Cowboy Reality Romance: Jaxon by Erica Penrod

Author:Erica Penrod [Penrod, Erica]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Gelato Publishing LLC
Published: 2017-01-19T18:30:00+00:00

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Race cleared the table as he thought about the evening. Dinner was a success; even Brynna admitted it was delicious. Kyle loosened up, and they told old stories of life on the ranch. His sister threw in tales of her and Jaxon that even Kyle wasn’t aware of. For the first time, Race felt a pang of regret and wondered how it would’ve been to grow up with these people.

“Let me get those,” Janie said, reaching for the dirty plates stacked in Race’s hands and pulling him from his mind. “You’re the guest, and you don’t need to help me with the dishes.”

“Forget it.” Race wrangled the pile away from her and placed them in the sink. “Is the dishwasher empty?”

“Yes, it is, and no, you’re not loading it.” Janie lifted the faucet handle and began rinsing the dishes. “Go outside and relax with everyone else.”

Brynna stepped through the back door. “You may as well listen to her, because even if you did load the dishwasher, as soon as you left, she’d rearrange it anyway.”

Janie huffed. “I would not.”

“Would too.” Brynna grinned, and Race saw the similarities between her and Jaxon in her smile. “Watch this.” She took a bowl from the counter and put it on the bottom shelf of the washer.

No sooner had she removed her hand than Janie swiped the bowl, shoved in the bottom shelf, pulled out the top rack, and set the bowl in its designated spot. “Now you’re being ridiculous,” she said to Brynna, and stuck out her tongue. “Everyone knows you don’t set that type of a bowl on the bottom rack. It’s common sense.”

Brynna winked at Race while she leaned over the hugged Janie. “No, sis, it’s common OCD.”

He chuckled. It didn’t take long for a person to figure that out about Janie. She and his mother would get along great. Race thought about his family back home and decided his sisters would fit right in with Janie and Brynna. Just like he did.

As soon as she walked into Janie’s house earlier tonight, Brynna welcomed him with a big hug. She gazed up at him with her green eyes from beneath a bushel of red hair, calming any apprehension he felt at seeing her again. Her eager acceptance of him was infectious, and even Kyle appeared more relaxed.

It was then Brynna introduced her husband, Layne. He stood face to face with Race and shook his hand. Race believed you could tell a lot about a man by his handshake, and most certainly if he looked you straight in the eye while he did it. As a lawyer, he shook a lot of hands, and more times than not, he proved his theory.

They decided to take the party outside. Beneath the shade, they lounged in lawn chairs with a cooler full of ice and drinks parked beside them. Gus snoozed on the grass next to Race. It was early evening, and the temperature was still hot. In a garden box, Janie’s tomatoes drooped in the heat.

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