“What appeals?Mexican food?We have Jose’s Taco Shop.Or pizza at The Sizzling Slice?”
“Either sounds good.”She thought about it for a moment more.“Let’s have Mexican food.”
“All right.I’ll pick you up at six at Mrs.Fitz’s home?”
“Yeah, that would work.”
“All right.Super.”He sounded thrilled.
She still felt it was a little sudden to date someone else, but he truly appealed to her.Not only was he charming, but he was also physically beautiful, with a chiseled face and a dark-colored, light beard.He was dark-haired, his bangs flopping over to his right side, and his hair wavy, not cut short.He had the most disarming brown eyes, and his lips looked perfectly kissable.
After he ate his breakfast, he gave her the list of all the breakfast food the Havertons, ranch hands, and their foreman and his mate had ordered.Then Chase entered the shop and ordered breakfast for the sheriff’s department, their usual treat on Friday mornings also.
“Hey, Rory,” Chase said.
“Hey, Chase.”
Chase said to Lacy, “We haven’t had any sightings of your ex-boyfriend, and the Muellers dropped off the trackers in a pickup truck heading out of Denver toward Nevada, though the vehicle had a Utah plate, so he might be heading further west and going home.”
“That’s good news.”
“We’re still watching for Timothy in case he realizes we pulled a fast one on him.”
“Good.Because he’s clever.”
“That’s why we’re prepared in case he does something unexpected and learns somehow that you’re here.But he won’t get the welcome he might expect,” Chase said.
“That’s great.Maybe he’ll get the message then.”Lacy gave Rory the order for the ranch and said, “I’ll see you tonight.”
Chase raised an eyebrow at Rory.He smiled sheepishly.“See you tonight, Lacy.”He tipped his hat, grabbed his jacket, slipped into it, and headed out the door.
Ava finished filling Chase’s order and handed it to him.“Thanks, Ava.”
“My pleasure.”
Then Chase took off.
“By tomorrow, everyone will know that you are going on a date with Roryandgoing to the dance with him,” Mrs.Fitz said, smiling, as she made sourdough loaves of bread.
“Because Chase will spread the word?”
“Rory will.Chase didn’t know you were going to the dance with Rory.But Rory will want every bachelor cougar in Yuma Town know you’re going to it with him so that you don’t get asked over and over again,” Mrs.Fitz said.
Then they heard the door ding again, and more customers came in to order or pick up breakfasts.
By the time they closed the shop that evening, Lacy was looking forward to having dinner with Rory.
She changed at Mrs.Fitz’s house into a wool skirt, sweater, and boots, nice and warm, casual dressy.Then Rory arrived early, and she was glad she was already there.She was famished.
“I thought we could go to the Watering Hole afterward, if you want.Though Jose’s Taco Shop has cocktails too and desserts.”
“Let’s just see how we feel after dinner.”
“Okay, that sounds good.”Then he took her in his new pickup truck.It was an aqua color, and she loved the uniqueness.
“Have you been in Jose’s Taco Shop yet?”
“No, I haven’t even seen it,” she said.
