The Cowboy's Twin Surprise by K. T. Byington

Author:K. T. Byington [Byington, K. T.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Twins; Cowboy/Rancher; Surrogate Parent; Unexpected Motherhood; Sassy Heroine; Following Your Heart.
Publisher: The Wild Rose Press
Published: 2019-08-18T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter Eleven

“Good morning, Birdie,” Chase said, swiping a hand down his face. “Coffee ready?”

“As always. Where’s Jessie? I thought she’d have the babies up by now. They’re gonna love these scrambled eggs.”

Where’s Jessie? We’re all going to be asking that question plenty during the next eight hours or so. “I’m giving her the day off. Can you help out with the girls today?”

“Sure. I can stay the night, if need be,” she replied in a voice a bit too cheery for him that hour of the morning. “Can you handle getting them down here by yourself?”

“Yep.” I hope. He reached for a mug. “Let me get my morning caffeine first, so I have a fighting chance.”

“It will be good for Jessie to have a day to herself. A wise investment, too.” Birdie winked. “Make her happy, maybe she’ll stay.”

That was a satisfying thought. “Yeah, I don’t know what we’d do without her.”

“She’s a keeper.” Birdie cracked the first egg, and it slid down into a big blue bowl. “You might want to start figuring ways to make this arrangement permanent.”

Chase leaned back against the kitchen counter and took a drink of hot coffee. A life shared with Jessie? Not like he hadn’t spent a few nights dreaming about it. “Can’t say I haven’t considered it. But what if it’s something we start that doesn’t last? There’s a lot at stake with the twins.”

“It could last. You’re quite the catch.” Her voice softened. “My Violet knew that.”

He focused on the dark liquid in his cup, startled by Birdie’s mention of the name so rarely spoken. He hardly knew how to reply. “I’m an aging workaholic cowboy with more ranch to manage than I have time for and two baby girls I barely know how to keep alive. Quite a catch, right here. Any woman would think I’m just looking for a warm body to come in and mop up the mess.”

“No way.”

Chase met Birdie’s gaze as her warm hand touched his arm.

“You pay me to mop up. What you need is a partner. A friend. A companion. A wife. And this girl is the best thing I’ve seen come down the pike in ages. Pretty as a picture, too. Montana is filled with cowboys who’d be standing in line at this back door if they knew she was available.”

Another man in Jessie’s life? There was an image he wouldn’t get out of his head for a while. Ugh. Still… “I’m not sure how she feels about me. And who knows if she’s really done with old Brian from Seattle?”

“Were they married?”

“No.” What did that have to do with anything? “Why?”

She shrugged. “You’re a widower. Maybe the risk is more hers than yours. A first wife who lives on young and lovely in memory is a lot to compete with. A lot to accept. And a former mother-in-law underfoot? That’s a whole other problem.”

“You’re not a problem, Birdie.” He could hardly believe she viewed herself that way. “You’re part of the foundation of our lives around here.

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