Lone Star Burn: Heartstrings (Kindle Worlds Novella) by Casey Hagen

Author:Casey Hagen [Hagen, Casey]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Kindle Worlds
Published: 2016-06-06T22:00:00+00:00

6

Rain had moved in for two days, leaving the ranch a sodden, muddy mess. Ryan worked in the second bunkhouse and tried to go in and out as little as possible. She put down old towels in the entryway for when she was unfortunate enough to have to leave.

The door swung open and Myra sailed through with a basket. “You, young lady, missed lunch.”

Ryan got off the floor and washed her hands in the sink. “I had to ask myself, did I want the food enough to cross that muddy driveway again? The answer was a hell no. No offense to your food intended.”

Myra smiled and pulled the contents of the basket out, one by one, on the small dining table. “None taken. Frankly, I wouldn’t have come out, but Slade is on the phone with Edmund Frayley and I didn’t want to listen.”

“That’s Cutter’s uncle, right?”

“Yes, it is. The cattle are supposed to come in tomorrow. He hasn’t said a word about reneging, but who knows.”

Ryan pulled out a chair. “What does Slade lose if this deal falls through?”

Myra took a seat next to her and heaped food onto a plate. More food than Ryan could eat, but she knew better than to argue. “He’s got a hundred-thousand into it and that’s just a deposit. He’s paying just over half a million in total.”

Ryan went a little breathless. “I had no idea cattle were so expensive.”

Myra shook began making a plate of her own. “It isn’t always, but these are Texas Longhorns. They’re premium stock. There are several bulls and heifers. It’s a solid start to the ranch.”

Ryan started in on the potato salad. “That I might have screwed up.”

“That Cutter might have screwed it up, and that’s only if Edmund’s head is clear up his rear end. There aren’t a bunch of ranchers around here with the kind of money that Slade has. Edmund would do good to remember that,” Myra emphasized with a shake of her drumstick before biting into it.

“I hope you’re right. I don’t want to complicate Slade’s life.”

“Oh, honey, you need to complicate that boy’s life before that girl of his grows up, and he’s left here all alone wondering where the years went. I heard you got a good start the other night.” Myra winked and wiped her mouth.

Ryan’s ears burned. She dropped her chicken and sat back. “Oh God, what did you hear?”

“I heard that you and Slade were cozied up against the barn the other night.”

Ryan rubbed at her forehead. “This is so embarrassing.”

“Why? He’s a man, you’re a woman. You’re both attractive, good people.” Myra nudged Ryan with her elbow. “And I’m willing to bet Slade is quick on the draw, slow to pull the trigger, if you know what I mean.”

“Myra!”

“What? I may be old, but I’m not dead, and Slade is one fine-looking man. Why he ever wasted himself of that sack of garbage, Lisa, I’ll never know. At least one good thing came out of it, and she’s going to give her daddy a run for his money.

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