As July is National Ice Cream Month, I’m sharing a Teaser Tuesday clip that goes along with the celebration. At this point in A Rancher of Her Own, Jane has just asked a reluctant Pete for some help:

For a second, he thought of offering up Tyler as her assistant, but the burst of possessiveness that hit almost left him reeling. He fought to ignore the sensation. “You need me to help move a cactus or two?”

“Ha, ha. I don’t drive, remember?”

“Oh, yeah. Will late afternoon tomorrow suit you?”

“Yes, that’ll be fine.”

He thought of his plans for the rest of the day. Tried not to think about what Jane might be doing.

Tried not to recall what she had said to him the night of the rehearsal—the thing that seemed to bother her just as much as the kids not seeing Marina. Her words had come back to him more than once since that night.

Socializing only with everyone here on the ranch isn’t doing you any good. More important, Pete, it’s keeping your kids from making friends.

Who said he didn’t socialize? Going for ice cream was a social occasion, wasn’t it? “I’m taking the kids into town to the Big Dipper later this afternoon. Want to join us?”

She hesitated, and for a moment he hoped she would say no. All too easily, he’d let his pride and his desire for her make him forget his own caution to stay away.

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Hope you enjoyed the clip and will get a chance to enjoy some ice cream before the month is over.  😉

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All my best,

Barbara