CHAPTER 43

“You don’t owe me nothin’, Cash. Just forget it.”

Cash grabbed the young woman’s hand, dragging her front and center. “I’d love to milk this jealous side of you for all it’s worth, but I ain’t that mean. Or that patient.

Gemma, meet my daughter, Macie Honeycutt. Macie, Gemma Jansen.”

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Relief swept through Gemma.

“Ah. She’s the one you told me about,” Macie said with a charming grin exactly like her father’s.

“Daughter?” Gemma repeated.

Cash kept his gaze on hers. “Yep.”

“I-I didn’t know you had any kids.”

“There’s a lot you don’t know about me, Gem.”

A pointed silence thickened the air.

“Well, this is fun… not,” Macie said.

“Macie, darlin’, I know you just pulled in and we’ve got some catchin’ up to do. But I’d appreciate it if you’d run along for a bit and wait for me by the main entrance until after I have a private word with Miz Jansen.”

“Fine. I hate being a third wheel anyway. But don’t be surprised if I make a few new friends on my own.”

He shot his daughter a warning l