Victoria narrowed her eyes and moved toward Cole ...closer but not touching.
“Are you threatening me?”she asked tersely.
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Cole had to bite theinside of his mouth to keep from laughing.She was so tiny she had to tilt her head back far, and it looked painful, but that didn’t stop her from pushing.Damn, this woman was getting under his skin more and more and creeping closer to his heart.
“No, baby, I’m not threatening you.”He tapped her nose.“It’s a promise.”He stepped away and started out of the bedroom and down the stairs.He chuckled when he heard her growl.
“You’re such a jackass.”
Chapter Six
Victoria walked upand down the aisles at the grocery store trying to find easy things to make for herself that were higher in protein, calories, and vitamins to keep her healthy.She hated grocery shopping, especially for one person.She loved to cook but didn’t enjoy it as much just cooking for herself.
Cole’s words kept sliding through her mind, making her doubts grow.She was glad he didn’t know how truly hard this was for her.Physical labor was something she’d never craved.Her thoughts had always been more toward the feminine side of the spectrum.
She loved cooking, baking, sewing, and keeping house.She dreamed of having a family someday when she was younger.Children, she could pour all the love she had bottled up inside of her onto, and a husband who was there every day and cherished her.
She had so many doubts in herself already, but what Cole had said to her made them so much worse.Would she be able to make this ranch work?She didn’t know.If it were up to the heart of a person, she would definitely succeed.It was also up, in large part, to strength and how much work a person could get done in one day.
“Victoria?”
Victoria jerked, dropping the package of hamburger, and turned.
“I’m sorry?”Her eyes scanned the woman.
“You don’t remember me, do you?”
The woman in front of her looked vaguely familiar, but she couldn’t place where she’d seen her before.
“No, I’m sorry.”
“Trisha Jensen.I was the girl you played with when you visited your uncle.”
Victoria’s eyes widened, and a smile broke across her face.This woman was at least five inches taller than her.It looked like her friend had grown where she hadn’t.She looked like the same bubbly woman she’d known before.Looking back, Trisha was the only friend she’d kept in contact with the longest.
