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Jet black hair, square jaw, wide nose, and enormous hands. She didn’t know why she noticed that, but she did.
One of them was grabbing a crutch, and the other rested on his thigh. A tree trunk thigh. The one which wasn’t plastered.
“Do you like what you see?” His cocky grin almost made her choke. She was staring at the guy like a creepy woman! Shame on her!
“Leave Dakota alone, Ted!” Marge came back and rushed to the driver’s seat. “She’s not one of your conquers.”
“Dakota, mmm? Beautiful name.” He leaned to her again, his head almost into the truck. “Friend of yours, Marge?”
“She is now. Peggy Sue’s visitor,” she added and winked at Dakota, who felt a warm emotion wrapping her heart when hearing Marge saying they were friends. Crazy, they had just known.
“Interesting. I like visitors. They cheer up the town,” he said and smiled at Dakota, but then gazed at Marge again. “Marge, I need help like yesterday! Did you put a sign offering the job, as I told you? I’m struggling here. Brad left for San Francisco three days ago, and Rex has his hands full with Marie and the baby.”
“I ran the voice, Ted, but you know this isn’t easy. Farmers are hiring right now, hands are busy… And nobody wants to take care of a big baby like you! You shouldn’t have fired Sarah Jane and Penelope.”
“Damn, woman! You’re killing me! You know I had to. They were rude and lazy. I need real help. Besides, they tried to grope me and cornered me every time they could. I’m not a prude, but even a sexy cowboy has boundaries.”
Dakota giggled, and she covered her mouth with a hand when he stared at her with an offended look.Bad Dakota, she shouldn’t smile. Harassing people was bad!
“That you’re not, nope. But I told you, you shouldn’t put yourself on a silver tray for them, big guy.”
“I didn’t! Just because I like to walk naked in my room doesn’t mean I’m available. I’m not a cheap whore!” he said, and Dakota nodded.
And then swallowed hard. Walking around naked? Wow! Would this be a custom here?
“Stop the drama, llama,” Marge said.
“So unfaithful. Just because a couple of sad women ran a rumor.” He sighed, and Dakota stared at him. Then he snorted, and Marge snorted back.
They were kidding. They surely had a weird sense of humor.Puff. Well, not naked then. Pity. No, no, she shouldn’t think about that.
“I’m sorry, Ted, you know I love you, but you’re a pain in the ass. I cannot help you! If you hadn’t messed around so much the last couple of years, married men and insecure bachelors wouldn’t see you as a menace to their women. You would have found help in the blink of an eye.”
“Nonsense. Please, I’m begging you… Find me an assistant. I’m out of clothes, starving, dying of boredom, incapable of facing my physical therapy exercises alone.”
Dakota looked at them, talking to each other as if she wasn’t there, and an idea formed in her mind.
One thing-to-do in her list was to get a job. She had resigned to her work in the office in a spontaneous act when she decided she wanted a different life.
Perhaps faith had something to do with the information she was getting now.
“I think I will be around for a while. I need a job. I could help you, Mr…”
“Ted, honey. Just Ted. Wonderful idea. I accept,” he grinned, and Dakota nodded.
Okay, that was easy. See? She could be spontaneous and get a reward.
“Mmm, I don’t think you should rush to…” Marge said.
“Marge, Marge, tsk, tsk,” he said. “You know me.”
“That’s exactly why I…”
“Honey, you’re hired. Peggy Sue lives two miles away from here. I’m sure it will be easy for you to be here early in the mornings. 8 o’clock. We can discuss your salary and duties tomorrow. Thank you!” He waved and Marge started the engine, sighing.
“Okay, you’ve just known our most famous inhabitant. The cocky and reckless Ted Sullivan, bull rider champion in 2019 and 2020.”
“Bull rider? Seriously? Is that even a job?” She frowned, and Marge laughed at her surprised look.
“Oh, yes, darling. You’re in a whole new world! Things are rather different in the west. You’ll see. That man is a charmer, by the way. Be careful if you don’t want to finish with your heart broken.”
“I just need a job,” she said. “I’ve just broken with my fiancé. I’m not in a mood for a relationship, nor looking for one.”
“Good to know. Seems to me you have had a lot on your plate.”
“Yeah… I hope I can straighten my path from now on. I’m…” She sighed and smiled at Marge. She had just met the woman, but she was kind. “I think all will be different.”
“You’ll find your grandma is the sweetest woman alive. She will help you, honey. Trust me.”
Dakota sighed. She needed a break from sorrow and cheating people in her life. That was why she left everything behind. She was about to face a part of her life she ignored, and she was as nervous as expectant.
