to be exact.”
“Ah. You own land outside of town from what I’ve heard.”
Her startled eyes swung to her father before she exclaimed, “Daddy? Have you been checking up on him?”
Her father shot a look at her before answering, “You showed interest, Katrina. Of course I’ve checked up on your friend here.”
“Yes, sir, I do have a place outside of town, and I raise and sell cattle on my property. I’m originally from Wyoming, but I settled here a few years back. Got tired of the snow.”
“My contacts tell me you have quite a spread out there on the Flying W.”
“If you can call two thousand acres quite a spread, then I’d say you’re right.”
“Two thousand acres?” she asked surprised, but clamped her mouth shut with a click when her father’s eyes swung to her. No wonder it seemed like we rode for hours and never left his land. Holy shit!
“You didn’t know how much land he has, Katrina?”
She slipped her arm around Justin’s waist and looked up into his face. “Well, I, uh…I never really asked, Daddy. It doesn’t matter to me how much land he owns. I love him anyway.” Those words were a little too easy to say. Justin leaned down and brushed his lips against hers.
“I know you haven’t been seeing him that long, daughter. It couldn’t be more than a couple of months at the most.”
“I know, but I always told you it would take a special person to tame me.” Justin chuckled next to her, and she felt like jabbing him in the ribs, but she held back. “Justin is everything I need.”
Her father’s gaze narrowed when it rested on Justin, and she could tell he stiffened next to her. “Forgive me, but I’ll reserve judgment until I know him a little better.”
“We probably should get going. We have some things to discuss. You know—wedding plans and all that.” She slipped from Justin’s side and approached her father. “We still need to set a date, but now you have to get better.” She kissed him on the cheek. “I’ll come back and see you tomorrow morning, okay?”
“All right, Katrina.” Turning to Justin, he said, “Take care of her. She means everything to me.”
“Yes, sir,” Justin replied when she returned to his side.
“Bye, Daddy. Please, get some rest. I’ll see you in the morning.”
Justin slipped his arm around her shoulders, and they walked out of the door, pulling it shut behind them. Moving several feet away, he rounded on her and almost shouted, “Why the hell did you tell him we are getting married?”
“Keep your voice down, please. Can’t we talk about this once we are out of the building? There are too many people staring.”
“Fine.” He grabbed her arm and ushered her toward the elevator. Oh man, he’s pissed. She didn’t even try to pull her arm out of his grasp as they continued to his truck, and he pulled open the door.
He almost squealed tires when he ripped out of the parking lot, and she saw the white-knuckled grip he held onto the steering wheel. Holy hell. I’ve screwed up.
* * * *
“Justin…”
“Don’t, Katrina,” he growled, shooting her a glare across the expanse of the cab.
She stiffened her shoulders and swung her gaze back out the front windshield.
The ride back to his place held a very uncomfortable silence as he contemplated how to deal with the situation. I can’t believe she told her father we’re getting married! Yeah, we are good in bed together, but getting married? No way!
Reaching the front of his house, he shut the truck off and angrily pushed the door open. By the time he had come around to the passenger side, she already starting stomping off to where her car sat parked next to the house.
“Oh no, we are going to talk right now.” He wrapped his hand around her arm and had to almost drag her toward the door.
“Let me go.”
“Not a chance, lady. You’ve got some explaining to do.” He opened the front entrance and pushed her inside the house before he slammed the door shut
“Ah. You own land outside of town from what I’ve heard.”
Her startled eyes swung to her father before she exclaimed, “Daddy? Have you been checking up on him?”
Her father shot a look at her before answering, “You showed interest, Katrina. Of course I’ve checked up on your friend here.”
“Yes, sir, I do have a place outside of town, and I raise and sell cattle on my property. I’m originally from Wyoming, but I settled here a few years back. Got tired of the snow.”
“My contacts tell me you have quite a spread out there on the Flying W.”
“If you can call two thousand acres quite a spread, then I’d say you’re right.”
“Two thousand acres?” she asked surprised, but clamped her mouth shut with a click when her father’s eyes swung to her. No wonder it seemed like we rode for hours and never left his land. Holy shit!
“You didn’t know how much land he has, Katrina?”
She slipped her arm around Justin’s waist and looked up into his face. “Well, I, uh…I never really asked, Daddy. It doesn’t matter to me how much land he owns. I love him anyway.” Those words were a little too easy to say. Justin leaned down and brushed his lips against hers.
“I know you haven’t been seeing him that long, daughter. It couldn’t be more than a couple of months at the most.”
“I know, but I always told you it would take a special person to tame me.” Justin chuckled next to her, and she felt like jabbing him in the ribs, but she held back. “Justin is everything I need.”
Her father’s gaze narrowed when it rested on Justin, and she could tell he stiffened next to her. “Forgive me, but I’ll reserve judgment until I know him a little better.”
“We probably should get going. We have some things to discuss. You know—wedding plans and all that.” She slipped from Justin’s side and approached her father. “We still need to set a date, but now you have to get better.” She kissed him on the cheek. “I’ll come back and see you tomorrow morning, okay?”
“All right, Katrina.” Turning to Justin, he said, “Take care of her. She means everything to me.”
“Yes, sir,” Justin replied when she returned to his side.
“Bye, Daddy. Please, get some rest. I’ll see you in the morning.”
Justin slipped his arm around her shoulders, and they walked out of the door, pulling it shut behind them. Moving several feet away, he rounded on her and almost shouted, “Why the hell did you tell him we are getting married?”
“Keep your voice down, please. Can’t we talk about this once we are out of the building? There are too many people staring.”
“Fine.” He grabbed her arm and ushered her toward the elevator. Oh man, he’s pissed. She didn’t even try to pull her arm out of his grasp as they continued to his truck, and he pulled open the door.
He almost squealed tires when he ripped out of the parking lot, and she saw the white-knuckled grip he held onto the steering wheel. Holy hell. I’ve screwed up.
* * * *
“Justin…”
“Don’t, Katrina,” he growled, shooting her a glare across the expanse of the cab.
She stiffened her shoulders and swung her gaze back out the front windshield.
The ride back to his place held a very uncomfortable silence as he contemplated how to deal with the situation. I can’t believe she told her father we’re getting married! Yeah, we are good in bed together, but getting married? No way!
Reaching the front of his house, he shut the truck off and angrily pushed the door open. By the time he had come around to the passenger side, she already starting stomping off to where her car sat parked next to the house.
“Oh no, we are going to talk right now.” He wrapped his hand around her arm and had to almost drag her toward the door.
“Let me go.”
“Not a chance, lady. You’ve got some explaining to do.” He opened the front entrance and pushed her inside the house before he slammed the door shut
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