With Love, Cowboy [Love Letters from Cowboy] by Lacy Williams

Author:Lacy Williams [Williams, Lacy]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: romance, christian, Western, contemporary romance, inspirational, Fiction, cowboy
Publisher: Lacy Williams Books
Published: 2014-04-30T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter Four

Ashley stood on the second-story landing outside Ryan's apartment. There was only one small apartment complex in town, as most people lived in the small bungalows that had mostly been built in the fifties, or out on their farms.

She had a hard time imagining him living here. Ryan was larger than life. He'd talked about horses and land so much in high school. And she knew his mom had moved out of town shortly after he'd graduated.

Why would he choose to stay here when he could've found a higher-paying job in Oklahoma City? The job with her parents was a dead-end. Even with a small annual raise every year, it would take him years to save enough to buy land. And horses weren't cheap to care for.

He was fun, personable, and the customers at the store loved him. She'd always considered him a friend.

But he was going nowhere.

And she had to find a path for herself.

So why was she here? After a supper of laughter and stories—mostly from their teen years when they'd worked together—he'd taken his leave but had forgotten the notebook she'd seen him carrying around the store. She'd flipped through it out of idle curiosity. Notes, to-do lists, ideas for seasonal promotions, even a grocery list. Some people might carry a smart phone, but apparently, Ryan kept all his data the old-fashioned way.

No wonder he'd written her all those letters.

So she'd used the notebook as an excuse. She brought it to his apartment, knowing he'd need it, and hoping for the opportunity to tell him what she needed to say. She had to tell him to stop pursuing her. She wasn't interested.

No matter how charming he was, or that he could cook, or that he had a certain way with her father, keeping him calm and telling him stories and making him feel like he was still involved at the store. That stuff wouldn't win her over.

She wasn't interested.

She forced herself to knock on the door.

He opened it with his phone to his ear. His entire face creased with a smile when he caught sight of her, and her stomach swooped low. He motioned her in.

"Just a sec, okay?" he whispered as she passed him.

She and Atlas slipped through the doorway behind him. She settled the dog on the floor near the door and brought the book with her into the small living room, clutching it like a shield against her midsection.

Ryan's apartment was masculine and neat. A somewhat-battered couch took up most of the living area and was opposite a large flat-screen TV. He had books strewn across the coffee table, several open and more notebooks open with pens lying across them. What was this?

He'd paced into the kitchen but she could clearly hear his side of the conversation.

"I can deliver an order that size, no problem. Sweet feed. And corn. Just like last time."

She sat down on the couch, tapping his store notebook against her knee.

"It'll have to be Friday night, 'cause I've got a class tomorrow evening.

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