Heaven on Earth (Compass Boys #1) by Jayne Rylon & Mari Carr

Author:Jayne Rylon & Mari Carr [Rylon, Jayne]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781941785829
Publisher: Happy Endings Publishing
Published: 2017-09-05T04:00:00+00:00

14

Austin couldn’t say why it was that he felt anxious approaching his parents’ house. It was like the time he’d admitted to them he’d dropped out of school. Except he hadn’t done anything wrong. Well, honestly, he hadn’t then either, but he had been about to tell them about something that would change the course of his life.

Could his run-in with Hayden be in the same category of events?

It seemed silly to make that proclamation so soon, despite the undeniable attraction between them. Something in his gut was leaning that way, though. He needed to talk to his parents—Jake too—about her. Deep down, he dreaded them popping his rosy bubble.

Jake’s truck was in the yard. Maybe he would take Austin’s side again like he had five years ago, or maybe he’d say that Austin was nuts to be so infatuated with a woman he’d only known a few days, who came with a crap ton of baggage despite having nothing to her name.

He wiped his sweaty palms on his jeans. The screen door squeaked a bit when he yanked it open harder than intended. Oops. Settle down.

“I’m back,” he called as he headed for the kitchen.

“Hey!” Jake waved from his spot at the table with a half-eaten biscuit in his hand. “How’d the run go?”

“Good.” Even to him, his response sounded unsure.

Lucy peeked from around the open fridge door, her mom senses putting her on instant alert. “What’s going on? Did you have an accident? Are you okay?”

She rushed to him and looked him over from head to toe. He hugged her and laughed. “Mom, I’m fine. Really. Nobody died, damn.”

“So the calves made the trip fine then?” His father tended to think of the ranch business first and let Lucy and Colby handle more of the emotional stuff. It didn’t offend Austin—he knew his father showed affection in his own ways.

“Yep. The buyer already told me he could use double next time if we’ve got them. He was really impressed with the stock.” Austin put his hands in his back pockets and wandered over to the table.

“Of course he was,” his dad said as he smiled at Austin’s father. “Silas only sells the best. Now come here and give me a hug.”

Hey, Austin might be a twenty-four-year-old man, but when Colby embraced him and slapped him on the back, it helped ease some of his tension.

His mother still eyed him as she wrung her hands. She wasn’t easily fooled.

Jake hid a smirk behind his fist. “Can I guess?”

Austin kicked out a chair beside the guy and sank into it. “Sure, why not? It’s only my personal life we’re kidding about.”

“Your face has woman trouble written all over it.” Jake shoved the rest of the biscuit in his mouth and chomped it down in two chews. The guy ate like a farm hand, that was for sure.

“How do you always know everything?” Silas asked Jake with a shake of his head. “You should have been a private eye instead of a rancher.

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