Free Healing a Cowboy's Heart (Cowboy Dreamin' 2) by Sandy Sullivan

assigned chair, the family got quiet.
“What?”
    “How
did the ride go?” his mother asked, tilting her head to the side as she
grinned.
    “What
ride?”
    “Jackson
went out to find you and Terri, right?”
    He
glared at his brother who just laughed. “Yeah, he did. The ride went fine. I
showed her where the property lines are so she could get some samples and take
some notes. The quicker she’s gone, the better for all
of us.”
    “Better
for you?”
    “Yes.
I don’t want her here.”
    “It
didn’t sound that way to me,” Jackson said with a laugh.
    “Shut
up.”
    “She’s
really not causing any harm, Jeff. I’d rather she be here so we can keep an eye
on what she’s doing, which by the way, you haven’t explained to the rest of
us.”
    “I’ll
handle her, Ma.”
    “I
think you already did,” Jackson added.
    “I
told you to shut the fuck up.”
    “Jeffery!”
    “Sorry,
but he’s crossin ’ the line.”
    “You’ll
not talk like that at the dinner table with the guests here. I’ve discussed
this with you before.”
    “I
said I’m sorry.”
    “Fine.” She glanced at Jackson. “Apparently you have a secret between you and your
brother. I would appreciate it if you would keep it to yourself. There is no
need to discuss it in front of family or guests.”
    “Sorry,
Ma.”
    “You
should be. Whatever is part of Jeffery’s private life is private. Keep it that
way.”
    “Yes,
ma’am,” Jackson replied although Jeff could see the twinkle of mischief in his
eyes. It wasn’t over by a long shot.
    Once
supper was over, he needed to get someone to watch Ben for a few hours and
needed to figure out a way to be able to get into Terri’s cabin without being
seen. Not like he planned to stay the night or anything, but he couldn’t leave
his son alone in their home without someone to keep an eye on him. He debated
on whether to ask Jackson since he already knew about Jeff and Terri’s
rendezvous by the pond, but he also debated on whether to ask his mother. What
would she think? She’d be jumping my shit
for fuckin’ a guest. “Of course, she was all over gettin’ Joel and Mesa
together.”
    The
guests cleared the dining room leaving the family to finish up their own
supper.
    “Mom,
can you watch Ben for a couple of hours?”
    “Of
course, Jeff. Do you have plans?”
    “Yeah. I need to go into town for a bit.”
    “I
know it’s been a long time since you’ve been around a female, son.” She patted
his hand. “I’ll watch Ben.”
    Jeff
glanced at the ceiling as he sighed. Great. Mom thinks I’m
headed out to find a woman. “Thanks, Mom.”
    She
winked.
    I obviously didn’t fool her one
bit.
    Jeff
cleared his and Ben’s plates before he hustled his son back outside with the
intention of getting him home and in bed before his mother came over to watch
him. He hoped his mom didn’t know who he planned to fuck tonight, but at this
moment, he didn’t care.
    Remember when you gave Joel shit
for fuckin’ Mesa?
    He
really should apologize to his brother when the two of them got back from their
honeymoon. He did come down pretty hard on Joel for sleeping with a guest when
here he was about to do the same thing and enjoy every damned minute of it if
this afternoon had been any indicator. Terri was hotter than a firecracker on
the Fourth of July. She’s been spectacular when she’d come apart in his arms by
the pond. He’d never seen a woman look so beautiful when she came. He hoped to
fuck her face to face so he could see it again.
    Hell,
who was he kidding? He wanted her any way he could get her. In her hot pussy,
up her delicious looking ass, in her mouth. He didn’t care.
    “Daddy?”
    “Yes,
Ben,” he replied as they walked through the front door of their cabin.
    “How
come Mommy doesn’t come over anymore?”
    He
took Ben’s hand and headed into the bathroom to get his bath ready. “I don’t
know, son. I guess she’s busy.”
    “I
want to stay at her house.”
    Jeff
got