His Yuletide Bride (The Brides of Paradise Ranch (Spicy Version) Book 12) by Merry Farmer

Author:Merry Farmer [Farmer, Merry]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2017-12-21T18:30:00+00:00

Chapter 8

At last. Hubert didn’t know whether to whoop for joy or sigh with relief after his afternoon in the stable with Bebe. He’d let his desire for her get the better of him, and did some things that, arguably, he shouldn’t have done. But Bebe had enjoyed it, and he had been left with the confidence that he could make her happy once they were married.

And since they were going to be married now, he had a lot of things to get in order. They would need a place to live, first and foremost. So he marched through town, looking for signs of apartments to rent. They’d have to start with an apartment. He wanted to build a house eventually, but he wasn’t about to jump into that without getting Bebe’s input every step of the way. She’d be surprised how much money he had stored away, waiting for this moment. But for now, an apartment would do, and there were a couple just off Main Street that would suit them.

He was just leaving an apartment above the festively-decorated Haskell office of King Cole Builders when he came face to face with Price Penworthy.

“Stay away from my fiancée.” Price shoved Hubert’s arm.

The attack—if it could even be called that—came out of nowhere and left Hubert more startled than shaken. He blinked a few times, then stared Price down. “She was my fiancée long before you ever met her.”

Price didn’t seem to be the least bit deterred. “You left. You’re not a part of her life anymore.”

“I beg to differ,” Hubert said with a smirk. “I think you’ll find Bebe begs to differ too.” In fact, the only reason Price was giving him a hard time now had to be because she’d declared her intentions to leave Price and marry him. That thought brought a smile to Hubert’s face.

“Bebe is confused,” Price said. “She has cold feet. She doesn’t know what she’s talking about.”

“She does. We’ve been in love for years.”

“You were in love years ago,” Price corrected. “Bebe and I are in love now.”

Hubert snorted. “The two of you aren’t in love.”

Price’s face pinched. “We might not be in love, but we have a deal.”

“A deal?” Hubert arched a doubtful eyebrow.

“I don’t think you understand what I mean to Bebe, to the entire Bonneville family.” Price met Hubert’s stare with a sly grin. “I’m the only thing standing between them and foreclosure.”

“So I’ve heard,” Hubert said. “But I seriously doubt Solomon Templesmith would foreclose on his wife’s family’s ranch.”

“That goes to show what you know. That jumped up slave has always had his sights set on destroying Rex and his legacy.”

There was something a little too harsh and shifty about Price’s reply. It set Hubert’s teeth on edge. It was true that there’d been no love lost between Rex and Solomon, and even though Hubert didn’t know Solomon well, what little he did know was that Solomon wasn’t vindictive. Not like Rex was, and not, as he suspected, like Price was.

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