Wolf Creek Father (Wolf Creek, Arkansas Book 3) by Penny Richards

Author:Penny Richards [Richards, Penny]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Historical, Romance, Fiction, 19th Century, American West, Western, Christian, Religious, Faith, Inspirational, School Teacher, Sheriff, Lawman, Widower, Children, Unruly, Mother, Wife, Marriage, Busy, Frustration, Family Life
ISBN: 9780373282944
Google: 9sVyBgAAQBAJ
Goodreads: 22885380
Publisher: Love Inspired Historicals
Published: 2015-01-01T05:00:00+00:00

Chapter Eight

What on earth had he been thinking when he’d kissed Allie? Colt berated himself the following morning as he headed toward Ellie’s, where he was meeting Gabe for an early breakfast. It was just light, and already the heat of the morning sun promised another scorcher.

Like the kiss.

Why couldn’t he get the kiss—and Allie—out of his mind? There was another problem, too. Would that one moment of madness ruin everything? Would she want to keep helping him with the kids now that he’d stepped over that imaginary boundary of propriety? She’d implied that nothing would change as long as they forgot what had occurred between them. As if that was going to happen anytime this side of the grave!

What would he say to her when he saw her later in the day? How would she react? He’d toyed with the idea of surprising her with some ice the following day, and even considered making the ice cream for her as a little surprise, but now he was questioning the wisdom of the idea. The last thing he needed was her thinking he was trying to butter her up for the sake of her help with the kids.

Charlie Pickens, who was unlocking the door of the newspaper office, called out to him from across the street, thankfully delaying his decision a little longer.

The light of Ellie’s beckoned. He’d been so wrapped up in the problem with the kids lately, it seemed as if he talked and thought of little else. Maybe some male conversation with Gabe would take his mind off things, at least for a while.

Gabe was already seated, and to Colt’s chagrin, Win Granville sat across from him. As usual, the wealthy Bostonian was decked out in the latest style. His double-breasted, dove-gray suit boasted a wing collar and covered buttons, and had no doubt been chosen to make him look more casual. It didn’t work. The only purpose it served was to make Colt, in his denim pants and plaid shirt, feel like a poor country relation. Even Gabe, in his tan trousers and plaid, square-cut waistcoat, outdid him in the style department, but then, their jobs were vastly different. As was Win’s.

The first—and last—time Win Granville was in town had been in the spring, when he’d taken perverse pleasure in running up the bids at the box-lunch benefit. Colt had been forced to pay far more than he’d expected for Ellie’s basket, and Gabe had been none too pleased at the price his stepbrother had forced him to pay for Rachel’s.

It looked as if they’d put that behind them, though, if the smiles on their faces were anything to go by. Despite the fiasco at the box lunch and his fancy way of dressing, Colt had yet to make up his mind about Win, unsure if he were just a smooth city slicker or if he possessed a contrary sense of amusement. Colt suspected that, like Allie, there was a lot more beneath the facade he presented to the world than most people suspected.

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