A Cowboy for the Twins by Carolyne Aarsen

Author:Carolyne Aarsen [Aarsen, Carolyne]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Harlequin
Published: 2017-10-27T21:14:16+00:00

Chapter Nine

“I’m so thankful you made supper for us.” Noah’s mother looked from him to Shauntelle then to the two girls, who were scooping the melting ice cream out of their bowls. “Wasn’t it delicious, Noah?”

“Beyond delicious.” Noah glanced over at Shauntelle, surprised at how happy he was to see her in his own home. He had seen little of her lately, and he thought she was avoiding him. Then his mother told him she was coming for supper.

“So now, I think we should go for a walk.” His mother was already getting up as she spoke.

“Are you sure?” Noah asked.

“Oh, don’t you fuss over me.” His mother flapped her hand at him. “I’ve been feeling good lately.”

“I can see that for myself,” Noah said. “I’m so glad.”

The past few days, in spite of her broken leg, his mother had smiled more, her eyes had sparkled more, and she seemed to be brimming with enthusiasm. Though he guessed much of it had to do with him being on the ranch, he also suspected part of her increased vigor was because of Shauntelle’s daughters.

His mother hadn’t come right out and said as much, but Noah was sure that she and those adorable twin girls had put this whole supper scheme together. And right now, with Shauntelle sitting across from him, he didn’t mind one bit.

“Why don’t you go out for a walk, and I’ll take care of cleaning up,” Shauntelle said as she stood as well.

“Not a chance, my dear,” his mother said. “When you make the supper, you shouldn’t have to do the dishes. Noah and I will do them once you leave.”

Shauntelle looked like she was about to object again, but Margaret was already pulling her away from the table. Noah thought maybe he should stay behind, but then Millie grabbed his hand.

“You have to come too,” she said, tugging on his hand, giving him no choice but to follow.

He gave in and they all trooped out the door behind his mother, who was moving surprisingly fast for someone on crutches. She was down the stairs of the porch before he could offer to help.

“I thought the girls would like to see the barn, and then we could go look at our cows,” his mother said, heading down a path leading to the back pasture where the cows were.

“How many do you have?” Shauntelle asked, trying to keep up with her.

“About thirty,” his mother said, stumping along as if she was a woman on a mission. “Noah keeps telling me I should get rid of them, but I like having them around. Them and the horses. You know my husband and Noah trained those horses.”

Most of the horses he and his father had trained together were gone. The only ones left were the ones she got from Uncle Boyce. But he didn’t want to make his mother feel bad. So he chose not to correct her. Instead he followed his mother, the girls easily keeping up with her as she told them about the ranch, explaining where it came from and the history.

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