Montana Reunion by Soraya Lane Read Free Book Online

toughest and
most rewarding thing in the world. But bringing a child up with that man would
have been wrong, and you know it. After what he did to you…” her mom shook her
head. “I think we can all be grateful that he’s gone from our lives. You
wouldn’t want to be feeling the way you do about him right now and dealing with
raising a child.”
    “But I can still be a mom,” she whispered,
playing her fork across her breakfast. “I’ve looked into doing it on my own,
and it’s something I want, mom. I want to be a mother, and I don’t want dad to
miss out on his chance to have a grandchild. He deserves it.”
    It looked like her mom had lost her
appetite as much as she had. “You’ll be a great mom one day, Maddison . Just don’t rush into anything too soon. At least
promise me that.”
    She nodded, even if her agreement
was verging on a lie. She might not be rushing into motherhood, but if Jack actually wanted her to marry him? Then
she was guessing it would be a quick wedding, which would mean making it clear
to everyone that it wasn’t because
she was knocked up.
    The back door was flung back with a
bang that echoed through the kitchen, followed by her sister calling out.
    “Guess who I found lurking around
outside?” Charlotte called.
    Maddison swallowed another mouthful of waffle before pushing her plate away. She looked
up, saw her sister, then went dead still.
    Speak
of the devil, there he was. Jack walked into the kitchen, hat under his
arm, eyes locked immediately on hers.
    “Morning ladies,” he said, voice smooth and sweet as honey.
    The man she’d vowed to marry the
night before suddenly looked a whole lot more real standing in her mother’s
kitchen. Not to mention a whole lot more
gorgeous.
    “Hey Jack,” she said, trying so
hard to sound anything other than flustered.
    “What a nice surprise.” Her mom
stood and embraced him, kissing his cheek before she let him go. “I was just
telling Maddison last night how much we’ve been
missing you. It’s time you started coming over more often.”
    Maddison cleared her throat, hardly able to look Jack in the eye. But he was looking at her . Like he was struggling
as much as she was.
    “I was hoping to speak to Maddison ,” he said, giving her mom his most charming smile.
“But I wouldn’t turn down a waffle if there’s one to spare?”
    Her sister gave him a kick and he
groaned like she’d really hurt him, before winking at Maddison .
Her mom glared at Charlotte, pushing past her to give Jack a plate, her censure
obvious.
    “Syrup?”
    “Yes ma’am,” he replied, still
grinning wickedly in Maddison’s direction.
    She had no idea why Jack didn’t
have a wife, because from what she was seeing right now he was still quite the
charmer with the ladies.
    They all stood around, Charlotte
slumping down into a chair to eat a late breakfast, Maddison fidgeting on the spot, her mom in the kitchen, and Jack leaning his big frame
against the counter. She tried not to stare, but it was impossible. His long
jean-clad legs stretched out in front of him, tanned forearms exposed where his
shirt was rolled up… she decided to look out the window instead, tuning out the
conversation he was having with her mom.
    “I’m not sure if Maddison told you, but I’m in a bit of a predicament.”
    She switched her focus back to the
people in the room again. “I wasn’t sure if it was something I could share.” Or something she wanted to share yet, not
after one conversation shared over a bottle of wine. She hadn’t had the
time to process everything yet and needed more time to figure out the best way
of sharing what they’d discussed.
    “Basically, I either need to lawyer
up or find a wife so I can inherit the ranch. Otherwise it will be passed to
some distant cousin who’d probably turn it into a dude ranch given half a
chance.”
    Jack was looking a lot more relaxed
about sharing his problem than he had been the night before, but she could see
the