The Rancher And His Unexpected Daughter
“Janet stood amid the collection of messy bowls, streaks of chocolate cake batter and spatters of frosting and despaired of ever getting a meal on the table by six o’clock.
“Why did you let me do that?” she asked Jenny, who was standing in the doorway gloating. “Why on earth did you let me make a bet like that?”
“You sounded like you were on a roll, Mom. How was I supposed to know you just had a piddly pair of aces?”
“Because you know what a competitor I am. I always get caught up in the moment,... start bluffing and get carried away. You were doubling your allowance playing poker with me when you were eight for that very reason.”
“I know,” Jenny said, grinning. “If you’d gotten any more carried away yesterday, the man would be moving in with us.”
“Hardly,” Janet denied.
“Mom, it’s true. He leveled those baby blues of his on you and you perked up as if he’d showered you with diamonds.”
Janet winced at the accuracy of the accusation. She had enjoyed the challenge and the blatant masculine approval she’d been able to stir with a little teasing.MoreLess
“Why did you let me do that?” she asked Jenny, who was standing in the doorway gloating. “Why on earth did you let me make a bet like that?”
“You sounded like you were on a roll, Mom. How was I supposed to know you just had a piddly pair of aces?”
“Because you know what a competitor I am. I always get caught up in the moment,... start bluffing and get carried away. You were doubling your allowance playing poker with me when you were eight for that very reason.”
“I know,” Jenny said, grinning. “If you’d gotten any more carried away yesterday, the man would be moving in with us.”
“Hardly,” Janet denied.
“Mom, it’s true. He leveled those baby blues of his on you and you perked up as if he’d showered you with diamonds.”
Janet winced at the accuracy of the accusation. She had enjoyed the challenge and the blatant masculine approval she’d been able to stir with a little teasing.MoreLess
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