Unexpected Mommy by Sherryl Woods

Author:Sherryl Woods
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: MIRA Books
Published: 2015-12-15T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter Eight

In the midst of spreading a blanket on the ground for the picnic she and Lizzy had brought with them on their ride, Jenny thought she heard the sound of hooves. She glanced toward the southeast and spotted two men on horseback heading their way at a leisurely pace. She recognized her father at once, but the man beside him almost looked like Chance, which, of course, was impossible. He would never show up at White Pines. Nor was her father likely to welcome him, except maybe with a shotgun blast or dueling pistols.

Then again, he had said just a few nights ago that he wanted to meet his brother’s son.

“Lizzy, can you see who’s riding with Daddy?” Jenny asked.

Her younger sister looked up from the picnic basket Maritza had packed and stared in the direction Jenny indicated. “I’ve never seen him before, which is too bad, because he is one hundred percent gorgeous,” Lizzy declared breathlessly. She automatically reached up to tidy her naturally curly black hair, which she’d scooped into a careless ponytail.

Jenny fought back amusement. Lizzy was at the age when her fascination with men was increasing by the same leaps and bounds as her hormones. Jenny couldn’t recall ever being quite so over-the-top about the opposite sex in general and only once about a specific man. The latter had occurred all too recently. She was still trying very hard to pretend that it was nothing more than a wild fantasy taking control of her body.

Lizzy’s brow wrinkled as she peered more intently at the riders. “He looks a little like Cody, don’t you think, only younger?”

Jenny sighed heavily at the description. It was Chance. It had to be. He was the only man she knew who might be mistaken for Cody. Not even Cody’s own son resembled him as closely. Harlan Patrick was still gangly, while Cody, like Chance, was solid muscle.

Lizzy stared at her worriedly. “What’s wrong? Do you know who it is?”

“Possibly.”

“Who?”

“My hunch is you’re about to meet Chance Adams.”

Her sister’s eyes widened. “Our long-lost cousin? The man who wants White Pines?”

“The one and only.”

“Oh, dear. What do you suppose he’s doing with Daddy?”

“Scoping out the property, I imagine,” Jenny said wryly.

“Daddy looks okay from here. You don’t suppose they fought or something, do you? Maybe Chance kidnapped him and forced him to take him on a tour.”

Jenny had briefly considered the very same scenario, but it was ridiculous of course. Chance was perfectly civilized, if misguided in his intentions. Besides, from this distance, both men looked unbloodied, which must mean this first meeting had gone passably well. She would have expected as much of her father. He was an amazingly tolerant man and he’d flat out told her he was anxious to meet his nephew.

Chance, though, was another story. He was just itching for a fight. From the moment he’d explained what he was doing in Los Piños, it had been clear he wouldn’t be happy until he’d paid his uncle back for the sins he believed had been committed against his father.

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