After the Storm: A Small Town, Single Dad, Second Chance Romance (Cottonwood Cove Series Book 5) by Laura Pavlov

Author:Laura Pavlov [Pavlov, Laura]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2023-11-15T16:00:00+00:00

It had been two days since I’d seen Presley.

Two days since I’d dropped her at her house the morning after our night together.

And I was in hell. I couldn’t stop thinking about her, and we were texting all day, every day because we were giving this new friendship idea a try.

I pulled down the long driveway toward Duncan Ranch and put the truck in park. I’d just dropped Gracie at school, where she asked me no less than five hundred times if Presley could teach her to ride a horse. I’d agreed to come check on the horses a couple of days a week until Frank found a replacement to work here full time.

And I was just trying to hold on to my sanity. Keep some bit of distance there, as our night together was a one-and-done deal.

But I couldn’t think of anything else.

“Hey,” Presley said as she came walking out of the barn in a long cream-colored skirt with her boots peeking out at the ankle. Her sweater hung off one shoulder, making my mouth water, and it pissed me the hell off. “I didn’t think you were coming until tomorrow.”

She’d stuck to the plan and hadn’t made any attempt to see me again, so I wondered if I was the only one who was struggling.

“I didn’t have anything on the schedule this morning, so I thought I’d run over and check on Honey.” I shoved my hands into my pockets because we both knew I was lying. Honey was doing well, and there were no concerns at the moment. “What are you up to?”

“I was just going to go for a ride. Why don’t you ride with me?”

I cleared my throat and thought it over. It had been a while since I’d found the time to take a ride. I was in the middle of building a barn, and I planned to eventually get a horse or two. “I guess I can go for a quick ride before I take a look in her mouth and then make a quick round to see the others.”

“Great. I want to get back in an hour so I can meet with Baxter to get an update on my dad’s physical therapy.”

She walked in front of me. The fabric of her skirt hugged her ass perfectly while it swooshed around freely at her ankles.

“I don’t know if that skirt is the best idea for riding,” I grumped, and it came out harsher than I meant it to.

But fuck that skirt.

It was putting all sorts of visuals in my head that I shouldn’t be thinking about.

She glanced over her shoulder and smiled like she was enjoying seeing me agitated.

We saddled up, and she climbed onto Honey, her skirt riding up as she draped it over her thighs effortlessly. I took Duke, the six-year-old stallion, who was one of my favorites.

We trotted out of the barn and took off once we were in the pasture.

I glanced over to see the wind catching her hair as it blew all around her, and she had a big smile on her face.

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