The Reluctant Cowgirl by Christine Lynxwiler

Author:Christine Lynxwiler [Lynxwiler, Christine]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Tags: Romance, Fiction, General, Christian, Contemporary, Man-Woman Relationships, Love Stories, Christian fiction, Actors, Arkansas, Cowboys
ISBN: 9781602601505
Publisher: Barbour Publishing, Inc.
Published: 2009-03-31T18:30:00+00:00

“Yes, I’m coming back.” Crystal clasped the cell between her shoulder and her ear as she stretched to make one more swipe at the ceiling fan blades with the long-handled brush. “Mia, I’ve got to go. There’s a lot going on here. Just trust me. Mama and Daddy will be home in less than four weeks, and I’ll be on a plane right after that.”

After Mia said good-bye, Crystal hunched her shoulders and relaxed them as she walked into the kitchen, where Elyse was standing on a chair cleaning the light fixture.

“So, what do you say we start a cleaning business on the side? Who knew we could get so much done at night after working all day?”

Elyse pushed her long brunet curls away from her face. “I think I’ll pass.”

“Sad thing is this house was clean before we started, as far as I could tell.”

Elyse nodded as she finished wiping the fixture. “That’s what I said.”

“I know. But you should have heard the panic in Mama’s voice when she realized we were going to have a houseful of people here with her halfway around the world. I had no choice but to promise we’d clean.” Crystal glanced at her cell phone while she was talking. “Thanks for helping me.”

“I’m guessing the call you just got wasn’t the one you’ve been carrying your phone around waiting for all night.” Elyse stepped down from the chair, breathless.

Crystal chuckled. “No. That was Mia on the phone. And it’s nice to know my agent hasn’t forgotten me. But you’re right.” She grabbed a pitcher of tea from the refrigerator and pulled two glasses from the cabinet with her other hand. She plopped down at the corner booth. “I’m as bad as I was back in high school. Michael Miller would say he was going to call, and I’d spend the whole night by the phone.” She poured a glass of tea and scooted it across the table as Elyse sat down then poured herself one. “Wonder what ever happened to him.”

“He married Marianne Rogers. I think he sells insurance.”

Crystal snorted. “I can see it now. You call in with a claim, and it takes him ten days to get back to you.”

Elyse snickered and took a sip of her tea.

Crystal sighed. “Today was Lindsey’s funeral, so I called Jeremy this morning to let him know I was thinking about him.”

“Oh good.” Elyse smiled at her. “That was sweet of you.”

“He sounded glad. But he said he’d call me later. And it’s like...” Crystal looked at the kitchen clock. Seven thirty. “Twelve hours later.”

Elyse ran her finger around the rim of her glass. Probably thinking up a good excuse for Jeremy. “Didn’t his parents just get back in town? Maybe they’re catching up.”

“Yeah. Or maybe he didn’t feel like talking to me.” Crystal pushed to her feet. “Who cares? He’ll call if he wants to. I’m going to vacuum.”

“Do you want to work in here and I’ll vacuum? So you can hear your phone if it rings?” Elyse stood.

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