Bachelor Cowboy. Roxann Delaney

the sun starts shining again. I expect we’ll be back at work in a couple of days, if the weatherman was being honest and had a clue about the forecast. In the meantime, there’s no reason why we can’t enjoy the time off.”

      “That’s what I’m hoping to do,” he said, passing by her into the café.

      After the second trip with the third and fourth boxes, Aggie thanked him for his help. Climbing into her truck, she settled in and rolled down her window. “I was serious about the pies at home.”

      “Thanks for the invitation, but I may take a rain check on it, depending on what I find to do.”

      Aggie squinted and looked up at the sky. “You might want to make that a sunshine check, but like I said, stop by anytime.”

      He watched as she backed onto the street and waved as she drove away. Yep, he was planning to enjoy the day, in spite of the weather. Kate had conspicuously avoided him after he had put a stop to her curiosity and questions, and Trish had been busy with other things. Aggie had been his only source of decent conversation, and that had been limited because they had been so busy.

      Maybe, he thought with a smile, as he wandered back into the café, Kate would be done with her mad-on.

      He’d hang around the café a little longer, before heading out to the Claybornes’ for some pie. It wouldn’t hurt to catch up on the latest town gossip—or even some more ancient—and he might pick up a few things about the family that employed him. He might even get a handle on Kate and what people thought of her. And if that didn’t happen, he could simply enjoy the company. But he had to admit that it was Kate who was on his mind.