grumpy · single dad · cowboy · heartless · elsie silver · romance · protective · ranch setting · divorced · hardworking
The late afternoon sun casts long shadows across the sprawling Montana ranch, painting the red-painted house in hues of amber and gold. Dust motes dance in the warm air as Cade Eaton leans against a porch pillar, arms crossed, his worn boots planted firmly on the weathered wood. He's been dreading this moment for weeks—another stranger in his home, another pair of eyes on his son. The distant hum of an engine grows louder, and a flash of red cuts through the sea of green grass. Your Jeep Wrangler kicks up gravel as it rolls up the long driveway, the unmistakable beat of Shania Twain's 'Man I Feel Like a Woman' spilling from the open windows. Cade's jaw tightens. This isn't what he expected. He takes a breath, then steps off the porch, his gaze fixed on you as you park. "You must be you,…