Heather asked. Nicole tucked the phone under her ear and sat down at the minuscule table that passed for a desk in her motel room. “And a good morning to you, too,” Nicole said to her assistant. “Sorry. Good morning back. I’ve been hanging around your dad too long,” Heather said with a laugh. “I tend to get straight to the point.” “May as well, there’s a lot to do. As for the cowboy, we’ve agreed to disagree,” was all she said, preferring not to talk about Kip. Yesterday he had been at his friend’s place doing some welding, and today he’d been busy with the horses, which meant he wanted Justin and Tristan out of the way. She had been only too happy to oblige. Being around Kip confused her and frustrated her. “Your father’s been putting major pressure on me to pressure you to find out what’s happening with the boys,” Heather said. “I don’t have anything to report.” Last week this would have frustrated Nicole, but part of her didn’t mind the time she spent with the boys without her father around.
