After the Storm: Clean Historical Western Cowboy Romance Novel (Dawson Chronicles Book 2) by Linda Bridey
Authors: Linda Bridey
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good time that day, that I wanted to spend more time with her and I’m glad I did. She’s beautiful, kind, funny, and much more intelligent than some people know. She’s also strong, opinionated, and irreverent about some things, and I appreciate her for all of those qualities.
“I’ve never wanted to officially court anyone before, Switch, so that oughta tell you how much I think of your girl. I don’t know what she’ll say about all of this. I don’t know that she’ll ever think of me as more than a friend, but I’d like to find out. I promise to treat her with respect and do my best to make her happy. I don’t know about love yet, but I sure do like her an awful lot. With all of that said, may I court Renee?”
Switch carefully weighed Tim’s words. He respected Tim for coming to him this way and putting all of his cards on the table. Switch and Hope knew all of those things about their daughter, but to hear a potential beau appreciate Renee in such a way made Switch feel good. He’d never heard anything bad about Tim and he loved and respected the Dwyers, who had always been good to their family.
Switch’s left eyebrow quirked up as he considered something else: if Renee was out with Tim, he knew that Tim would protect her from other men and keep her out of trouble—hopefully. The more he thought about it, the more he liked the idea of Tim courting Renee.
“Tim, if Renee is agreeable, I’d be delighted to have you court her. You’re a good man and I have no doubt that you’ll be good to her. Thanks for asking me. It means a lot that you did,” Switch said.
They shook hands.
“Thanks, Switch. I promise to take good care of her,” Tim said.
Switch patted his shoulder. “I know you will. Did she tell you that she’s going to move out when she finds a place?”
“Yeah, she mentioned that,” Tim said. “I know she was angry with you, but she really loves you and Hope. She’s just grown up now, that’s all. However, I will say this: if Brody was more of a man, he’d have come to you the same way I just did. I’m not saying he’s not a good man, I’m just saying that he’s not as interested in her as I am.”
Switch laughed. “I agree. I expected more of an argument from him.” He shrugged. “Oh, well. His loss—and her gain, as far as I’m concerned.”
“I’m glad you think so. Well, I’ll let you get back to work; I have to get home and do some work so Daddy doesn’t chew me out,” Tim said.
As he left the woodshop, elation filled Tim, making him grin as he got in his car and set out for home. Everything was up to Renee now. He decided not to go see her that day, knowing that she couldn’t be pushed about things. It was far better to let her alone to think about the situation and come to him when she was ready. However, he was optimistic that luck would smile favorably upon him.
*****
On her lunch break, Renee sat down at a table in the little hospital cafeteria and prepared to eat her cold chicken sandwich. She was very confused over the situation with Tim. He’d never indicated before that he had romantic feelings for her. However, looking back, she saw that he’d been paying her a lot of attention ever since Sawyer and Devon’s reception.
They had lunch and he took her out. He’d even had flowers delivered to her on her birthday. Weren’t those all things a boyfriend would do for his girl? Normally Renee could read men very well, so why hadn’t she picked up on his feelings? Maybe he was just that good at hiding
“I’ve never wanted to officially court anyone before, Switch, so that oughta tell you how much I think of your girl. I don’t know what she’ll say about all of this. I don’t know that she’ll ever think of me as more than a friend, but I’d like to find out. I promise to treat her with respect and do my best to make her happy. I don’t know about love yet, but I sure do like her an awful lot. With all of that said, may I court Renee?”
Switch carefully weighed Tim’s words. He respected Tim for coming to him this way and putting all of his cards on the table. Switch and Hope knew all of those things about their daughter, but to hear a potential beau appreciate Renee in such a way made Switch feel good. He’d never heard anything bad about Tim and he loved and respected the Dwyers, who had always been good to their family.
Switch’s left eyebrow quirked up as he considered something else: if Renee was out with Tim, he knew that Tim would protect her from other men and keep her out of trouble—hopefully. The more he thought about it, the more he liked the idea of Tim courting Renee.
“Tim, if Renee is agreeable, I’d be delighted to have you court her. You’re a good man and I have no doubt that you’ll be good to her. Thanks for asking me. It means a lot that you did,” Switch said.
They shook hands.
“Thanks, Switch. I promise to take good care of her,” Tim said.
Switch patted his shoulder. “I know you will. Did she tell you that she’s going to move out when she finds a place?”
“Yeah, she mentioned that,” Tim said. “I know she was angry with you, but she really loves you and Hope. She’s just grown up now, that’s all. However, I will say this: if Brody was more of a man, he’d have come to you the same way I just did. I’m not saying he’s not a good man, I’m just saying that he’s not as interested in her as I am.”
Switch laughed. “I agree. I expected more of an argument from him.” He shrugged. “Oh, well. His loss—and her gain, as far as I’m concerned.”
“I’m glad you think so. Well, I’ll let you get back to work; I have to get home and do some work so Daddy doesn’t chew me out,” Tim said.
As he left the woodshop, elation filled Tim, making him grin as he got in his car and set out for home. Everything was up to Renee now. He decided not to go see her that day, knowing that she couldn’t be pushed about things. It was far better to let her alone to think about the situation and come to him when she was ready. However, he was optimistic that luck would smile favorably upon him.
*****
On her lunch break, Renee sat down at a table in the little hospital cafeteria and prepared to eat her cold chicken sandwich. She was very confused over the situation with Tim. He’d never indicated before that he had romantic feelings for her. However, looking back, she saw that he’d been paying her a lot of attention ever since Sawyer and Devon’s reception.
They had lunch and he took her out. He’d even had flowers delivered to her on her birthday. Weren’t those all things a boyfriend would do for his girl? Normally Renee could read men very well, so why hadn’t she picked up on his feelings? Maybe he was just that good at hiding
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