by Kirsten Osbourne

Author:Kirsten Osbourne [Osbourne, Kirsten]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Unlimited Dreams Publishing
Published: 2019-07-17T16:00:00+00:00

Six

After the brief ceremony, the seven of them all went to a late lunch together. Olivia was still skeptical of James, and it showed.

“You have to be nice to my aunt Stephanie,” she said after watching him for a good long while.

“I do? What happens if I’m not nice to her?” James was curious about the kind of threat a small girl could come up with.

“I will kick you and hit you and pull your hair, and then I’ll have Aunt Brittany and Uncle Matt do the same. I love my aunt Stephanie.”

“That sounds really scary. I guess I’ll have to be nice to her. I can do it if I try hard enough, right?”

Olivia nodded gravely. “You can.”

Stephanie was more than a little surprised by the fierce loyalty the little girl was showing. “What day do you ride?” she asked softly, trying to change the subject.

“I’d have to check my schedule. Monday, I think.”

“Will you be disappointed in me if I can’t make myself watch it? The idea of seeing you try to ride a bull sends cold chills down my spine.”

He reached over and covered her hand with his. “I’d like to see you in the stands if you can do it, but I completely understand if you can’t.” He was glad she already felt strongly enough for him that it would bother her.

“I’ll try. I really will.” Stephanie looked over at Emily, knowing her sisters understood what was going through her mind. “I’m sure it would help me write another song.”

He laughed. “Is everything song writing-fodder for you?”

“Absolutely! Why else do you think I came to Vegas?”

“To sing?” he asked. He brought her hand to his lips, not caring they had an audience. “And to marry me.”

“I still can’t believe it was you I’ve been feeling panicked about marrying all week. You really could have told me.” She shook her head at him, wondering if he had really not said anything because of her brothers-in-law.

Matt shook his head. “That was my decision. Well, mine and Chris’s. We thought it would be harder for you to get to know him if you knew he was the guy at the end of the aisle.”

Stephanie frowned. “I wish you’d just told me, but I guess it’s fine. I did have a lovely week getting to know James.”

“Did you think to pack up all your stuff so you can move rooms tonight?” James asked.

“I did. I have a few things out but not much. What you really need to know is every night I have to join my sisters in serenading Olivia. She needs ‘Puff the Magic Dragon,’ and we try to always give it to her.”

James looked down at the little girl, who simply wasn’t warming up to him. “Have you listened to ‘Lipstick on my Jeans’? I think that’s a better song than Puff.”

Olivia glared at the man. “Aunt Brittany, would you make James go away?”

“He’s Uncle James now,” Brittany reminded the little girl. “I can’t make him go away, because he’s married to Aunt Stephanie.

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