Rules about Lily by Angelina Fayrene Read Free Book Online Page B

before the only place she had to go was going to be upstairs in his bed and permanently installed in his home.
     
     
     
     
     
     
    Chapter 12
     
    Jared stared impatiently at the itinerary that was to be his life for the next two weeks His morning coffee took a little longer to get through as each of the ranch staff stared at him under lowered eyes and he had caught a couple of the cleaning ladies giggling behind there hands. He also noticed that each trip to the kitchen had them all giggling anew. What in the hell was going on? He wished he had the time to find out but the strict lines of the schedule said otherwise. He had an early horseback ride with Mitzi Boka a tri-county beauty queen that had aggressively sought him out last night. Next was a picnic by the shady pond with Laurie Black, who he didn’t seem to remember at all and finally dinner with Babs Fitzpatrick. She was the daughter of a business collogue that had mentioned his darling daughter and what a beauty she was every time he had ever run into Jared. Lily had once found a picture of Mr. Fitzpatrick and had drawn an apple in the center of the his eye and left it in his briefcase so that when he had opened it during a very important meeting he had almost burst into laughter; which would of course spoiled the image he was trying to project at the time.
    Jared made his way to the east wing of the house where his guests were staying and collected Mitzi. She certainly was a beautiful woman, blond hair swept up in a complicated twist and clothes that fit her like second skin. She batted her eyes and found endless reasons to touch Jared, she reminded him of a rattlesnake just about to strike.  Jared saw all of it and he felt nothing. It also became obvious to Jared that the woman knew nothing about horses; she seemed frightened of them and complained almost from the start about the odor of the animals. However, she seemed determined to try and it was the longest three hours that Jared ever spent. He was glad for it to end and took her back to her suite, gallantly bowing over her hand and thanking her for the date. She smiled widely, unaware that Jared had forgotten her completely as he turned and left. He had to grab a quick shower and get ready for date number two.
    Ava sat in the kitchen of the main house talking to the ranch family. There was an excited buzz as she told them what she suspected and they all added what they had observed in order to collectively create a complete story. Just imagine, Jared and Lily, they had all started to give up when they were told of “The Plan” but there was hope yet. Maybe there was something they could do to help push the pair along, but what? Ava had placed items that belonged to Lily all over the house, a hair clip here and scarf that Jared had given her there. He would not be able to turn without some reminder of her. If they had only asked Jared he would have told them that he already knew what he wanted and that it was Lily that needed convincing.
    The second date went as he suspected it would, Laurie Black was a cute twenty-five year old, but was so shy that trying to have a conversation was like pulling teeth. She blushed at every compliment and deferred to him on every occasion. They had spent most of the date staring at the water in uncomfortable silence, most of the food had remained uneaten as she had been too nervous to eat and Jared too much of a gentleman to eat without her. At the end of the date Jared thanked her for her time and she seemed as glad for it to be over as he was.
    Again he returned to the main house and waited for the third and final date. He took that time to make arrangements for Lily’s unseen chaperone, her upcoming date never far from his mind. He also made sure that she was having dinner at the same place he had planned to take Babs.  He picked up a familiar looking scarf and ran it absently through his hands; he inhaled deeply at the scent that clung to the material for a long