Tough Talking Cowboy by Jennifer Ryan

Author:Jennifer Ryan
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: HarperCollins
Published: 2020-03-30T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter Twenty

“You should go out there and shut her down. That’s your man,” Trinity declared.

Adria choked back a laugh. Trinity had a good heart and forgave Adria for keeping things with Drake on the down low. “He is mine. Which is why I’m fine letting him handle it. He needs closure just like she does.”

“Who cares what she wants? She broke up with him when he was at his lowest.”

“He pushed her away because she wasn’t what he needed. She walked away because she didn’t love him enough to hold on. They’re better off without each other. He knows it. I bet she does, too.” Adria knew that to be true even though anxiety tightened her gut seeing Drake with Melanie. She didn’t know if old feelings would rise up between them. She squashed that idea and shared with Trinity the words that kept circling her mind. “I don’t know what happened with you guys last night, but he thought it meant the end of us. He told me losing me matters more to him than Melanie ever did.”

Trinity sucked in a gasp and covered her mouth, her eyes wide with shock. She dropped her hand. “He said that to you?”

“Right in front of Roxy and Noah after he shoved Noah away from me when he hugged me and Drake misunderstood the situation.”

Worry filled Trinity’s eyes, because she’d seen Drake lose it numerous times over the last few months. “He went into a jealous rage?”

“Kinda. He held it together and didn’t hurt Noah. He really just wanted me to know he wasn’t giving up without a fight.”

Tears filled Trinity’s eyes. “Really?”

Declan and Tate walked up behind them.

Declan stared over Adria’s shoulder. “Is Trinity crying because Drake is getting back together with Melanie?”

“Please God, no.” Tate rolled his eyes.

Adria didn’t have to say anything to tell them what was really going on. Drake turned his back on Melanie, walked in the door, headed straight for her, wrapped his arms around her waist, picked her up, and kissed her socks off.

Trinity sniffled. “He loves her.”

Adria kissed Drake right through that huge statement and laughed when Trinity hugged both of them, and then Declan and Tate joined in crushing her into Drake in this family circle of love.

Drake met her eyes. “Make them stop.”

She laughed. “You love it.”

Declan and Tate squeezed them all tighter.

Trinity squeaked.

Sunny bounced up and down around them, pawing at everyone’s legs.

Drake had enough of all this closeness, let her loose with one hand, and socked Tate right in the side. He peeled off from them. Declan got a shove. Trinity stepped back with a huge smile for her and Drake and put her hands up before Drake went after her, too.

Instead, he set Adria on her feet and stared down at her. He traced the side of her face with his fingers. The unexpected and sweet gesture stirred up all the emotions she’d pushed to the back of her mind and heart. “Show me your place.”

She took his hand and tugged him toward the back of the building.

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