Cowboy Firefighter Heat by Kim Redford

Author:Kim Redford
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Sourcebooks
Published: 2020-01-09T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter 20

Several days later, Craig was doing his best to keep things under control, but he felt as if he was on the edge of losing ground even as he continued to push forward with Wild West Days. He glanced around the pocket park beside the Chuckwagon Café, with its closely trimmed grass and wildflower garden in one corner. Fern was inside discussing menus with Slade, Sydney, and the rest of the Steele family. They’d need extra of everything for the big upcoming event, since folks would want to get inside, not only for the great meals but to get out of the Labor Day weekend heat. Foot traffic in the stores would be high because everybody would crave the AC indoors, as well as shopping for gifts and mementos.

With that in mind, he walked over to Main Street, imagining how it would look without parked or moving vehicles. The town would close both ends of the street to through traffic so vendors could set up tents and trailers to showcase their handcrafted wares and offer food and drink. No way to tell just how hot it’d be in a couple of weeks. They could hope for the low nineties, but they could just as easily get high nineties. Five degrees either way would make a big difference in it feeling acceptably hot or hot as hell. He was hoping for low nineties, but he wasn’t counting on it. If he was making a wish about the weather, it’d be for a dip into the eighties, but that wouldn’t stand a chance of happening unless they got rain, which would present its own set of problems. He was in a wait-and-see mode.

No matter the final temperature, it’d still be hot, so iced drinks, ice cream, and all sorts of cold delights, particularly easy on-a-stick treats, would be highly prized by everyone. Elsie’s Bluebonnet Café’s offerings would also bring a big crowd to her trailer because it just didn’t get any better than her burger and fries, or Indian tacos and fry bread drizzled with honey.

There wasn’t anything to be done on the street till the night before Wild West Days, so he walked back to the pocket park. He put his hands on his hips as he examined the area. He needed to get a small bandstand set up against this side of the Chuckwagon. Bert Two did some fine woodworking, so he’d be the guy to ask about making it, particularly since he was now getting around pretty well with a medical boot supporting his broken foot. They could fit another picnic table into the park, and that’d make five tables that could handle anywhere from eight to ten folks each. It wasn’t enough seating for a big crowd, but most people would be standing for the entertainment, eating, drinking, and listening. Many would bring their own folding chairs and fan out from the bandstand. He was glad it’d make a great venue for local talent.

As he was considering

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