Billionaire's Bargain (Quinn Valley Ranch Book 15) by Caroline Lee

Author:Caroline Lee [Lee, Caroline]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2019-04-20T16:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER SEVEN

“Are you doing alright?” Katie nudged Kenneth with her hip, where they both stood at the kitchen sink. “You've been quiet since yesterday.”

He took the plate from her when she was done washing it and began to dry. “Yeah,” he said with entirely too much nonchalance in his voice to be believable. “Just thinking, I guess.”

It had become somewhat of a tradition for them to do the dishes together after breakfast, and something she really enjoyed. Who would have thought having an almost complete stranger move into her space could be so much fun?

But he wasn't an almost complete stranger, was he? He was her husband, and the last few weeks had been really...nice. With the way they worked together, the way they complemented one another, it was easy to forget this marriage of theirs had been arranged on paper. It was easy to forget he didn't actually have any feelings for her.

Which was kind of important, because she was definitely developing feelings for him.

“Hey.” It was his turn to nudge her. “Thanks for sitting with my dad yesterday. I think he just needed a break, and he really likes you.”

“Of course!” She reached for the drain pull. “After all, that's my job, isn't it? Getting your family to like me, I mean.”

Beside her, he sucked in a breath, and she winced. Her eyes went wide as she watched the water swirling down the drain. Had she really just said that in her out-loud voice? Oh well, it was the truth, wasn't it?

He exhaled—was that a sigh?—and moved away from the sink. From over by the table, he said quietly, “Well, you succeeded. It was good to see Dad smile like that.”

She knew her lunch with his father had given him some time with his mom, and she was glad for it. “I’m happy to do it,” she whispered.

And she was. Kenneth was hurting, but so was the rest of his family. If a couple of greasy burgers would cheer Mr. Weston up, she’d happily bring them over every day.

“What about... What about your family?” he asked her.

The last of the water chased the soap suds down the drain, and she dried her hands and reached for the wedding ring she’d placed on the sill out of harm’s way. What about her family? In the weeks since their wedding—real or not—Katie had avoided mentioning him to her family. Of course, in a town like Quinn Valley, someone had noticed his sports car parked outside her house at all hours, who mentioned it to someone else, who mentioned it to Grams, who’d called and threatened to tell her parents unless she fessed up.

“It’s nothing, Grams,” she’d lied. “It’s just a friend, staying in my third bedroom for a little while.”

But Grams could smell gossip a mile away. “A male friend?”

“A friend,” Katie had said firmly.

That, at least, hadn’t been a lie. Kenneth was her friend. He was also her husband, at least for a little bit. But her family wouldn’t understand that.

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