A Man of Means. Diana Palmer

Читать онлайн книгу.

A Man of Means - Diana Palmer


Скачать книгу
him into rehab before he gets out.’’

      ‘‘I’ll look into it,’’ Simon said at once.

      ‘‘And some counseling wouldn’t come amiss,’’ Rey put his two cents worth in.

      ‘‘I’ll see about that, too,’’ Simon replied. ‘‘Nice to meet you, Miss Johns. We’re all grateful for what you did for Leo.’’

      ‘‘You’re all very welcome,’’ she replied. She clutched her purse, intimidated by the group of brothers.

      ‘‘Come here,’’ Leo said, holding out his hand. ‘‘They’re big and they look tough, but they’re really marshmallows. You don’t have to feel threatened. I’ll protect you.’’

      ‘‘She doesn’t need protecting from us!’’ Rey snapped.

      The others gaped at him. It wasn’t like Rey to act that way.

      He cleared his throat. He didn’t want them asking themselves embarrassing questions about his attitude. He shoved his hands into his pockets. ‘‘Sorry. I didn’t sleep much last night,’’ he explained.

      Meredith went to stand beside Leo, who took one of her small, cold hands in his and looked up at her with interest.

      ‘‘Have you seen a doctor?’’ he asked.

      ‘‘Your brother took me to the emergency room yesterday,’’ she said.

      ‘‘Rey. His name’s Reynard, but he’s called Rey,’’ Leo informed her.

      She smiled. ‘‘You look much better today. Head hurt?’’

      ‘‘A bit, but my vision’s clear and I’m not disoriented,’’ he said, quoting the doctor. ‘‘I have a good prognosis.’’

      ‘‘That’s nice to hear. You were in pretty bad shape.’’

      ‘‘I’d have been in a lot worse shape, but for you,’’ Leo said. ‘‘I hear that you can’t work out in public for a while, until your face heals,’’ he added. ‘‘Can you cook?’’

      She blinked. ‘‘Of course,’’ she said at once.

      ‘‘Can you make bread?’’

      She frowned. ‘‘Bread?’’

      ‘‘More specifically, biscuits,’’ he added, and had the oddest expression on his face.

      She shifted her purse in the hand he wasn’t holding. ‘‘Well, yes, those and rolls and loaf bread,’’ she said, as if everybody could do it.

      Leo shot a glance at Rey, who was just staring at him without daring to say a word. He knew what was coming, and he couldn’t decide how he felt about it. He didn’t want to think about it.

      ‘‘How would you like a brief stay in Jacobsville, Texas, in a big sprawling ranch house where your only job would be to make biscuits every morning?’’ Leo asked with his best smile.

      Rey and the other brothers were staring at her, waiting. She wondered why. And Rey was frowning, as if he didn’t like the idea at all. Probably he still secretly thought she was a hooker. He couldn’t seem to credit her with any sense of decency.

      She thought about his attitude for a few seconds, and decided that it wouldn’t be a bad idea to take the job, and show him that you really couldn’t judge a book by its cover. It wouldn’t hurt that arrogant cowboy to be taken down a step or two, and she was just the girl who could do it.

      She smiled. It hurt her face, but what was a little pain for a good cause? She turned back to Leo. ‘‘Mr. Hart, I think I’d like that job very much!’’

      Конец ознакомительного фрагмента.

      Текст предоставлен ООО «ЛитРес».

      Прочитайте эту книгу целиком, купив полную легальную версию на ЛитРес.

      Безопасно оплатить книгу можно банковской картой Visa, MasterCard, Maestro, со счета мобильного телефона, с платежного терминала, в салоне МТС или Связной, через PayPal, WebMoney, Яндекс.Деньги, QIWI Кошелек, бонусными картами или другим удобным Вам способом.

/9j/4RFERXhpZgAATU0AKgAAAAgADAEAAAMAAAABAg0AAAEBAAMAAAABArwAAAECAAMAAAADAAAA ngEGAAMAAAABAAIAAAESAAMAAAABAAEAAAEVAAMAAAABAAMAAAEaAAUAAAABAAAApAEbAAUAAAAB AAAArAEoAAMAAAABAAIAAAExAAIAAAAgAAAAtAEyAAIAAAAUAAAA1IdpAAQAAAABAAAA6AAAASAA CAAIAAgADqYAAAAnEAAOpgAAACcQQWRvYmUgUGhvdG9zaG9wIENTNiAoTWFjaW50b3NoKQAyMDE1 OjA4OjEyIDE3OjIxOjAwAAAEkAAABwAAAAQwMjIxoAEAAwAAAAH//wAAoAIABAAAAAEAAAXcoAMA BAAAAAEAAAfQAAAAAAAAAAYBAwADAAAAAQAGAAABGgAFAAAAAQAAAW4BGwAFAAAAAQAAAXYBKAAD AAAAAQACAAACAQAEAAAAAQAAAX4CAgAEAAAAAQAAD74AAAAAAAAASAAAAAEAAABIAAAAAf/Y/+0A DEFkb2JlX0NNAAL/7gAOQWRvYmUAZIAAAAAB/9sAhAAMCAgICQgMCQkMEQsKCxEVDwwMDxUYExMV ExMYEQwMDAwMDBEMDAwMDAwMDAwMDAwMDAwMDAwMDAwMDAwMDAwMAQ0LCw0ODRAODhAUDg4OFBQO Dg4OFBEMDAwMDBERDAwMDAwMEQwMDAwMDAwMDAwMDAwMDAwMDAwMDAwMDAwMDAz/wAARCACgAHgD ASIAAhEBAxEB/90ABAAI/8QBPwAAAQUBAQEBAQEAAAAAAAAAAwABAgQFBgcICQoLAQABBQEBAQEB AQAAAAAAAAABAAIDBAUGBwgJCgsQAAEEAQMCBAIFBwYIBQMMMwEAAhEDBCESMQVBUWETInGBMgYU kaGxQiMkFVLBYjM0coLRQwclklPw4fFjczUWorKDJkSTVGRFwqN0NhfSVeJl8rOEw9N14/NGJ5Sk hbSVxNTk9KW1xdXl9VZmdoaWprbG1ub2N0dXZ3eHl6e3x9fn9xEAAgIBAgQEAwQFBgcHBgU1AQAC EQMhMRIEQVFhcSITBTKBkRShsUIjwVLR8DMkYuFygpJDUxVjczTxJQYWorKDByY1wtJEk1SjF2RF VTZ0ZeLys4TD03Xj80aUpIW0lcTU5PSltcXV5fVWZnaGlqa2xtbm9ic3R1dnd4eXp7fH/9oADAMB AAIRAxEAPwDjmBTCZOFVerDIKQUQnJgSguDIJ9wQtxKkxhd5BJQPZJ6gU2vJ4CZrGjt96mCAgV4t kCVIKAPgpApq8FmFIIe5SDgUlwKQFSCgFKSNUF4ZpJmuBGiSC7Srf//Q5BOEycKq9WGQUHGSpKA1 KASUjGbjJ4RZA0UJDQo7pSSNEhcluVjpuC3NfkB9vosxsezJc4M3kirb+jYzfV737/30fF6TXmOx jiZBfVdk04dxfXsfU+8kU2Oqbbay2l7WWbXMv/wfp/o0qWnLAEgnbfQtIOUw9Gxen3ZNeU+tzf1R jnwSAXlkufXVJ+m3Gqvyv+LpSbgWu6ec9jmuYx7mW1g+9jR6e3ILfzsd77fS9X/BW/8AGIUv9yIN X1EfrL5WIgpEFp8lYx+nm3OoxPWZWL66rX3vlrK22sbb+l/4v1G1f8Yhurexz6rWlltbiyxh5a5p 2PYf6rwgRTJGcZaA61xf4JUx0og1VdpgqwwyJCBZIm0Bc6qw+CSnkMk7kkeiKPFXS7f/0eQCcKJM J2kHhVS9WGSi0QVMJnDuEEkLPcoCxvilbrW74Fd51bMvxfrfk5OfmMb0VjazkYT7mWeq049TfszO k+o6xz7rX/n0bK/6QnAWwZsxhICuK4ylvXycPpj/AHuN5PpOdjYj8sZIftysS7FaawHFrrdm17mv dXuZ7Pd71b6f1TE6e/FbU2x9TczHzMuxwa17/s7nelj0Uix9ftbZa/fZd+lt9P8AmfT/AEl36qdL sOM192Jddj9adZ083MYXiimAH5W6fT3fbn4u2x/+DwstA6BVfiZvVsa4bb6On59VomYexm1/H8tq VHTxWceORy9aqxek/wBH/mSY4nWbME4rsNoAoe6+9tjWn1LLHEXN3kWPZS/D9LF9mz/Df6RQfn04 xpPTA+tuPbkOrFwa4OpuNYqpuYC9tv6Gt1WSx36OxR6Awu6vgwJ9K5lxB420/rTp/s0qzndMbf1K j7DFeH1QfacV7j7Kq3bn5bLX/Q/ya5l/rf8AA1JutfWmcjEJkEV6TIy/Rl8/pn/44hyOq4sZDsKk 45vFNRa/baxlFVbd+Ox1/qus9TLZXZvsb/M49P8AwijndQozsoZTZF1tbDlztAde0enffUKo/R5G xl/ub/PPtW1S7Fd9Y/qzdgVGrFfTWyoOjcRXblUufbsDW+rZ/OW/8I9Zl+R1M/ZRldTbn1/aGObU 3IN5Y4OG211bvoe1+xKQ0Ov8v5SW4ZxExUaPD+lL1/pY+H5Zf5j95zXuZvEEe7jzVik+1dJ1W/Mx c3qmT1K839LyH5WPRh+p67bbJ201sY02V4D8SzZc+2z0L6tn6H1FzWNIrEmT3KEhTZ5fL7hugBQN g8cfV80eL0+qH6SUtDhCSQ5ISTG14/R//9LjnBQBIOiLEhCIgqq9SU7XSpcoDSitf2KC+MmNtZ2G OCFc+sXU6+rdZyeo0VupZeKw1jyC4enVXR7i3/ikIQUjVW4yQlaDiBkJjcAx/wAb/wBFZdVy8fNy WnHY6vEoqrx8WuzaXtrrbEvNbWs9W+512Tb/AMLcttnXMW/qFvUMim7fmdPdh5pZsl172DGszKWk sbsfUxr/AE3bP0qxWNY0aABT3gBLiKBy0KAPQGP27t+i/puFaLcX7S93oZFR9UVth9tT8al7PSe/ 2s9V/q/9BQp6vfV0m3pYa0tsfNdx+nXW8D7Zj1u/NZluqo9Tb/w3+lVAuLj5KTQhdMntxNX6tjZ/ qeqP/SdfE6zj47uhudS9zujvudaQR+kbZYb6hXP0fT3e7eqTj0uv034zsp9jLWuc25tTW7Ad7g01 Pe/1f+gqxURylaBiiDYsXd673KWT/pZJu4/rONZmZ7smqy3pfU7X2244LRaxxO+nJx3z6deVQ/8A 61bV+jtWfS3bW0TPnx/eguE1tVgJpJLNixxgSY6emI/xRw3/AHluLB5hJM/RzT5pIMvh4v8A/9Pk AmLZTgpwqr1aOCE4KIQo7ErRwrtcVbwWttvHqjdTWPUubuDJY2P0fqOjY65xZS13/CKnBCI2y0Vu qaYZYWl48du7Zr9L89NkCQQNLTrVNrMx3UZr8Rjg+XNFLxqHMsh2PZ7f363sV5nTMezqdYG/9nZD h9nM+4l5fTXjOd+/TkMs9b/gafU/wjFQoObfdQGEvtxm/q4gEhtW/J/656f6R/v/AOLU6LcpjG20 FxZh2C8OGrWWPLGss93t3WOqr/zFDMZOEATAlw8JPjP0xn/Vlxx9H+GmpEC5AafmmxMJtvT7LDrk FhuoG4AllX9Ib6U73eo31Xs/8Kfy0WrDquZQ6kE2MbW/KpJ1dW4gvyKI921rDsyKv8F/SP5r1PSC 45uJlse57W5OO702hjmPLDX+j9NzK9zf5O1386pNbn1ZZDA5uXgAyGxurFHtd9H6Xpf+e0DxGyJx o+qOun7vD/s/l/w066kSH7w/l+6xoqqd9qseNzMWp1orkjcfUrx62uc33emz1vUs2o3TsXHzC11l YYasjHrsDC5rX13vdW5kbnbLWbPY+t30PUVXHGUX

Скачать книгу