Page 23 of The Rancher's Addiction

Chapter Ten

Jenny rushed aroundher house, making sure everything was as perfect as possible.This was a day she’d been waiting for so many years.Her parents were coming to visit for the first time in her life.

Every year she’d been in school, she’d prayed they would come and visit her as all the other parents did, but she should have known better.Most of the time, she guessed they forgot all about her.

She pulled back the curtain when she heard a car drive up in front of her house.Oh, yes, it was her parents.She didn’t know if they had a driver everywhere they went because of their egos, or if they just didn’t know how to drive.

Her teeth snapped together when she caught her parents’ expressions of disgust and disappointment.She drew in a deep breath and smiled as she opened the door.

“Hello, Mother and Father.I’m so glad you came to visit.”

Her father walked up to her and scowled.“We were at a convention nearby and thought we could take time to see you.”

Her cheeks hurt already from trying to keep the smile on her face.“I’m glad you did.Come in.”

Both her parents walked in, and she could tell they wanted to make a hasty exit already.If her mother's lip curled up anymore, she’d block the air from getting in her nose.She started mentally counting down because she knew what was coming.

“Why do you insist on living in this hovel when you have just about as much money as your father and I do?”

She sighed.“For one thing, I’m hardly ever home, two, I’d have to hire someone to take care of it, and three, there is nothing built around here except a few ranches I’ve worked on.”

“You could always have something built,” her father suggested.

She opened her mouth but froze when a fist pounded against the door.

“Oh, my word,” her mother exclaimed.“What is that?”

“I’m guessing it’s one of the ranch owners I was just telling you about.If you’ll excuse me.”

She opened the door to see an angry Mac scowling down at her.“What did I do now?”

“Whose car is that?”

She raised her brow.“I could say it’s none of your business...”

“But you won’t if you know what’s good for you,” he advised.

“Well...”She growled when he pushed by her to walk into her house.She rolled her eyes.“Please, won’t you come in?”she said sarcastically.

He smirked.“I don’t mind if I do.”

She knew when he got his first look at her parents because he stiffened.She just didn’t understand why.

“Mac, let me introduce you to my parents, Dr.Terrance and Dr.Rosalyn Newman.Mother and Father, this is a...”She stopped short because she didn’t know what to say.

“Kaden McKenzie.I’m a friend of your daughter.”He took a few steps forward and held out his hand.

Jenny tried not to cringe at the expressions of distaste on her parents’ faces when they looked at his hand before shaking it.

“Nice to meet you folks.I’m sorry to say, I haven't heard a lot about you.”

Jenny choked and hid her smile.

“Oh, well, I’m sure you’ve heard of us through other avenues,” her father said.

Mac shook his head.“No, sorry.Are you two also vets?”

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