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“Oh, I’m gonna start today?” he said.
“You got something better to do, cowboy?” she asked.
Cole chuckled and shook his head. Then he darted forward to open the door for her, and he gestured for her to go in first. “After you, ma’am.”
As she stepped past him, she said, “Yep, I like this one.”
Cole really liked her too, and his thoughts flew to whether Whispering Pines had a dating policy among co-workers and colleagues—really a cowboy and his gorgeous, witty boss—or not.
CHAPTER
NINETEEN
“Ihave good news!” Harry Young bellowed as he walked in the front door of Adam Harmon’s house. “I found the best candy in the world.”
Joey appeared around the corner that led into the kitchen. “You did? Did you get those sour grapes?” She hurried forward as Harry triumphantly held up two bags of the super-sour grapes that no one in the Young family could ever eat more than two of.
“Cleaned ‘em out,” he said.
Joey squealed and danced the last few steps to him before taking the bags of candy. “This is so great, Harry. Thank you so much.”
“He thinks he’s conquered the world now,” Belle said, and Harry turned back to his wife, some of his joy fading.
“I did,” he said. “We had to go tofourstores to get those. This is a big deal.”
Belle grinned at him and shook her head. “I just brought the boring chips.”
“Oh, you got the All Dressed?” Joey said. “Those are anything but boring.
“Harry doesn’t like them.” Belle linked her arm through his, and mm, he loved his wife.
“That’s because they’re gross,” Harry said. “Who wants a potato chip with fifteen different flavors on it? No, thank you.” He only liked the sour cream and cheddar, and he saw no reason to mix it with salt and vinegar, barbecue,andonion flavoring. Disgusting.
He followed Joey into the kitchen, but he didn’t find Adam there either. “Adam must be in the backyard,” he said.
“Yeah,” Joey said. “He and Rosie are getting the fire going.”
“I saw another truck out there too,” Harry said, and it hadn’t belonged to Bryce or Cole or anyone else that Harry knew.
“Oh, yes,” Joey said, interest coming into her voice. “That’s Wells Farmer, Corrine’s boyfriend.
“Hoo-boy, I can’t wait to meet him.” Harry clapped his hands and rubbed them together.
“We’re being nice to him,” Belle said.
“I’m going to be nice to him,” Harry said. “I’m always nice to everyone.”
He wasn’t sure why Corrine wanted to pal around with her high school boyfriend, and he couldn’t believe that Uncle Luke thought it was a good idea, either. But Harry had had a girlfriend in his youth too, and he hadn’t cared much what his daddy thought. So maybe Corrine was simply following that path.
“No one else is here yet?” he asked. Just then the doorbell rang, and then the front door opened.
“I’m walking in.” Harry recognized the voice of Boston, and he turned around to go greet him.
“Hey, man,” he said, noting the way his cousin held hands with a gorgeous brunette who turned back to close the door behind her. Harry continued forward because he’d met Cora before, and while Boston hadn’t said that they were dating, Harry had definitely gotten the vibe that they were moving in that direction.
“Hey, Cora,” he said, approaching them both and opening his arms and hugging them as one. “Welcome to Adam’s house. He’s in the backyard.”
“Oh, you’re in a much better mood than last time I saw you,” Cora said. Boston started to laugh, and even Harry joined in.
