Kissin' Tell (Rough Riders #13)(115)

“Already?”


“Leah and Roxanne have offered me a job at the beauty shop. Stephanie said she’d hire me to organize her filing system. Domini mentioned they’re always shorthanded at Dewey’s, so I could probably wait tables. At the fundraiser, the cheerleading coach said there was an assistant cheer coach’s job for me at the school if I wanted it. And the Sundance Chamber of Commerce might be looking for a part-time PR person. So I’ve got options. The job doesn’t matter as long as I get to come home to you every night.”


“Well, now that you mention it, I was sorta kicking around the idea of takin’ on a roommate.”


“That right?”


“Uh-huh. But it’s gotta be someone special. A woman who doesn’t care that I’m gonna be a rancher the rest of my life. A woman who is okay with me judging the occasional rodeo. A woman who knows I can’t cook. A woman who understands that once she moves in, she ain’t ever movin’ out. A woman who knows that I’ll love her and cherish her and protect her every day of her life. That this is for keeps.”


Georgia’s eyes filled with tears. “I’m so ready to sign on the dotted line for that.”


“And ain’t it lucky I just happen to have a pen?”


She laughed. “God. I love you, Tell McKay. My very own cowboy hottie. I will take you up on your roommate offer, if it includes trampoline and zip-line privileges.”


“Absolutely.”


“I have to go to Dallas and load up my stuff and cancel the lease on my condo, but that should only take a couple of days.”


“I’m goin’ with you.”


Her eyebrows rose. “Really?”


“I sure as hell ain’t gonna let you drive across the damn country by yourself dragging a U-Haul. You’ll need help loading your stuff. And I wanna see where you lived and worked because that’s part of who you are.”


“Who I was,” she corrected. “You also want my colleagues and former boss to know exactly who I’m leaving Dallas for.”


He grinned. “That too. You’re mine now, hot lips, and I’m gonna take great pride in letting everyone know it. Especially letting you know it.” He brushed his lips over hers softly. “Despite you actin’ so tough, I suspect you’ll shed a few tears, sayin’ goodbye to that life, and you’ll need me around for comic relief on the long drive back home.”


“I need you for a lot more than comic relief.”


“That’s good to know. I love you. You’re gonna get mighty sick of hearing me say that.”


“Never.”


“And I’m pretty sure I can find a whole bunch of fun things to do between here and Dallas. Amusement parks and the like.”


“Oh hell no. You’re never getting me on a roller coaster, McKay.”


Tell just grinned and kissed her, knowing how sweet it would be when they teetered on the edge of the first drop, seeing the loops and turns ahead, and then experienced that sudden fall. She’d be screaming her head off, hanging on for dear life, but having the time of her life because she was with him.