Rock Star Kisses (Romance on the Ranch Book 6) Read Online Free PDF

a shake.
"Hello, sir. It's good to see you."
    Flatfoot said, "Dirk, this young fella said
he's applyin' for the hand position."
    Dirk looked surprised. "You're the last
person I'd think would be looking for work. Come on, son, let's take a walk and
you can explain it to me."
    Flatfoot resettled his hat on his head. "I
guess you got this covered, boss. I'm gonna ride out to the south pasture and
check on the men. Hopefully, that section of fence is just about
restored."
    "Thanks, Flatfoot. I'll catch up with you
later."
    Dirk motioned Sean toward the barn. "Come
on and see some of the horses I'm working with."
    Tessa had once told Sean that her father was a
renowned horse whisperer and then explained that he had a way of communicating
with animals that astounded most people.
    Inside the barn the Branigan's youngest daughter
ran up to her father and Sean, and said breathlessly, "Sean, will you sign
an autograph for me?"
    Her father scowled. "Candi is that any way
to greet our guest. You need to welcome Sean to our home."
    She blushed. "Welcome Sean. Maybe you can
stay for supper?"
    Dirk said, "Now that's more like it."
He glanced at Sean. "Please say you can stay for supper. We eat around six
when Tessa gets home."
    That caught Sean's attention. So Tessa was
living at home. "I'd like that, sir."
    "Call me Dirk, son." He patted Candi's
head. "Run tell your mother that Sean is here and that he's staying for
supper."
    "Okay, Daddy." She shuffled her feet
and didn't immediately move.
    Sean said, "I'll sign an autograph for you
at suppertime."
    Her face lit as she turned and skipped toward
the house.
    Dirk shook his head. "I know how it feels
to be bombarded by autograph seekers. If she starts asking for autographs for
her friends, just let me know and I'll have a talk with her."
    "It's not a problem, sir…er…Dirk."
    Dirk led the way through the barn and pointed
out various horses, from colts to mares, and explained what their issues were
and how he was working with them. He said, "We got the stallions in the
other barn. I don't like to take on more than three or four of them at a time.
Usually, they've either been mistreated or they're just young and high
spirited."
    Dirk paused beside one of the stalls and a big brown
and cream German shepherd ran up to him and whined. He knelt and rubbed the
dog's back. "Hey, Sadie, how ya doin'? You missin' Tessa?"
    "Is that Tessa's dog?"
    "Yes, she brought him back from Denver;
also a cat named Muffin." He rose again and his face looked as hard as
granite. "I suppose you heard about her marriage to Jared."
    "Yes."
    "I swear I could have killed that boy when
she came back all brokenhearted. And after she told me how he punched her, I
was ready to torture him to death."
    Sean's eyes widened. "I didn't know she was
abused."
    Dirk snorted. "I don't think she's even
told us half of the nightmare. What she ever saw in him, I don't know. I'm just
glad she got him out of her system. 'Course she's still recovering emotionally
and begs off anything social, but Monica says she'll eventually come around and
start dating again. I know Preston Tanner has asked her out a few times. One of
these days she'll accept."
    Sean felt a wave of nausea knowing Tessa had
been physically and emotionally hurt, and a wave of jealousy at the mention of
Preston.
    Dirk was still talking. "She's living in
the apartment above the garage. It took some convincing to even get her to move
in there, but Monica finally got her to see the sense of it. She said Tessa
admitted to being ashamed about running off with the guy who'd taunted her
throughout their school years. She said she felt like she'd shamed and
embarrassed her family. Hell, can you imagine that? My baby thinking she'd
shamed her family and wanting to stay away to spare us embarrassment." He
shook his head. "Anyway, we're just glad she's home and we're giving her
space to recover."
    Sean puffed a breath. Dirk's confidences were a
lot to take in, and now he also wanted