The Rancher's Secret Son by Sara Orwig

Author:Sara Orwig
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Harlequin
Published: 2015-11-02T16:00:00+00:00

Seven

Sunday morning Claire heard Nick just before he stepped into the kitchen. Dressed in a dark brown knit shirt and chinos, he radiated vitality as he swept into the room. He had always commanded attention wherever he went and that hadn’t changed.

“Good morning,” he said, smiling at her. “Good morning, Cody.”

Cody smiled at him. Still wearing his blue pajamas, Cody sat eating his breakfast. The woolly toy Nick had given him was in a nearby chair along with the fuzzy monkey.

“Have you named these?” Nick asked, picking up the woolly toy.

“Monster and Mr. Monkey,” Cody answered.

“Good names.”

She was pleased to see Nick’s smile and how easily he dealt with her son. Their son, she corrected herself.

She checked the clock. “Nick, I need to leave. If you have any questions, Cody can probably answer them and if you need me, I have my phone.”

She crossed the room to kiss Cody on the forehead. “Be good for your dad. I’ll be home after church.”

“Yes, ma’am,” Cody said, eating another bite of oatmeal.

“Can I leave him long enough to go to the door with you?” Nick asked her.

“I’m going out the back way and yes, you can,” she said.

Nick walked beside her. “Don’t worry about us, Claire.”

“I won’t. He’s got a bright dad who can handle mostly all problems and Cody is a bright little kid, so you two will be fine. I’ll see you after church.”

“Seems like I should kiss you goodbye,” he said, startling her, and then she saw his smile and knew he teased her.

“We’re both better off if you don’t,” she said as she left.

* * *

Nick stayed the afternoon and the three played games. He was enjoying his time with them so much that it was five o’clock by the time he had his things in the limo and turned to tell them goodbye. He picked up Cody.

“You’re a wonderful boy. I love you.”

“I love you, Dad,” Cody said as Nick hugged him.

Claire saw the look that crossed Nick’s face when the boy told him he loved him and called him “dad,” and her heart felt squeezed. Nick was going to pour out his love on his son. She hoped whatever she and Nick decided, it would be a good solution for Cody.

She saw Nick give her a quick glance and then look down, but she had seen the tears in his eyes and for just an instant felt a bond with him over the love they shared for their son.

After a moment he turned to Claire. “I can’t wait until the two of you get to Dallas. This has been a wonderful weekend. Thank you.”

“We’ll see you Tuesday,” she said, thinking that if he had kept in touch with her or even told her he was getting engaged, she would have told him about her pregnancy. For a moment the old anger she sometimes felt surfaced and she stepped away from him. She didn’t want to kiss him goodbye. Now that Nick wanted her in

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