Falling For The Silver Fox Rancher

ed the call on Monday, not bothering to acknowledge Calvin's greetings. "Do you

aid cautiously, his voi

his voice a low rumble that echoed the

"I'm afraid...I am still on it, n

k at Calvin as he paced around his office. He needed to buy the l

ece of land?" He demanded, walking to the window. Hi

nt results by the end of the week." He started walking back to h

his face a mask of displeasure. He had been counting on this deal. It's already delaying hi

hrough his thick, salt and pepper hair

d to convince those landowners to make them see the value

ttered under his breath. As he sank in his c

ying to sabotage the deal. Now, it seemed, his plans were in jeopardy. Carol Savage, the daughter of the owner of the land had set her d

t he knew what Carol could do. He just ha

anch hand in one of Texas's old ranches and grew through the ranks, even when he was attending college. He

dvisor. The phone on his table rang as he finished sending the mail. He

of his mother floa

d back in his seat. He knew it

yer said, sounding unhappy. "Why di

wed. "Mom, I neve

ery now and then with those they thought were suitable to be his wife, and it was getting on his nerves alrea

able over the phone. "You need a wife...you need to have your own k

top her now. If not, she would go on and on. "I'm

e su

riage, children, my foot," he muttered under his breath and ros

cabinet. Hank poured himself a generous measure, the amber liquid swirling in the glass. He

re she and their then four years old daughter were knocked over by a drunk driver on their way home fr

life waned, he became a man of few smiles, his good moods became rare. He was alway

. Truth be told, he never opened his heart to her. He only married Ashlyn to make his mom happy. She divo

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the usual quiet solitude of his house, but to his dismay, Patricia, the housekeeper, who was also a distant re

nd sounds of house cleaning. "Patricia," his face scrunched up in ir

l you I had an impromptu dentist appointment this afternoon? I tol

nk. To his dismay, he found that Patricia had rearranged everything inside the refrigerator when he opened it. His favorite y

know I hate when you reorganize things!

ack, "Stop whining, Hank! I'm just trying to do my jo

to me!" Hank snapped