The Rodeo Star's Return by Angie Campbell

Author:Angie Campbell [Campbell, Angie]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Contemporary Romance, Women's Fiction, Forever Love, Bachelor, Single Woman, Sensual, Hearts Desire, Lifetime Love, Life-Changes, Second Chances, Honesty & Trust, Home & Family, Romantic Schemes, Small Town & Rural Area, Cowboy & Western Romance, Beautiful & Feisty, Love-Family & Forever, Sapphire Springs, Family & Domestic Life, Single Father, Large Arena, Rodeo Sports, Rodeo Circuit, Animals & Horses, Bulls & Cattle, Childhood Crush, Childhood Rejection
Publisher: Angie Campbell
Published: 2018-01-12T05:00:00+00:00

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Zane plopped down beside Tyler and gave him a curious look. “You okay, Ty? You look crossed somewhere between terrified and elated.”

He looked over at him with a kind of dazed look. “I asked Lucy to marry me.”

Zane gave him the same bug-eyed look Lucy had when he first asked her. “What?”

“I asked Lucy to marry me,” he said a lot slower this time.

“Lucy Cranes?” he asked, shaking his head as if to clear it.

“Of course,” he grinned. “The one and only.”

Zane chuckled and shook his head. “How did that work out?” he smirked.

His face lost its smile for a few seconds. “I don’t know yet. She hasn’t answered yet.”

“Now, don’t frown,” Zane said, trying to bolster his confidence. “It’ll work out.”

Tyler bobbed his head, still feeling a little shell shocked. “I hope so.”

“I thought you didn’t believe us when we told you she was in love with you,” Zane said, sounding confused.

He shook his head, “I still don’t.”

Zane frowned and shook his head again. “Okay? Then why did you ask her to marry you?”

He gave him an incredulous look, feeling like the answer should be obvious. “Because I am in love with her.”

“The whole town knows you’re in love with Lucy. Except for Lucy,” he said, stressing the last part.

“That is not a comforting thought,” Tyler snorted.

“What’s changed? You were never willing to risk it before.”

He shrugged. “Things are different. I have a daughter to worry about. I need to settle down.”

Zane gave him a dubious look. “You’ve always wanted to settle down.”

“Yeah, I know I’ve always wanted to, but now I need to.” He took a deep breath, rubbing the middle of his chest. “And I don’t want anyone but Lucy.”

“Believe me, I understand how that works.”

“How is Amanda doing, by the way?”

Zane shrugged, not really wanting to talk about it. Even with Tyler. “Better, but I’m still worried.”

“Is she still with Austin?”

“Yeah, but I get the feeling she doesn’t want to be. She just won’t talk about it.”

“You still think he’s hitting her?”

“I know for sure he has in the past. Even if he’s not right now, you know as well as I do, he’ll eventually revert back to his abusive ways?”

“You may have it worse than I do,” Tyler said with a doleful expression.

“How do you figure that?”

“At least I know Lucy’s not being abused.”

Zane rubbed a hand over his brow and sighed. “Yeah, it’s pretty rough. So, why’s it taking so long for Lucy to decide?”

“I told her I was asking for Montana’s sake.” He cringed. “I told her I needed to be married and settled, or they might take her from me if the mother came back to get her.”

Zane gave him a disgruntled look, throwing his hands out to his sides. “You shot yourself in your own foot.”

“Maybe not,” he replied, not sounding too convinced.

“Right?”

“Come on. You never know. She really likes children.”

“Let’s hope that’s enough to get her to say yes.”

Tyler sighed. “Yeah, let’s hope so. I wanted to tell her I loved her.

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