Kendrick sighed and rolled his eyes at him over his coffee mug. “The mating bit is easy. But Cassidy lives up at the ranch. You live in town above the bar. He works at the ranch. Early mornings mostly, from what I see. You work here, late nights typically. So how is all that gonna work?” The comparison was there as he laid it out, only Rue and Monty weren’t from theseparts, meaning Kendrick had no opportunity to figure out if the intensity of the attraction was all there was between them.
If it freaked him out how interested he was—after only one night—no one had to know.
I know.
Shut it!
He was too long in the tooth to change now—to move somewhere else when he was happy with his life here.
“We’ll figure it out.”
Kendrick blinked in confusion at Trey’s response. Then it registered, he was answering him, not the unspoken shit having a party for one in his mind that meant canceling was out of the question.
“I’m sure you will, but whatever you've got going, I ain’t working this evening ‘cause you owe me.” If he didn’t meet Trey’s inquisitive stare, who gave a fuck?
Chapter Nine
Alphaholes
Booker:If we have to get up this damn early, then so should fucking you, Rue!
Taylin:Can’t you give it a rest?
Laken:Tay, I heard you moaning this morning…
Jupiter:Nice comeback, Laken.
Kodi:Did anyone see where Rue went, cause he ain’t in his cabin, and neither is Monty.
Jupiter:They were at Ranch Down last night. In fact, Rue decided to go back to his old job.
Dad:What are you talking about, Jup?
Jupiter:Don’t worry, Dad, I’m sure it ain’t a permanent change.He did a spin around the back of a bar to help the big bear when the owner vaulted the bar after a little experiment I did.
Booker:What did you do, Jup?
Jupiter:Nothing much.
Laken:Your ‘nothing much’ is usually a whole heap of something.
Jupiter:I’m offended. I was helping one of the ranch hands out, I’ll have you know.
Taylin:It wasn’t out of his clothes, was it? I thought you were interested in Ethan.
Silas:Fuck Jup, are you fucking with my staff?
Jupiter:Eye rolling over here. I have no idea why you always go for the worst possible scenario.
Silas:I know you. Now stop fucking around and tell me what damage control I need to do?
Jupiter:None!
Kari:As long as you can keep that kind of interfering—helping—away from your family!
Jupiter:Now Kari, why would you be worried?
Dad:Isn’t there work to be done? Rue, when you see this, please call me so I know you’re… okay.
