Cavanaugh by Jody Kaye

Author:Jody Kaye [Kaye, Jody]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Jody Kaye
Published: 0101-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

If Rose is single a chapter in my life, I wish the end will come to a swift conclusion, Ross thought, letting his novel fall to the floor.

Who was he kidding, though? His disinterest in reading had more to do with the fact that he was finding every analogy in the story somehow described her.

Rose’s outrage at his refusal to marry her caused the most unorthodox fight he’d ever taken part in with any woman. She’d stormed out, cussing him with a lot worse words than he’d used when the wood sliced into his hand. Several of them he was certain weren’t even English. And, to be honest, she’d plucked quite a few of those phrases from obscurity, reinforcing Rose’s assertion that she was quick to pick up on things.

Seared in her brain, she’d commented.

Ross wondered if Eric Kingsbrier had ever seared his handprint on Rose’s ass. She’d taken feisty to a new level becoming verbally combative.

Ross had gathered up his tools and finished fixing the wiring. Then, determined to get the stable completed, he slammed his feet on the tall ladder’s rungs, stomping across the roof and taking his frustrations out on nail heads he used to secure the remaining shingles. The wattage that his lamp provided allowed Ross to work doggedly into the morning until he left for the job site overseeing his crew.

His eyelids drooped closed throughout the day. Opening with a flash as Ross tried to ignore images of her that entered his daydreaming. Rose’s brow had furrowed and her features grew more incensed during their argument when, under no uncertain terms, he’d responded ‘no’ to her proposal. It was so unlike Rose to not conceal her emotions.

Ross fell asleep in the cab of his truck after the Cavanaugh employees had gone home for the day. It was pitch black when he woke up shivering. He’d stored the checkered sleeping roll under the bed at the apartment. If he went back to retrieve it, he’d have to set foot on Kingsbrier land and take the chance of seeing Rose. It was stupid to think she’d apologize for storming off and they’d talk it through. If Rose considered their friendship worth saving, he’d put his best foot forward. Ross didn’t want to lose her before… Before what? The spring? When she finished with toying with him? When a better man came along that piqued her interest?

He drove back to the stable apartments with a pounding head and empty stomach from not drinking or eating enough. Light-headed, he could almost taste the dinners that she’d surprised him with and began hoping that there was something leftover in the refrigerator.

By the time the truck curled into the gravel farmyard, his emotions morphed into hostility. He wanted to see Rose standing with a shotgun on the apartment porch, issuing orders to get his things and get out. He’d push past her and take a big bite out of one of those blueberry muffins she’d baked yesterday. Doing it in Rose’s face to be spiteful.

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