The Single Dad's Redemption by Roxanne Rustand

Author:Roxanne Rustand
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Harlequin
Published: 2016-07-02T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter Fourteen

Connor had hoped Keeley was kidding when she talked about the flash flood being first-page news in the Aspen Herald.

The paper clutched in Paul’s hand on Thursday evening proved otherwise.

During the tense moments after pulling Kyle through the water to safety and afterward, among the milling crowd of EMTs, deputies and shell-shocked campers, Connor hadn’t been aware of anyone taking photos.

But there they were—front page.

Connor in the water, lifting Kyle up to the waiting arms of a deputy, the boy’s grandfather right behind him with a distraught expression.

Connor cradling the shivering puppy before handing him to someone else.

A photo taken through the back door of the First Response Vehicle, showing an EMT hovering over the child, who lay on the gurney inside with an IV bag hanging above him.

“I guess you did have quite a night on Tuesday,” Paul said with a grudging look of admiration. “Given who you rescued, this will probably make the papers in Madison and the Twin Cities.”

“Kyle? Nice kid.”

“His dad is a state senator, and one of the top picks to run for president the next time around. The family is loaded, so I hear.”

Connor shot a sideways glance at him. “I had no idea.”

“Keeley says the grandfather insisted on paying your medical bills at the ER, and that you were planning on paying him back. Guess you don’t have to worry about that now, eh?”

“It makes no difference.”

Paul’s eyebrows lifted. “They don’t need the money. And do you even have any?”

The old guy was blunt—Connor had to give him that. “It’ll take a while. I need to find a job and get settled, and try to get my son back. But that’s a debt I’ll owe.”

Paul took his measure with a long, thoughtful look. Then he handed over the newspaper. “This is an extra copy. I thought you might want it. And you might want to read the article. For better or worse, they’ve written a fair amount about you and it may or may not be accurate. People can research anyone on Google these days, but is it true? Not always.”

Connor sighed. “Now I don’t think I want to read it, honestly. But thanks.”

Settling on the wrought-iron bench in front of Cabin 3, with his old dog at his feet, Paul laid the paper aside and watched Connor paint the white trim around the front door. “Is it true you came from one of the biggest ranches in north Texas?”

Connor concentrated on finishing another long section of the trim, then dipped his brush in the paint can and continued painting. “One of them, I guess.”

“And that you were in the running at the PRCA Championships in saddle broncs before getting yourself arrested?”

Connor sighed. “The rodeo part is true, but I didn’t ‘get myself arrested.’ I had nothing to do with it. Nothing. That was a series of errors that never should have happened.”

“All that money and success, yet here you are, working for my daughter. Traveling on a shoestring across the country.

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