Arizona Cowboy. Marin Thomas
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Название: Arizona Cowboy
Автор: Marin Thomas
Издательство: HarperCollins
Жанр: Современные любовные романы
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Was it false bravado or stupidity that prompted Rachel to volunteer for a position she had no experience with? He closed the space between them, stopping short when he caught a whiff of perfume-scented air. “Do you know what a secretary does?”
“I’m guessing she keeps track of the expenditures for each rodeo?”
Not even close. “Barb is in charge of processing entry fees, checking in the contestants when they arrive for the rodeo. She calculates the winners and cuts the checks for the cowboys and she creates the score sheets used that day by the officials. Then she gathers the sheets after each event and posts the standings. She also keeps track of the cowboy and livestock matchups, then informs the cowboys when they call in wanting to know which animal they’re scheduled to ride, as well as what score or time they need in order to place.”
“I expect this Barb of all wonders also deals with the media?”
“The press phoned?”
“The Canyon City Courier wants to run a story on the upcoming rodeo.”
“You didn’t tell them that P.T.’s in Phoenix undergoing cancer treatments, did you?”
“Of course not. I wouldn’t want people believing my father’s health might interfere with producing a successful rodeo.”
Score a point for Rachel—the woman might not know a damned thing about the sport of rodeo but she possessed common sense. “Barb will be tough to replace,” he said. “She’s a four-time National Finals Rodeo secretary. Her mother was inducted into the Pro Rodeo Hall of Fame for her career as a rodeo secretary.”
“Is that your way of saying I can’t handle the job?” Rachel asked.
“Take my word for it, you can’t. Did you ask Barb to recommend a replacement?”
“She offered the name of a woman who might be willing to cover for her. When I phoned the lady and introduced myself as P.T.’s daughter, she said P.T. didn’t have a daughter and I should be ashamed of making prank calls. Then she hung up on me.”
“You didn’t tell her—”
“How exactly does one explain their father kept their existence a secret?”
Obviously Rachel was hurt that P.T. hadn’t told people about her but what did she expect when she hadn’t acted like a true daughter?
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