Her Unexpected Cowboy by Debra Clopton

Author:Debra Clopton
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Harlequin
Published: 2013-11-15T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter Thirteen

Using a few two-by-fours nailed together, the men constructed several easels for the kids’ canvases, and Lucy watched as they loaded them in the back of the truck. Rowdy had hooked a trailer to the truck and threw some hay bales on it, and the boys were ready for a hayride across the ranch.

Lucy was pleased that the boys seemed more excited about the whole process.

“You mean I’m gonna get to paint a rock today. Not a flower?” B.J. asked the question with the serious eyes of an eight-year-old. As if painting a flower would give him cooties.

Jolie and Lucy both laughed at his seriousness. A rock rated very highly on his radar.

Lucy couldn’t help reaching out to tousle his hair. “Yes, you will be able to look at the landscape I’ve chosen and focus on a rock if that’s what you’d like to paint the most.”

“All right!” he yelled, doing a jump and running off to grab Sammy’s arm and give him the great news.

Jolie reached for another canvas to load on the trailer. “Kids—the funniest things make them happy.”

“I know,” Lucy agreed, carrying the case with the paint to the trailer. “I’m thrilled this outing is making them more excited.”

“They just love being outside. And besides, they really were worried about you after you got kicked by that heifer. And then when you came back and held your own with that calf, you should have heard them talking about how you wouldn’t give up. They like you, Calamity Lucy.”

Lucy rolled her eyes. “They’re really calling me that?”

“Just in teasing,” Wes said, overhearing her comment. He was helping Rowdy load a cooler full of drinks. “Your house just barely missed imploding. One more wall and poof, down it would have come.”

“I have to agree,” Rowdy said. “The boys were thinking of confiscating the sledgehammer.”

Lucy rolled her eyes. “Y’all are crazy. Jolie, they knocked out five walls. There are at least five still standing.” She laughed.

Nana came out of the Chow Hall, followed by Joseph and Tony carrying another large ice chest. They’d already loaded one just as big.

“There’s enough food in those two chests to serve an army, so you should be okay. And the third one Wes and Rowdy brought out is packed full of water and sodas.”

Lucy went over and gave her a hug. “Thanks, this is going to be a good day.”

“Me and the girls are champing at the bit to do this. Have you thought any more about offering us old fogies art classes?”

“I have, and the contractor started yesterday. The place is going to be finished very quickly. It’s nothing elaborate, more a rustic-cottage style. And if y’all are really interested, then I’d love to start a class and see how it goes.”

“Wonderful! I’ll tell the gals. They are going to be excited.”

“I’d be interested, too,” Jolie said. “It would be a great girls’ night out.”

Lucy was touched. “I’m getting more excited by the minute.”

“Okay, load up,” Rowdy called.

Morgan and Randolph had come out of the office.

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