Merry Christmas Cowboy: a Novel by Maisey Yates

Author:Maisey Yates
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: HQN Books
Published: 2022-08-06T14:10:57+00:00

CHAPTER THIRTEEN

“WELL, I LIKE your woman,” Hunter said.

Wolf’s hackles rose. “Do you consider it your solemn duty to hit on every woman Sawyer and I bring home?”

“I didn’t hit on Evelyn,” Hunter said.

“You did,” Sawyer said.

He lifted his beer to his lips and shot Hunter a sidelong glare.

They had finished up a particularly rough workday early, and were sitting on Hunter’s porch at his cabin over at McCloud’s Landing, marinating in the hurt they’d put on their bodies. The echo of labor ran down straight to his bones.

Hunter’s cabin was right on the river, easy access to fishing, which they often enjoyed. Elsie had gone over to the Sullivans’ after work, because she and Alaina had plans for an endurance ride, and they were getting all of their gear together and making plans for what route they would take.

Elsie had been working with Hunter today, getting familiarized with the ranch. It was strange; no one from the families had ever crossed over to working at one of the different branches. But Elsie was invested in horses. And while it might ultimately end up that she brought more of an equine spin to Garrett’s Watch, it was going to be linked to the McClouds. So she was starting with work there.

“It’s just because Evelyn is a particularly beautiful woman,” Hunter said. “And you were very uncertain with what you were going to do about all this at first. If you recall. The angriest I’ve ever seen a man be about being attracted to a lady.”

“Because it wasn’t that simple,” Sawyer said.

“Sure,” Hunter said. “What about you?” He directed the question at Wolf. “You mad about Violet being pretty?”

“She’s too young for you,” Wolf said.

Hunter snorted. “She’s too young for you.”

“I’m two years younger than you,” he pointed out to Hunter. “And anyway, no, I’m not mad about it. I’m just waiting her out. Waiting the situation out. I know what I’m going to do. I’m going to do the right thing.”

They lapsed into silence, nothing but the sound of the rushing river, the creaking wooden chairs and the clink of beer bottles. “What is the right thing?” Hunter asked after a while.

Sawyer laughed. “I think in our case it’s basically the opposite of whatever happened in our family. Because that seems about right. Probably the best you could do.”

“Damn straight,” Wolf said, taking a swig of beer. “I think if we don’t look anything like our parents, we’re probably doing okay.”

“You okay?” Sawyer asked, directing the question to Wolf.

“What do you mean am I okay?”

“Look. Hunter and I never wanted this. Never wanted the marriage and kids thing. You did, though.”

Wolf gritted his teeth. “I’m not thinking about that. Got nothing to do with anything.”

“It does, though. Because as far as I can tell she has a lot to do with how you live your life every single day. So how can this be separate from it?”

“Because it is. I have to do right by Violet. No. I wouldn’t have chosen this.

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