Page 28 of Wild for You (The Wilds of Montana)

Following Millie’s directions, I stay to the left when the driveway forks.She told me that if I went right, I’d run into her parents’ new house and the tiny cabin that her other brother, Brady, lives in.

Remington and his kids live in the farmhouse, now that he’s in charge of everything on the ranch and his dad has retired.Plus, their parents really wanted a smaller house to take care of.

Just like what my parents are thinking of doing.

I turn to the left and am met with a big farmhouse.It looks like something out of a Currier and Ives painting, so classic and…sturdy.The outside is brown with a big rock chimney.The shutters on the windows are red, and it looks like someone recently painted them over the summer.

There’s a Jeep in the driveway, next to a big SUV that looks like it would easily fit six kids.To the right is a big garage, and since the door is up, I see that there’s a truck tucked inside.

I can just picture this house at Christmastime, covered in lights and garland.The smaller evergreens along the driveway would begorgeouswith strings of lights on them.

And when I gaze out over the field and see black cattle, I grin.

It looks like we should be riding over the snow in a sleigh.

With a wide smile, I stride up the steps—steps that have been de-iced and shoveled very recently—and ring the doorbell.

Before I can even step back to wait patiently for an answer, the door swings open, and my heart stops.

“Grumpy.”

ChapterSix

Remington

“Are you lost?”I don’t know what it is about this woman, but my body fucking hums whenever I’m near her.

And I had no idea thatthiswas the person Millie was sending my way to interview as a potential nanny.

Fuck me.How am I supposed to have her in my house all the time and keep my hands to myself?

“No,” she says with a grin.“Do yougetmany people who are lost out here?Because that’s a hell of a drive from town to find yourself lost.”

“No, not many strays make their way out here.Come on in,” I reply and step back, then close the door and catch her rubbing her hands together.“Are you cold?”

“A little,” she confesses with a shrug.“I feel like I’ve been cold since I got here in December.It’s okay, I’ll adjust to the climate eventually.You have a lovely home.”

I turn to look at the house I grew up in through her eyes.Aside from some new furniture here and there, and a coat of paint, not much has changed since I was a kid.The same chandelier hangs in the foyer over a worn rug.To the right is the kitchen and living room, and to the left is my office.I gesture that way and lead her inside, then close the doors behind us.

“Thanks for coming all this way.”Taking my seat behind the desk, I watch her wander slowly to the chair across from me, her eyes gazing over my shelves, the paintings and photos on the wall, and the window to my back.Her green sweater hugs every curve of her body perfectly, leaving nothing to the imagination.I’m relieved to be sitting.“Have a seat.”

“Okay.So,you’reRemington.And here I thought your name was simply Grumpy.”

“And you’re Erin.Not Doc at all.”

Those lips of hers tip up on one side.“Guilty.I’m Erin Montgomery, and I seriously love your sister.”

I sit back and steeple my hands in front of me.“Everyone loves my sister.I guess I’ll start by telling you what I need, and we’ll go from there.”

“Sounds great.”

“I have two kids, and they’re both in school.I’m finding it challenging to get away from the ranch to get them to and from school, take care of homework and meals, and still have fun with them, too.”

“I can see that,” she says, nodding slowly.“From what Millie tells me, your ranch is very busy.”

“Yeah, that’s an understatement.But I don’t know how you can help me if you’re not planning on quitting the coffee shop.You’re still working when school gets out.”

“I’ll switch with Millie,” she replies easily.“She already offered.I’ll take the early shift and be off about an hour before school gets out.It’ll be perfect timing for me to run home and change and get over to them.I don’t think I’ll be able to do mornings, though.So, if you need someone for both, it might not work for us.”

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