Ryelee's Cowboy
“She didn't think she’d ever seen that particular expression before, and it frightened her.
“I need to talk to you in the study,”
he ground out, stomping off.
Ryelee put her hand to her pounding heart. This was it. The other shoe had dropped. Maybe she could convince him she felt threatened and afraid. She wanted to run out the front door. She didn't want to have to face him. She wouldn’t be able to stand seeing his anger and disappointment.
Slowly she walked to the study, stood at the doorway, ...and watched Clint pour himself a whiskey. Too bad she was pregnant. She could have used one right about now. They’d been so happy this afternoon, and now it was all ruined.
“I know what you did,” Clint said in a tight, even voice.
“Clint…”
“Save it. I don’t want to hear it.
You’ve ruined our future. I almost had enough money saved to buy back my ranch, and now I’m going to have to reimburse Burke for the stolen cattle. I’ll be unemployed and homeless. I believed you, and look where that got me.MoreLess
“I need to talk to you in the study,”
he ground out, stomping off.
Ryelee put her hand to her pounding heart. This was it. The other shoe had dropped. Maybe she could convince him she felt threatened and afraid. She wanted to run out the front door. She didn't want to have to face him. She wouldn’t be able to stand seeing his anger and disappointment.
Slowly she walked to the study, stood at the doorway, ...and watched Clint pour himself a whiskey. Too bad she was pregnant. She could have used one right about now. They’d been so happy this afternoon, and now it was all ruined.
“I know what you did,” Clint said in a tight, even voice.
“Clint…”
“Save it. I don’t want to hear it.
You’ve ruined our future. I almost had enough money saved to buy back my ranch, and now I’m going to have to reimburse Burke for the stolen cattle. I’ll be unemployed and homeless. I believed you, and look where that got me.MoreLess
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