Trust in a Cowboy by Vicki Lewis Thompson

Author:Vicki Lewis Thompson [Thompson, Vicki Lewis]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Ocean Dance Press LLC

Chapter Eleven

Rafe prayed that Meg had been wrong and Jack wouldn’t be coming to dinner, after all. But his luck didn’t hold out. Jack, Josie, and their seven-month-old son Archie sat down at the family dining table, along with Josie’s brother Alex, who was the marketing director for the ranch, and his wife Tyler, who organized seasonal events for the town of Shoshone.

Rafe was glad to meet Alex and Tyler, who hadn’t made it the night before. He could see the family resemblance between Alex and Josie, who were both tall and blonde. Tyler was a little brunette firecracker who used to work as a cruise ship activities director.

Tyler would be another good candidate as a dance teacher. In fact, almost anybody would be better for the job than Jack Chance, in Rafe’s opinion.

As they all gathered, Sarah explained that Nick and Dominique, along with Lester’s help, were working on a framing project for Dominique’s new show opening next week and couldn’t take time to come up to the house for dinner. Sarah’s other daughter-in-law, Morgan, thought that she was catching a cold, so her husband Gabe was home feeding her chicken soup and making sure little Sarah Bianca didn’t get sick, too.

Rafe didn’t wish sickness on anyone, but he wouldn’t have minded if Jack had caught a cold instead of Morgan. While Rafe listened with half an ear to the dinner chit-chat, he pictured Jack doubling over in a fit of laughter when he heard Rafe’s request. That malachite stone Meg wore must have messed with his brain or he never would have agreed to this.

Everyone at the table admired the necklace, of course, and Rafe could feel speculation coming from all quarters. This family would understand what a necklace from Silver Reflections was worth, and the fact he’d bought it for Meg made a definite statement about how he felt regarding her. He hadn’t factored that in, but he still didn’t regret buying it.

No, he only had one regret at the moment, and that was his idiotic promise to ask Jack to turn him into a twinkle toes on the dance floor. Sheesh. If only he could hit the delete button on that part of today’s conversation with Meg.

She wasn’t likely to let him off the hook, either. After only knowing her a short time, he realized that she was one determined woman. But he procrastinated all through dinner in hopes that maybe, after a glass of wine, she’d decide not to force the issue. Dessert was nearly over, and he was beginning to think maybe he’d avoid this humiliation, after all.

Then Alex, who was once a DJ and would perform that job during the reception, turned the conversation in a direction that was sure to cause Rafe trouble. “I’m still working on the playlist for Saturday night,” Alex said. “I’m going for a mix of tunes because we’ll have all ages there, and I’ve already consulted with Olivia and Wyatt on their favorites. But I’ll take requests from this group, too.

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