Roped by the Dad Bod by Reina Torres

Author:Reina Torres [Torres, Reina]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2024-01-30T00:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER SEVEN

Things were going well.

Almost too well.

At least, that's what her inside voice was telling her.

Her meeting with Grayson the day before had left her a little hesitant about working for him, but if it wasn't for her current situation, she might have been tempted to look for another job.

But realistically, what job came with a place to live? And that place to live? That meant everything. It meant she could have her daughter somewhere safe.

She knew that Jemma loved the ranch. When she was taking lessons on Saturdays, she talked about the ranch every afternoon when she got home from school. And right before bed at night.

It was going to be something special for Jemma to be on the property for a few months during the summer.

John sent a hand to collect Jemma after breakfast. He'd brought over one of the horses she'd ridden in her lessons and Jemma had swung herself up in the saddle to go to the barn and help curry the horses.

Jemma had explained to her that it meant she'd help groom the horses and give them some of their feed.

She'd held back a comment about how difficult it was to get Jemma to pick up her things around her bed. It wasn't the time to bring it up. Not in front of a ranch hand and Grayson.

Whatever they wanted her to do at the barn, Jemma was excited to do it.

What a change.

That gave Louise a chance to familiarize herself with the house and start her chores.

Her cell phone rang, and she pulled it out of her pocket and managed to flip it open using one hand so she could still wipe the shelf in the refrigerator.

"Hello?"

"Louise, hi! This is Laney!"

"Laney, hello. What's going on?"

Laney's laughter was light and easy. "You sound like you're elbow-deep in something serious."

Louise drew back and looked out the kitchen windows. "Are you outside and watching me?"

"Oh? I was that close, hmm?"

Louise continued to scrub the shelf, unwilling to leave the door open longer than she needed to. "I'm cleaning the refrigerator. Looking to see what kinds of supplies I'll need to cook."

"You got right down to business! I bet... You know, I have no idea how Gray is taking it."

"Everything's great." Louise meant it. So far, so good. Breakfast had been fun. Surprisingly so. "I just wanted to get a good look at what I need to pick up. I'm not all that eager to take the drive into town often."

"Oh, I know. It's a bit of a trip to make."

Louise tucked the phone between her ear and her shoulder so she could move around some of the bottles in the back of the refrigerator.

"Yeah. I picked up a bunch of things this morning at the store. I got a few strange looks from other customers when the manager said he'd put it on the ranch account. I hope I'm not making things weird for any of you."

"From the customers, huh?" Laney's voice was a little hesitant and soft.

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