Ricki’s eyes widened before she lowered her eyelids to hide the amusement and mortification in them. Something told her she wasn’t going to like what her father had to say. Her eyes flickered up to his face again when he cleared his throat.
“Now, Ricki,” he started out gruffly. “There are some things in life that happen naturally. Take for example, a man meeting a woman or vice-versa. When a man finds a woman attractive, he will show it in many different ways. If he knows what is good for him, he’ll do the right thing and come ask me for permission to court you.”
Ricki watched her dad with rounded eyes when he suddenly stopped in front of her and glowered at her with a fierceness that had sunk men four times his height. She had discovered it wasn’t height that made a man, but the way he
