Page 44 of A Cowboy Takes A Chance

“Hi. I’ve met Priscilla and Lucy. How are you?”

“We’re great,” Priscilla said then looked at Roark.

Presley couldn’t believe how hot all the Callahan men were.

“Do you want to sit here?” Willa asked her.

“Oh, I don’t want to intrude.”

“You’re not intruding. Please sit with me.” Willa pulled a chair out and nodded for Presley to sit. After taking a deep breath, she took a seat but refused to look at Jaxon. He’d moved down the table to sit on the other side of Roark.

“Nice to see you again. Let’s have lunch this week,” Willa said and smiled at her.

“I’d love to. Tuesday?” Presley ignored the pain of Jaxon moving away from her. He didn’t want to be close to her.

“Sounds good.” Willa turned to Devin. “I need food, but then you and I are going to work it off on the dance floor.”

“I’d rather work it off other ways,” Devin said then kissed her temple.

“Stop. God, you are so bad.”

“One reason you love me.” Devin winked at her.

Presley loved all the banter going on. She’d never been around a big family before, and she found she loved it. The feeling oflove was so strong she could feel it. Blinking back tears, she knew she’d never have this. Her time here was almost up. Her time of seeing Jaxon was coming to an end. A swift end. She knew the next two weeks would fly by and she’d leave here. Him. She’d leave him.

“Are you hungry?” Willa asked her.

“Yes,” she whispered.

“Are you all right?” Willa frowned at her.

Pasting on a fake smile, she nodded. “Sure. Let’s go before all the food is gone.”

“I don’t see that happening.” Willa stood and led her to the buffet.

Once in line, they moved down the buffet and loaded their plates then headed back to the table. After she took her seat, Devin asked what she wanted to drink then went to get it for her. She couldn’t keep her eyes from shifting to Jaxon, but he had no problem ignoring her. He stood and moved toward the buffet. She noticed a few women sitting at a table stop him, and she knew they were flirting with him by the way they were smiling up at him. Her hands fisted, and her nails bit into her palms. She’d never been a jealous person until Jaxon Callahan came into her life.

“Are you having fun, Presley?”

Turning, she saw Lucy Callahan smiling at her.

“Yes. I can’t believe my time is almost up. I had four weeks of vacation saved up, and I needed some time to think about a job offer.”

Lucy frowned at her. “Job offer?”

“Yes, I’m an ER nurse in Idaho Falls, and I’ve been offered a job in the Recovery Unit.”

“I see,” Lucy murmured.

Wanting to change the subject, Presley asked Lucy about Reid.

“Jaxon told me you and Reid were just recently married.”

Wanting to change the subject, Presley asked Lucy about Reid.

“Jaxon told me you and Reid were just recently married.”

“Yes. Roark and Priscilla were married in July, and so was Devin and Willa. Reid and I are the only ones who didn’t have a quick wedding, but the Callahan men don’t like waiting. Priscilla told Roark she didn’t want to wait, so he got it together very quickly. Same with Devin and Willa. Once he got her back from California, he threw a wedding together.”

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