Marin Thomas - Homeward Bound

“Yes.”

“Until you get a better offer?”

Let him think that. If Royce were to find out why she was really in Nowhere, he’d hit the ground running. “Yes.”

He studied her as if he wanted more than her words as reassurance. “Where are you staying?” He asked the question warily, as if he feared she intended to move into his ranch house.

“I’d planned to live in the store.” Rent-free, no commute. Life couldn’t get any better. And a little distance between her and Royce was a good thing—just until he got used to her being around again.

“You can’t stay at the store. The place is a dump. Besides, where would you sleep?”

“There’s a large closet off the storeroom. I can fit a cot in there.”

“I saw the commode in the back, but what about bathing?”

Next thing, he’d be asking what she planned to do about toilet paper! “The storeroom has a showerhead.” She just hoped the water ran clear and didn’t come out all rusty and smelling like dead fish.

He fumed in silence, as if contemplating how to throw her over his shoulder and haul her back to College Station.

“Fine. We’ll take your things over to the store, then head out to the ranch. There’s an old bed in the attic you can have, and the mini fridge in the barn.”

No more arguing? Amazing. “Thanks. And if it’s all right with you, I’d like to get my car so I have a way to get around.”

“Your father’s truck wasn’t destroyed in the fire. It’s parked behind the store.”

She helped Royce load her luggage and the boxes into the pickup bed, then hopped in on the passenger side. “I’ll use the truck for business and the Mustang for pleasure.” She flashed a smile across the seat.

Frowning, he turned the key and the motor roared to life. “You’re sure about this?”

She crossed her fingers. “Absolutely.”

“I hope to hell you know what you’re doing, Heather.”

So do I, Royce. So do I.

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