Free Her Prada Cowboy: McCulloch County Series #1 by Sabel Simmons Page A

motion, but she was not moved.  She
kept going and he realized the intent in her eyes were real.  She was about to
clobber him over the head with those damn spikes!
    He ducked and caught her in his arms
from behind and lifted her in the air.  He forgot she was still wearing one of
those damn spikes and she kicked him on the shin.  He howled and nearly dropped
her on her ass.   She teetered on one high heel to catch her fall and turned to
glare at him, hobbling on one leg, clutching his abused shin in the other.  If
she was not so angry, it would have been funny.
    “Hells bells woman!  That was damn
painful!  I am sure I have a bloody hole in my leg.”
    “The next hole will be in the center
of your useless head!”
    Rocco stood gaping at the two in front
of him, before a broad smile spread over his face.  Clearly Miss Davis had due
cause for her anger. He cleared his throat and both pairs of eyes scowled at
him.
    “I … er … think I better be going
then.”
    “Good!  I can’t get away from here
soon enough!”
    “You are not goin’ anywhere!  Thank
you Rocco.”
    He nodded and jogged towards the
chopper, ignoring Shannon shouting at him to wait for her.
    “I told you, you are not goin’
anywhere.  Now … doll face … enough.  You do not really want to hurt me.”
    “No … you are right!  I want to
incinerate you!  Then I would not stand the chance of ever bumping into you
again!”
    “Now I know you are lyin’.  Come on
doll face, admit it.  You missed me.”
    “When pigs can fly!  I am leaving!”
    “Really?  How exactly?”
    “I have two legs!  I’ll walk!  Or
better yet!  I’ll phone Noah to come and fetch me.”
    “You have Noah’s number on your
phone?”
    “It is none of your business!”
    She spun around and started walking
alongside the hangar towards the road at the back.
    “Come back here, doll face.  We have
to talk.”
    “I have absolutely nothing to say to
you.  Except that I quit!  I will not work a day longer at your stupid
Company!”
    “Really?   Are you ready to be jobless
then?”
    She halted abruptly and spun around to
glower at him.
    “Are you threatening to get me fired?”
    He shrugged his shoulders.  She narrowed
her eyes on his arrogant stance with his hands on his hips, his long hair
hanging loose over his shoulders.  He looked absolutely scrumptious.
    “The contract is depended on you
headin’ up the campaign.  If you walk away … it goes to another company.  Do
you really think Gregory Bart is goin’ to repay you with a continued job?”
    “You wouldn’t …”
    “And then there is the little matter
of William, your brother in law.”
    “This is blatant blackmail!”
    “Call it what you want.  I told you we
are not done yet, doll face … not by a lon’ shot!”
    “And this was the only way you could
think off to get me here?  Why did you not just ask?”
    “Would you have come if I did?”
    “Well, now we will never know, will we? 
Very well, Cowboy, let’s go.  The sooner we have this ‘talk’ the sooner I can
go home.”
    Jarrod could not keep the smile from
his face watching her hobble to his SUV, the one high heel still clasped in her
hand.
    “And wipe that damn smirk off your
face!”
    His smile turned into a husky chuckle
and then a laugh when her … aaarrgghh … echoed into the clear blue sky.
    Shannon ignored Jarrod all the way to
the house and he thought it prudent not to push her.  She was still clutching the
spiky high heel shoe in one hand.
    Rosa nearly had a heart attack when
Shannon stomped into the kitchen.
    “Nonnie!  You’re back!  I knew you’d
not forget about us!  Why did you stay away so lon’’?”
    “I’ve been dealing with uprooting my
whole life on the whim of a Cowboy!  That’s where I have been!”
    Rosa frowned and glanced at Jarrod,
who just shrugged his shoulders. 
    “Shall we go to the porch for our
talk, doll face?”
    “No.  Seeing as this is a work related
meeting,