Her Cowboy's Twin Blessings (Montana Twins Book 1) by Patricia Johns

Author:Patricia Johns [Johns, Patricia]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Contemporary Romance, Women's Fiction, Forever Love, Christian Stories, Faith Based, Inspirational Reads, Love Inspired, Bachelor, Single Mother, Hearts Desire, Clean & Wholesome, Life-Changes, Second Chance Reunion, Honesty & Trust, Home & Family, Lifetime Love, Romantic Schemes, Love-Family & Forever, Action & Adventure, Small Town & Rural Area, Beautiful & Feisty, Montana Twins Series, Orphaned Twin Infants, Family & Domestic Life, Young Children, Cowboy & Western Romance
Publisher: lLove Inspired; Original Edition
Published: 2019-01-01T05:00:00+00:00

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Casey spent the morning checking on some new calves out in the south field. The cows hid their babies, so they could be hard to find sometimes, but there were nine new calves in the herd as of this morning—at least that he could see. Ember hadn’t come to take care of the babies today. She’d called him to let him know that she was taking a drive south to see the river, and Casey didn’t have much say in that. She had the boss’s permission and seemed intent on going.

“You sure?” he’d asked. “It’s pretty rugged out there.”

“I’m positive, Casey. I’m just letting you know where I’ll be.” There’d been a finality in her tone that told him she wasn’t interested in being mollycoddled.

One of the homeschooled girls from church came for the morning to do some babysitting, for which Casey was eternally grateful, and he’d headed off for his workday, doing his best not to worry about Ember.

She’d drive on down to the river, check things out and drive back. There wasn’t much to it. He’d called twice to check on her—he was the manager on this ranch, after all, and her safety was his business—but there was no cell service out there, so it was no surprise that she hadn’t picked up. Except, she’d been gone now for five hours, and Casey couldn’t help that stab of worry.

His cell phone rang, and Casey dug it out of his pocket, glanced at the number and picked up the call.

“Mr. Vern,” Casey said, punching the speaker button and dropping the phone to his lap. “What can I do for you?”

“Have you heard from Miss Reed yet?” the older man asked. “I just got back, and I don’t see the truck. Is she still out there?”

“It looks like,” Casey said. “I’m starting to get concerned. She might have had a flat or something. I was thinking of going out there to check on her.”

“That’s a good idea,” Mr. Vern agreed. “If you’d drive on out and get tabs on her, I’d feel better.”

“Will do, sir. I’ll head in that direction now.”

Casey pulled to the side of the road and dialed his house number. The babysitter picked up, her voice hushed.

“Are they sleeping?” Casey asked.

“Yes, finally,” the girl replied. “Diapers changed, and they’re due for a bottle soon, but I don’t want to wake them up. What do you think, Mr. Courtright?”

“Wake them up one at a time to feed them,” he said. “Or you’ll have two hungry babies at once.”

“Okay, I’ll do that,” she answered.

“I’m going to be a bit later than I thought, Jane. Are you okay to stay another hour or two?”

“Sure thing,” she responded. “It’s no problem. I’ll just call my parents and tell them.”

“Thanks,” he said. “I’ll be back as soon as I can.”

Casey pulled a U-turn and headed back down the service road in the direction of the cow barn. It was a good forty-minute drive to the river if he stepped on it, so he had time to think.

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