Broken by Cora York

Author:Cora York [York, Cora]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2019-09-15T16:00:00+00:00

After dinner, we sat around the table and gabbed, his brothers filling me in on embarrassing stories about Colt’s life growing up and all the mischief they got up to on the ranch. Like how they used to hook up with cute tourists when they turned part of their land into a dude ranch.

Emptiness welled up inside me. I wanted so badly to be part of their lives, to be enveloped in their love and warmth.

I wanted to bring our kids to see Grandma and Grandpa on weekends. I wanted them to ride horses and have Christmas mornings on the ranch.

Colt was in his element having his family sitting by his side. There was a contentment about him I’d never seen before.

He disappeared for a few minutes, and when he reappeared, he handed me my guitar. “Sing for us.”

I handed my guitar back to him. “Only if you play.”

“Like I said, it’s been a while. I’m rusty.”

“I’m sure you’ll do just fine. How about we do something by Montana Chambers? Everyone knows her songs. Let’s do Don’t Get Mad, Get Madder.”

His Adam’s apple bobbed, and his eyes darkened. “Don’t think I know that one. How about Reba or Dolly?”

“Fancy has always been one of my favorites,” I admitted. “My mom could sing the hell out of it. Who doesn’t love a song about a mom turning her daughter into a hooker?”

“Fancy it is,” he said with a laugh.

We both walked up to the stage. Colt sat on a stool while I stood by the mic. When he began playing, my jaw dropped. My mom’s six-string never sounded better. “You’ve been holding out on me, cowboy.”

He grinned. “Not much time for playing these days.”

The audience hooped and hollered and joined in with us, and by the time we finished the song, we were both out of breath.

I glanced over at Colt and saw the joy in his eyes. We made a great team in and out of the bedroom. The audience called for more, and of course we obliged, singing everything from Dolly Parton to Patsy Cline.

If I never ever played on stages bigger than this one, that would be okay because I was having the time of my life with the man I loved.

When we finally got off stage, Tricia hugged me tightly. “Dang, girl, you’ve got some pipes.”

“I’m all sweaty,” I protested.

“Oh, hush. Whatever you’ve done to my son, you’ve made him happier than I’ve seen him in a long time. He might say you’re nothing more than friends, but I think you’re the one.”

“I recall you saying the same thing to me once upon a time, Tricia,” said a voice from somewhere behind me.

I spun around and couldn’t believe my eyes. Montana Chambers stood a few feet from me with two hulking bodyguards on either side.

My eyes widened, and my jaw fell open. “You’re...you’re. Wow. I—”

“Well, looky here. The bitch is back,” Tricia spat.

“Nice to see you, too.” Montana’s cheeks were flushed, and her words sounded slurred, as if she’d been drinking.

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