The Country Bride: Billionaire Marriage Brokers Book 4 by Lucy McConnell

Author:Lucy McConnell [McConnell, Lucy]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Pepin Publishing Company
Published: 2015-10-29T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter 20

Sunday morning, Paige got up early and snuck outside to feed the horses. She hadn’t slept well, thanks to Mr. Walker’s—Cody’s hands in her hair. Her head still tingled from the experience. As if that wasn’t enough to keep her tossing under the bleached sheets, he’d leaned in for a kiss and she’d met him halfway. Willingly. Wantonly. She’d practically thrown herself off Annie May and into Cody’s arms for one little nip of his lips. Her brilliant imagination had turned the chaste moment into a fantasy of amazingly long kisses full of passion and adoration, which only added to her embarrassment in the golden light of dawn.

Paige put off going inside as long as she could. If she didn’t see Cody, she wouldn’t have to face her embarrassing behavior. Finally, she forced herself to head in. Sunday breakfast wouldn’t make itself, and she was the mom now; it was her job to get everyone going.

After shedding her boots, she slipped into the kitchen to prepare pancakes. She worked quickly, and soon had a mound of wheat pancakes, a bowl of strawberry slices and blueberries, walnuts, whipped cream, butter, and homemade syrup on the table. She wasn’t sure what the Walkers liked on their pancakes, so she put out everything she could think of. As she flipped the flapjacks, she began to feel more comfortable in the kitchen and even in the house. Her confidence grew right along with the pile of pancakes at her elbow.

Addison wandered downstairs around seven-thirty, and Cody was out of his room, though not out of his pajamas, moments later. Paige steeled herself against the smoldering in her stomach at the sight of him all rumpled and handsome. She tried to pretend like their interlude in the arena hadn’t affected her and offered Cody an open smile. Fake it till you make it.

Cody smiled in return, but his eyes were guarded. Paige couldn’t blame him. If they had to walk on eggshells for a few days, then that was fine with her. She needed to be more cautious where she stepped—especially with witnesses. Thankfully, Christopher hadn’t said a word as they unsaddled last night, and for that she owed him one.

“That’s a lot of pancakes,” said Addison as she eyed the stack.

Paige laughed at herself. “It’s my mom’s recipe. I should have cut it in half.” Paige looked at the batter still in the bowl. “Maybe a fourth would have been better. We have a lot of men to feed on Sundays.”

“You must have a whole platoon.” Cody snagged the orange juice from the fridge and took his regular seat at the table.

Thankful to be on a safe topic, Paige said, “Matthew can eat eight to ten pancakes alone.”

“Whoa.”

Paige ran her hand over Addison’s mussed hair. “Jacob holds the record—twenty-one.”

Addison’s mouth formed a small O.

“We could use some of that talent this morning,” said Cody.

“Maybe Christopher is hungry.” Paige quickly sent a text before taking her seat next to Addison. She placed her napkin on her lap and looked up to find Cody considering her.

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