Rescuing Mistletoe Millie by Patricia PacJac Carroll

Author:Patricia PacJac Carroll [Carroll, Patricia PacJac]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: PacJac Publishing
Published: 2020-07-17T05:00:00+00:00

Chapter 6

Dean glanced at the two women as they were leaving the café. “I’ve got to find Millie a husband. I thought it might be impossible when we brought her from that shack.”

Doc kicked him under the table. “She’s gotten to you, hasn’t she?” He grinned like the sly old fox he was. “Yes, I think Tom knew what he was doing when he rode into town and stopped at your store.”

“No, he didn’t. That’s not what I meant. I was thinking about Jess Harper out at the Cobble place. He’s a foreman, and I think he was thinking about settling down.” Dean sipped his coffee and gazed back at Millie as she walked out the door. He couldn’t believe the change in her. No more pigtails and she was clean and in a skirt and blouse. She looked pretty even. And she was sure older than fifteen.

The sheriff nodded. “I can ask him what he thinks. I’m going out to the Cobble Ranch tomorrow. They’ve had some trouble with rustlers.”

“Sorry to hear that. We don’t need that kind around.” Dean shook his head. “Times are hard right now, though. Always seems to bring out the worst in people.”

Doc grabbed the last roll and buttered it. “Well, that’s not always true. Might be on who you’re watching. Like we went out and delivered all that food to folks. They were appreciative, and it made my old heart happy to do so.”

Dean had to admit it had warmed his heart too.

The sheriff watched Doc eat the last roll and then asked for some more from Carley. “Yeah, Doc is right. Early on, I realized that I’d become jaded if I only thought of the bad that people did. It’s my choice on what to look at. Yes, I have to pick up some bad characters, but they all have stories. Some you look at and see their families or lack of, and I can’t help but see how they came to be so desperate.”

Doc pointed at him. “Listen to the sheriff. He’s got the right idea.”

Dean grinned. “Then what happened to you, Doc. You can be pretty cantankerous.”

“I’m old, and my bones creak and ache. Plus, I have to listen to folks go on and on about their rheumatism when half of them don’t even have it. Makes a man cranky. That and it’s cold outside.”

Dean laughed. “Maybe you need a pretty young wife.”

“Pshaw, don’t you go and try to stick that pretty little thing with an old man. In fact, I believe she’s not going to let you marry her off to just anyone. She’s a smart girl.”

“Millie?”

“Yes, Millie. I know folks call her Mistletoe Millie and treat her as if she’s ignorant. She’s not. And she surprised you by how she cleaned up, didn’t she?” Again, Doc kicked him under the table. “In fact, I see a gleam in your eyes for that gal.”

Dean stared at the doc in shock. “You don’t know what you’re talking about.”

The sheriff grinned and sat back, sipping his coffee.

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