“That substitute driver has been delivering mail to the wrong people all along this route,” her dad said.
Dean extended a stack of envelopes and junk mail toward Sunny.
“Thanks.”
“How was your trip?” he asked.
“Tiring, as usual. Glad to be home, though I could have done without the old man trying to break himself in two.”
“Sorry about that,” Dean said.
“Pretty sure you didn’t put that snake there, or push him off his horse.”
“How about you two stop talking in the open doorway,” her dad said behind her. “Come on in, Dean. We’re about to have dinner, and I’m pretty sure Judy made enough for half the valley.”
“I don’t want to intrude on your family time,” Dean said, making as if he was going to step back and leave.
Sunny made a pfft sound. “Don’t be silly. Come on in.”
As if to add her agreement, Lily leaned forward and stuck her arms out toward Dean.
“Well, I’m already being abandoned,” Sunny said.
Dean smiled at his little admirer then glanced at Sunny. “You don’t mind?”
“About you eating dinner with us or you stealing my niece, who I haven’t seen in six months?” Outside of video calls that her dad had finally figured out, that was.
Sunny relinquished her squirming niece and Lily immediately laid her head against Dean’s shoulder as if it was the most natural thing in the world. Sunny experienced the oddest little flutter in her middle at the picture they painted.
“Both, I guess,” Dean said with a little chuckle.
“Dinner, I didn’t mind.” Sunny pointed toward her niece. “Now this, I’m crying betrayal.”
Dean moved as if to hand Lily back to her, but Sunny waved him off. “Oh no, you’ve got babysitting duty while I get the table set.”
“That’s okay with me,” he said, looking down at Lily as if she was the most precious being in the world.
Well, Sunny couldn’t argue with that.
Copyright © 2021 by Trish Milburn
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ISBN-13: 9780369714404
The Rebel Cowboy’s Baby
Copyright © 2021 by Sasha Best
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