Cowboy Crush : A Small Town, Enemies-to-Lovers YA Romance (Sweet Oak Teen Ranch Book 1) by Lacy Andersen

Author:Lacy Andersen [Andersen, Lacy]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: clean and wholesome, ya romance, sweet romance, western romance
Publisher: Lacy Andersen
Published: 2021-03-03T05:00:00+00:00

Chapter Fifteen

Graham

“I’m surprised you survived that.”

I took a freshly washed dish from Cassidy’s hand and ran a towel over it. That loud, crazy, messy tradition we at the ranch called dinner was over, yet somehow, we hadn’t scared her off yet.

She grinned at me over her shoulder as she sunk her hands into the sink to find the last one. “Actually, that was pretty fun. Usually at home, I either eat with my dad or alone when he’s at work. It’s not nearly as entertaining.”

“Yeah, well, you didn’t have to help me with the dishes.” I took the last plate from her hands and dried it off. “Just because it was my turn tonight didn’t mean you had to pitch in.”

“I don’t mind.” She wiped a stray hair out of her face and smiled at me. “I like helping.”

I smirked. Why wasn’t I surprised? “It’s definitely the do-gooder disease. You’re totally infected. I really hope it’s not contagious.”

She hit me playfully on the shoulder, leaving a wet imprint on my t-shirt. It was on. Dipping my hand briefly into the sink, I flicked some soapy water at her. She squealed and tried to duck out of the way. I followed her across the kitchen, coming to a sudden halt when Ken walked through the door, his bushy gray eyebrows raised in surprise.

“Dishes done?” he asked in a gravelly voice.

I nodded and swallowed. “Yes, sir.”

“Good. The rest of the family’s in the living room.”

It was Ken’s not-so-smooth way of telling me he didn’t like me and Cassidy being alone in the kitchen. Heat spread up the back of my neck as I watched him head toward the coffee pot. He didn’t have to worry about that. Cassidy and I were...well, we were friends. Surprising friends. But that was it. Nothing more.

I’d had an entire night to think it over. That Mr. Cook didn’t have a leg to stand on with his threats because I was going to be out of here soon enough. With Blue River permanently in my rearview mirror. Getting tangled up with the sheriff’s daughter, of all people, was last on the list of possibilities. Just like I was probably last on Cassidy’s list of possibilities.

Her showing up at the ranch was just another side effect of her do-gooder personality. I was a charity case to her. She probably thought she was adopting me like a stray dog. Whatever. I wouldn’t fight it. Cassidy was turning out to be one of the only things about Blue River I actually didn’t hate. She was a hopeless case of optimism, but for some reason, that didn’t drive me totally up the wall. When I finally left this town, she’d forget all about me and move on to a new charity case. That was how people like her worked.

And if we were going to be forced to work together on this project, it didn’t hurt to try and get along.

As friends.

And making Mr. Cook steaming mad in the process? Well, that was just a bonus.

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