Loving Victoria: An MFM Cowboy Romance by Danielle Hart

Author:Danielle Hart [Hart, Danielle]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2023-06-25T16:00:00+00:00

VICTORIA

My phone rang for the umpteenth time today.

“Tori, I swear if you don’t answer it, I will,” Caleb called from the other room. I swiped my phone off the bathroom counter and answered it. No way was I letting Caleb speak to my mother.

“Hello, Mother,” I said, my voice tight as I walked into the bedroom to find my headphones. I still needed to finish my makeup, and I didn’t want to make us late for our date.

“Victoria, why do you make me stay up to ungodly hours to call you?”

“It’s a seven-hour time difference. It’s only a little after eleven there.” I sighed. It didn’t matter whether it was early, late, or just right, she’d find a way of making it my fault. I didn’t know why I still tried to please her.

I popped my earbud in and sat at the counter. “Is there something you needed?” I asked, finishing the eyeliner on my left eye. I didn’t want to go too bold on my makeup since Caleb wanted me in my little blue dress. We weren’t going any place fancy, but I still wanted to be cute. My stomach did flips just thinking about going on something as normal as a date.

“Can’t I call my daughter on a Sunday night to check up on her wellbeing?” Her dramatic voice could be heard through my earbud loud and clear. I could even picture the pouty look she’d often had when she had to take time out of her day to scold me.

“You always want something. What’s the ulterior objective behind this call?”

“It’s been a week, Victoria. You must have a better idea of when you’ll be coming home. I want to make an appointment at the bridal store to try on gowns.”

“The project just added a whole new level. I have meetings booked throughout the rest of the month I have to be here for.” It wasn’t a complete lie. Once Thomas had asked me to work with Alex on finding the new software program for the ranch, we hit the ground running. I had a meeting scheduled with one of the software companies they want to use on the ranch.

Apart from a couple small jobs I’d picked up from old contacts of mine, this was the first big job I’d had since graduating—one I could really show the skills I’d learned.

“Do you think you could come home for one weekend? That way, we can find you a dress, and it can be made while you finish up the rest of your work.”

I ran that idea over in my head. If I went home and did one thing she wanted, she might back off a little. On the other hand, if I came home and tried on dresses, she could also take that as a sign to move the date of the wedding sooner.

Nope. I was not about to take a chance that this one trip home ended with me staying there for good. I needed to stall as long as possible.

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