Page 49 of The Wrangler Takes a Wife

“I’m going to go pick up RJ,” Chase announced after his shower. “Who wants to come with me?”

“Me!! I do.” Ashleigh was already running towards the front door.

“I thought Ryan was going to drop RJ off.”

“He was, but they had a change of plans. RJ spent the night with Jo.”

“Why can’t he pick up his child himself?” Amara felt some kinda way about the entire Jo and Ryan situation. Mostly Amara liked Ryan, but Jo was her cousin.

“I don’t know Amara, but what I do know is we promised not to let their issues become ours.” Chase gave her a stern look.

He was right. She and Chase put in the work to have the relationship they wanted. Jo and Ryan had to decide if they wanted to do the same.

“Daddy! Ready!”

Chase walked over to their daughter. “Are you sure?” He said, looking down at her lime green cowboy boots. It was her favourite colour. The boots weren’t Chase’s doing. That was Amara’s father. Her little girl had all the men in the family wrapped around her little finger.

Ashleigh plopped onto the floor, tugged each boot off with a huff, and carefully switched her boots around, her little fingers fumbling, but her face lit with pride once she finally got the boots on the correct foot. While their daughter was hard at work, Chase pulled Amara into his arms. “Tomorrow night Ashleigh is having a sleepover at Rodney and Louisa’s.”

“I know. And?” she smirked.

“It’s been a while since we explored the pages of your books.”

“Oh, I think I can find something interesting for us to try.”

“That’s my Sweet Darling.” He gave her a kiss which made her toes curl. She had some research to do while her husband and daughter were out.

The end

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