Total pages in book: 69
Estimated words: 65039 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 325(@200wpm)___ 260(@250wpm)___ 217(@300wpm)
Estimated words: 65039 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 325(@200wpm)___ 260(@250wpm)___ 217(@300wpm)
So I'll see you at about one, we like to start early, make a whole day and evening of it. If you need a ride that's okay too, I can certainly arrange that for you,so we're set then yes?"
"Uh, sure, okay."
Geez the lady's a steamroller.
I hurried her off before she had me agreeing to God knows what, and for some unknown reason, my heart was beating unusually fast.
"Mom can I talk to you later?"
"Sure baby, everything okay?"
"Yeah everything's fine, just have to do something."
I hung up with my mother and fell back against the bed, a barbecue picnic with people, from the sounds of it lots of people.
No wonder my heart was beating out of sync.
What a way to throw yourself into deep end Kat.
Oh well, you can't change your mind now and offend the boss's mother, so it's sink or swim time.
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Ha, my son thinks he can outsmart me, good luck with that, the boy has always been a bit too brainy for his own good, but nothing beats a mother on the hunt for a daughter-in-law and grand babies.
Shoot, Stacy had already declared herself out of the running since her and Em had been trying for years without success and she refused to try artificial insemination, and Carol was nowhere near ready.
Anyway, my girl Char might be a crackpot but she knows her stuff.
My son had the nerve to lie to me repeatedly over dinner last night, he'll pay for that.
'No mom, I didn't meet any girls today.'
Ha, he's been telling that same lie for ten years now, I wonder how on earth he got his reputation as a cad if he wasn't meeting girls.
Of course he doesn't know that I know about such things, but women talk and some of the things I've heard about my one and only baby boy are not fit for mixed company.
He's his father's son after all.
Well according to Jared this Katarina is young in years but very smart,we'll just wait and see.
She sounded sweet as pie on the phone and I hope I'm not disappointed when we finally meet.
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Chapter 5: Chapter 5
I went in the next day wondering if his mom had said anything to him about the invite, all night I tossed and turned like a crazy person, thinking about things I hadn't let cross my mind in quite some time, like what should I wear.
I got cold bumps just thinking about it, it had been a while since I'd worn anything other than a gunny sack, my protective shield.
I'm coming to realize that it's silly, in my head I know that, it's getting the rest of me to go along with it that's the problem.
Oh well, if push comes to shove I can always wear one of dad's old flannel shirts and some sweats.
Classy Kat.
Well if my biggest problem was what to wear then I'd say I was making progress, a few months ago just the thought of being out in public surrounded by all those people would've sent me into shock.
I heard voices coming from the game room, that's the room the guys hung out in and ate or played pool and video games when they were having down time.
There was even a kids' corner and when I'd asked Colton about it he'd told me in his gruff way 'bitches got shit to do sometimes so their old man brings the kid in and we take turns watching over the little tykes.'
I went down to the room to see what was going on since I'd done my morning's work and was bored out of my mind, I get into trouble when I'm bored.
The men were having some sort of pow wow it looked like because everyone was here. Colton stood in front of them giving out orders for some up coming riding event.
The way he stood with his arms folded across his muscular chest, legs braced apart as he looked down at his men like a king with his subjects did something to me.
It might sound weird but I wanted to worship at his feet, I'd never seen a more beautiful human being in my life. Too bad he would eat me for breakfast and keep going.
Men like him didn't fall for girls like me, if only.
He turned that piercing green gaze on me as if sensing my scrutiny, my inner turmoil.
His eyes travelled up and down my body before settling once more on my eyes.
"Something on your mind Sloan?"
Eeek, I just soiled my panties.
I should start charging him for those,a girl could only go through so many panties before she ran out.
"Well!"
He hardly speaks but he sure does get his point across, I think one of his hard glares is worse than a shout.
"Going back to work sir."
Oh shit, I remembered the sir thing too late as I made a bee line for the office.