This Love (Cowboys & Angels 6)

We got to the storage room, and my heart about jumped out of my damn chest.

“What happened?”

Tammy was lying on the floor holding onto her ankle.

“I fell trying to reach that case of club soda.”

Trevor rushed to Tammy and looked at her ankle.

“It’s not swelling up, so you didn’t break it.”

“Thank goodness. It sure hurts though,” Tammy stated.

“That’s it. I’m not leaving,” I said, letting out a frustrated breath. Hell, Tammy wasn’t even supposed to be here this early and had only come in because I was leaving town.

“Bullshit, you’re leaving,” Trevor said. “Tammy’s fine. I’ve seen plenty of broken and sprained ankles. Her ankle isn’t even swelling. I’m sure she twisted it, and that’s all.”

Tammy looked at Trevor and then back to me. “He’s right, Cord. It just scared me. I thought the case was going to fall and land on me. I panicked.”

I moved around and grabbed the case before it could fall.

Trevor helped Tammy up. “Dude, it’s fine. Even if she did hurt her ankle, I can run this bar. I did it when you went to Vegas.”

Vegas.

I shuddered at the memory and the hook-up from that weekend. My past hook-ups were starting to bother me, and I knew it was because of Maebh. The last thing I’d ever really want was for her to know exactly how much of a manwhore I’d been my entire life.

A thought hit me. Was I ready…or even able…to make a commitment to Maebh? I knew I wanted like hell to try.

Maybe I should see where Maebh is going for the weekend and go with her?

Fuck. I’d never been so confused. I wanted to call Maebh and ask her where she was going. Would she even agree to go somewhere with me? Trevor must have seen the wheels spinning in my head. He walked over while Laney helped Tammy out of the storage room.

“You need the break from here, Cord. And what a better way to test this whole you want to commit to one woman thing out than to be around a bunch of hot women in bikinis.”

I laughed as I rubbed the back of my neck. “You’re right. You sure you got this?”

He slapped me on the side of my arm.

“I got this. Just go fish and don’t worry about anything.”

Placing my hand on his shoulder, I gave it a squeeze. “Thanks, man. You know I’m here if you need to talk.”

He nodded. “I know, dude. I know.”

Trevor headed out to the main bar while I went to my office and grabbed the bag I’d packed for this weekend. Only the bare essentials. I planned to either sit around and watch movies, or float on the lake and fish.

It was going to be heaven.

As I walked to my truck, it felt like a piece of my heaven was going to be missing, though.

My Irish angel isn’t going to be there…

“Stupid phone!” I shouted as I pulled into a store and parked in the supermarket lot.

The address was right, so why was my phone telling me to go a different way than the directions Melanie had sent?

With a sigh, I mumbled, “Might as well get some petrol and a snack.”

After filling up the tank, I headed into the store and looked at the minerals. After deciding on Diet Pepsi, I grabbed a bag of crisps and headed to the check out.

“He was so dreamy!” the young girl gushed. I couldn’t help but smile at how silly they were being. Oh, to be a teenager again.

“Dreamy wasn’t the word. He was hot! Did you see him smile at me?”

“Sounds like you ladies found yourself a handsome lad.”

They both grinned. “He was!”

I nodded me head and handed the girl the cash to pay for me goods.

“Did you get his number?” I asked with a smile.

“Nah. He was older than us and was trying to call his girlfriend.”

“Or just a friend!” the other girl interjected with hope in her eyes.

“Nah, it was his girlfriend. You should have seen the way his eyes lit up when her voicemail came on. He’s smitten!”

All three of us giggled.

As I walked to my car, me phone buzzed, and I had voicemail from Cord. Grinning just like those two girls, I pulled up the message the moment I got back in me car.

“Hey. I’m almost here. My signal…not so…these hills…call back…answer, keep trying. I should…asked you…here…talk…”

Me brows furrowed. The message had gone in and out, and I’d only gotten bits and pieces. I thought he said he was going to a lake? Now he’s going to the hills? What hills?

I had to admit, a small part of me was hoping he was heading to his parents’ house to surprise me. What were the odds we were both heading out of town this weekend and both going to a lake house?