Fatal Ranch Reunion by Jaycee Bullard

Author:Jaycee Bullard
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Harlequin
Published: 2020-05-06T22:04:15+00:00

ELEVEN

On the drive back from Dot’s, Tacy slid a glance over toward Seb.

“You okay, Tace?” he asked.

Not okay, but somehow convinced that it was time to make things right between Seb and Timmy. It was pointless to continue to hide the truth from her son. She needed to be practical. There had already been five attempts on her life. If the next one succeeded, Seb would become Timmy’s primary caretaker.

But how would Timmy react to the news? Would he be angry? Confused? Upset? Probably all of the above. She stiffened her resolve. It didn’t matter. As soon as they got back to the ranch, she’d find a quiet moment to talk to her son.

“I was thinking about what you said at Dot’s. About God always being there when we stumble. And I realized that He also offers us a chance to rectify our mistakes. I think it’s time to tell Timmy the truth.”

“About what?”

“About you being his father.”

The pause made it clear that Seb was surprised...but when he spoke again, she couldn’t miss the pleased—though cautious—tone in his voice. “I’ve been on board with that from the start, Tace. You were the one who wanted to keep it a secret. What changed your mind?”

She shrugged. It was a feeling that was difficult to explain.

“How do you want to do it?” Seb pulled to a stop at the bottom of the drive and turned to face her.

“Sandy ought to be back with Timmy at any minute. I’ll take a moment alone to talk to him. And then you can join us, and we’ll get it all straight, okay?”

“Get it all straight?” Seb raised a brow. “That sounds overly ambitious. Just begin with the truth and see where it goes.”

She nearly had a change of heart when Timmy arrived at the bunkhouse. He seemed so happy and innocent—a situation that was bound to change when he found out his mother had kept such an important secret from him. “Did you have fun making cookies?” she asked once Sandy said her goodbyes and headed home.

“Yep,” he said. “Sandy said we could bring them to the picnic.”

Hmm. The picnic. Had they definitely decided to attend?

“We can talk about that later. But I have something to tell you now that might be a...surprise.”

“A surprise?” Timmy’s forehead creased.

“A good surprise. Remember last year when you asked me about your dad, and I told you that he was in the army and that he moved around a lot from base to base?”

Timmy nodded. “I told Oliver that, but he said it didn’t make sense. He said that if my dad was in the military, he could still come and see me, even if he was stationed overseas.”

“You never mentioned that to me. But Oliver was right, in a way. The real reason why your dad didn’t come to see you wasn’t because of the military—it was because he didn’t know that you were born.”

“Huh?” Timmy looked more confused than ever.

“Ten years ago, I got married, honey—but it didn’t end well.

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