The Texas Cowboy's Rescue by Debra Holt

Author:Debra Holt
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Fiction, Romance
ISBN: 9781959988083
Publisher: Tule Publishing Group, LLC
Published: 2023-02-22T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter Eleven

The best-laid plans. Those words crossed his mind a few times. Deke had wasted little time clearing files from his desk the next day. By the time the afternoon began, he was pleased that he had taken the bold step and broached his idea of the tree house and went a step further in suggesting he supply pizza after they had finished work. The fact she had accepted without putting up more roadblocks had caught him by surprise. Deke was prepared to argue the point when she turned him down, but she had said yes. And maybe that was a sign he was making headway in building that bridge of trust.

He wasn’t generally known to be patient, but he was having to practice it more and more. But today was going to be a good one. The sun was high in a bright-blue sky. The plan was that he and Brooke would have their lesson, then he would pick up the pizza and meet them at their house. Then the surprise of the tree house project would be unveiled.

The triple-digit temperature was going for the seventh day in a row. The rain earlier in the week didn’t make a dent in the drought conditions. Already he had loaned two of his chopper fleet out to counties in the northern corner of the Texas panhandle to help evacuate people from devastating grass fires caused by flash lightning. It was another rough Texas summer.

The pool was going to feel good. He couldn’t remember the last time he had felt such a positive high . . . and it had a lot to do with Kenzie and Brooke Calhoun. There was a feeling that maybe the past was being replaced with a new present . . . one where a spark of trust had been lit, much to his surprise. And it wasn’t just in his case. He wanted to be the catalyst that could teach Kenzie that she could take that same step and let trust begin to build in her life again.

Then the phone call came. Beaudry was proposing they cook up some burgers, crank a couple of freezers of homemade ice cream, and turn it into a pool party . . . after the lesson, of course . . . and Jaxson and Laurel were on board. Sammi Jo and Lacy and baby Jeff were geared up. What did Deke think? It would be great to have the two Burkitt and Hawkes clans come together for the first time . . . and that certainly included Kenzie and Brooke.

What was the easiest way to tell him what he really thought of the idea? He had a nice evening planned for the three of them. But it would feel rude to throw that out there since it was Beaudry’s pool that was their lesson site. And it was a good cause for celebration, he had to admit. Brooke would enjoy the other kids to play around in the pool with. So, he smiled and asked what he could bring.

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