Double the Trouble (Texas Trouble 3) Read Online Free Page B
Author: Becky McGraw
and say it...but she sure poured it on with those blue eyes and fabulous breasts . " he chuckled then finished, "She actually tried to make me believe she was offering to help fix my cruiser. It had blown a hose and was overheated."
"She's a top-notch mechanic, so she could have meant exactly that," Cole informed him.
Gabe snorted, "No shit?" He couldn't imagine the leggy redhead under the hood of a car, she didn't look like the type , but then again she hadn't looked like the type to rope him either.
"No shit--she rebuilt and souped up that Lincoln herself when she was sixteen."
Gabe shook his head , then told him, "Well, I didn't know, I thought she was just trying to get out of being arrested. . ." With another shake of his head Gabe asked the question that had been bothering him since it happened, " How the hell did a woman who weighs a buck twenty-five tops rope and tie me so fast I didn't know wh at was going on?"
Cole hooted then belly laughed, " Karlie didn't mention she's a professional team roper? She and her twin sister, Katie are ranked as the number one female team in the country. "
Gabe groaned and shoved a hand through his hair, "Don't tell me there are two of them!"
"To many a cowboy's delight and despair," Cole told him then grinned, " Those two were hell on wheels as teenagers. Could be because they were raised by their uncle , Jerry . He was their only family, and he didn't know a damned thing about raising two girls. ..but he was one of the best damned r opers I've ever seen. They grew up on the rodeo circuit, traveling from place to place with him. "
Okay, now Gabe really felt guilty...he'd been wrong about the beautiful cowgirl. Well not wrong, but she could have meant she'd fix his car , when he thought she'd been propositioning him for sex. Of course, that's all that had been on his brain every time he looked at her.
He also f elt damned sorry for her growing up the way she had. That couldn't have been easy for her and her sister, and could explain why she was so out-of-control. Gabe wasn't an asshole, he did have some compassion.
Before he could change his mind, Gabe told Cole, "Reduce the charge to resisting."
Cole's eyebrows lifted and he smiled, "Thanks, man...I wasn't going to ask. What she did was serious, and it's damned nice of you to do that. She owes you an apology too."
Gabe grinned, and told him, "She did apologize...right after she tied me up."
"Well, bless her heart," Cole said then guffawed.
Minutes, blended into hours, and Karlie hadn't move from her position on the cot, but she did fall asleep again, then woke up when keys jangled in the lock again. She glanced over her should and saw Cole walking in. He didn't have on his uniform now, he was in jeans and a t-shirt. This was the Cole she knew, and she sat up and looked at him.
"You need to eat your lunch, sugar. It's dinner time now..." His green eyes were filled with concern, as he came over to sit on the end of the cot.
"I'm not hungry, but thanks for getting it for me," she told him in a raw voice. All that crying had more than make her face a mess, she though as she tried to swallow.
"Doesn't matter, you'll probably be out of here shortly. .. Judge set your bail."
She shook her head and then asked, "When's the trial date?"
Cole looked at her curiously and said, "It's not set yet...arraignment is in the morning. You need me to get an attorney for you?"
Her lips trembled and her eyes filled again, and she admitted, "Can't afford one until I sell my horse, I have to call Kate. He's the best cutting horse on the circuit, so he should sell fast...hopefully."
"You don't want to sell your horse, darlin', that's your bread and butter."
"I don't have a choice, and I quit the rodeo, so I won't be needing him anymore," she tried to keep her chin from trembling, but failed. God, she was
"She's a top-notch mechanic, so she could have meant exactly that," Cole informed him.
Gabe snorted, "No shit?" He couldn't imagine the leggy redhead under the hood of a car, she didn't look like the type , but then again she hadn't looked like the type to rope him either.
"No shit--she rebuilt and souped up that Lincoln herself when she was sixteen."
Gabe shook his head , then told him, "Well, I didn't know, I thought she was just trying to get out of being arrested. . ." With another shake of his head Gabe asked the question that had been bothering him since it happened, " How the hell did a woman who weighs a buck twenty-five tops rope and tie me so fast I didn't know wh at was going on?"
Cole hooted then belly laughed, " Karlie didn't mention she's a professional team roper? She and her twin sister, Katie are ranked as the number one female team in the country. "
Gabe groaned and shoved a hand through his hair, "Don't tell me there are two of them!"
"To many a cowboy's delight and despair," Cole told him then grinned, " Those two were hell on wheels as teenagers. Could be because they were raised by their uncle , Jerry . He was their only family, and he didn't know a damned thing about raising two girls. ..but he was one of the best damned r opers I've ever seen. They grew up on the rodeo circuit, traveling from place to place with him. "
Okay, now Gabe really felt guilty...he'd been wrong about the beautiful cowgirl. Well not wrong, but she could have meant she'd fix his car , when he thought she'd been propositioning him for sex. Of course, that's all that had been on his brain every time he looked at her.
He also f elt damned sorry for her growing up the way she had. That couldn't have been easy for her and her sister, and could explain why she was so out-of-control. Gabe wasn't an asshole, he did have some compassion.
Before he could change his mind, Gabe told Cole, "Reduce the charge to resisting."
Cole's eyebrows lifted and he smiled, "Thanks, man...I wasn't going to ask. What she did was serious, and it's damned nice of you to do that. She owes you an apology too."
Gabe grinned, and told him, "She did apologize...right after she tied me up."
"Well, bless her heart," Cole said then guffawed.
Minutes, blended into hours, and Karlie hadn't move from her position on the cot, but she did fall asleep again, then woke up when keys jangled in the lock again. She glanced over her should and saw Cole walking in. He didn't have on his uniform now, he was in jeans and a t-shirt. This was the Cole she knew, and she sat up and looked at him.
"You need to eat your lunch, sugar. It's dinner time now..." His green eyes were filled with concern, as he came over to sit on the end of the cot.
"I'm not hungry, but thanks for getting it for me," she told him in a raw voice. All that crying had more than make her face a mess, she though as she tried to swallow.
"Doesn't matter, you'll probably be out of here shortly. .. Judge set your bail."
She shook her head and then asked, "When's the trial date?"
Cole looked at her curiously and said, "It's not set yet...arraignment is in the morning. You need me to get an attorney for you?"
Her lips trembled and her eyes filled again, and she admitted, "Can't afford one until I sell my horse, I have to call Kate. He's the best cutting horse on the circuit, so he should sell fast...hopefully."
"You don't want to sell your horse, darlin', that's your bread and butter."
"I don't have a choice, and I quit the rodeo, so I won't be needing him anymore," she tried to keep her chin from trembling, but failed. God, she was
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