Kentucky's Best

Chapter 12

After eating and getting the kitchen cleaned up, Harry turns and looks at Rose and his daughter to see them whispering to each other, hearing Steph giggle at whatever it is Rose is saying to her makes Harry smile.

"No, no, Rose you tell him." Steph giggles.

"Me?" Rose says with her hands on her hips. "Baby you're cuter, he'll do it if you ask." Rose laughs.

"Okay, what do you two want?" Harry asks with a grin.

Tears sprang to Harry's eyes when Steph spoke. "Daddy, Momma Rose and I want ice cream. Can we please go get some?" She asks politely.

Rose's mouth drops open in shock when she hears Steph call her Momma Rose, she covers her mouth with her hand to keep the gasp from escaping but the tears she couldn't stop, they ran freely down her cheeks. Seeing how Rose was affected by what his daughter said, Harry walks over to the pair.
"Go get you shoes and jacket on baby, we'll go get some ice cream if that's what you want." Harry tells her. He then turns to Rose and pulls her to him. "Shh, babe, it's fine. Why are you crying?"

Rose shook her head. "I just wasn't expecting that. Harry I always thought I'd spend my life alone, that people around here thought I was just to strange to get close to. Yeah its fine to call on me to help out with their wild and unruly animals but to date? No way. Then I meet you and my life is turned upside down, and I love it. I have that beautiful child in there and you, but I never dreamed she would call me that." Rose says as she wipes away her tears.

"Rose, look at me." Harry says, then continues when her eyes lock with his. "Does it bother you that she called you Momma Rose?"

"Oh God no!" Rose cries. "I love her so much, Harry. Does it bother you?" Rose asks Harry.

Harry shakes his head and kisses Rose. "No, I love you Rose, I told you that, it warms my heart to know that you love my daughter and she loves you too."

Rose hugs Harry. "I love you too." Rose tells Harry as she pulls him down for another kiss.

"Ready for that ice cream now?" Harry asks her with a grin.

"I kinda like this more right now, but Steph is waiting." Rose laughs.

"We can do more of this in our bed later." Harry teases, smacking her on the ass as she walks by. When they got to the livingroom room Steph was standing by the door with her jacket on and Harry's keys in her hand.

"Ice cream is already cold daddy, you and Momma Rose need to move faster." Steph says causing the adults to laugh.
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Rose has been back to work for 3 weeks when she get a call from the Louisville zoo, they were so impressed with what she had done with the wolf they were wondering if she could do the same with the other animals and if she would be willing to try. They had an older tiger they didn't want to put to sleep while being checked by a vet, it was dangerous at his age and if she could control him it would be better for him. The head of the zoo was wanting her and Harry to come there the next day.
Pulling up at the clinic Rose parks in the back, grabs the sacks that holds the lunch she brought for her, Harry and Marty. Walking into the back door Rose makes her way to Harry's office, giving it a light tap then pushing it open Rose freezes when she sees Harry with another woman, she was almost as tall as he is and she had her arms around his neck and was kissing him. From where Rose was standing Harry wasn't doing anything to stop her either. One of Harry's hands was on the woman's hip the other on the back of her head holding her to him, kissing her back.
With a gasp Rose drops the sack she's holding and backs up, she then turns and makes her way back to her truck with tears streaming down her cheeks.

As soon as Harry looks up and see Rachel, Rhonda's twin sister, standing in his office he's not only shocked but also somewhat pissed. He didn't want to be reminded of that part of his life right now. Not since he found his Rose.
"What the hell are you doing here?" Harry snaps.

"I've missed you and Stephanie, Harry. She's my niece, and you I love, I was a better choice for you than my sister." Rachel says as she walks closer. "I've waited long enough for you to get over what my bitch of a sister did to you." She says, then she reaches up and pulls him to her and kisses him.

Harry is shocked. This isn't what he was expecting to happen, he reaches up to push her away, then something stops him. It was almost like he was kissing his beautiful wife again. So instead he pulls her to him and kisses her back. He then hears a soft knock on the door then a gasp. Pulling away from Rachel Harry looks toward the door to see nothing but a sack, then he remembers Rose was bringing lunch.
"Shit." Harry mutters as he pushes Rachel away and runs down the hallway to the back door. Just as he slams the door open her sees Rose spinning out of the parking lot. He could tell she was crying by the way she kept wiping her face. Turning he runs back down the hallway to the front to of the clinic telling Deb he was going home. Jumping into his truck he heads toward Rose's place, where he was still staying. Harry didn't even notice Rachel was following him.
When Harry got home he sees Rose throwing his things out the door. Jumping out of his truck, he runs up to her.
"Baby please, listen to me." Harry begs.

"Don't touch me." Rose yells, slapping Harry's hands away. "Leave me the fuck alone. Go back to your other girl Harry."

"She's not my girl, Rose please." Harry cries.

"Tell that to her." Rose snaps. "Get her and yourself off my property you cheating bastard." Rose yells as she slams her door and locks it, forgetting Harry has a key.

Harry spins and sees Rachel walking toward him. "What the fuck are you doing here?"

"I heard you say you were going home. I want to sees my niece and spend time with you." Rachel says. "Who's the kid Harry?"

"Go away Rachel. You've caused enough problems." Harry says. "You had no interest in Steph while we were living in England. Why fly all the way here now, over 2 years later?" Harry asks unaware that Rose was listening.

"I wanted to give you time to get over my sister. Rhonda was a bitch, she shouldn't have done what she did to you, I alway knew I was the better twin for you. But you wouldn't pay any attention to me." Rachel yells.

"Because I didn't love you. I loved Rhonda until she started cheating on me." Harry yells back. "Now I love Rose. She is the person I want to spend the rest of my life with." Harry admits.

"Bullshit, she's just a child, Harry." Rachel laughs.

"No Rachel. Rose is the woman I love, the woman Stephanie loves also." Harry snaps. "I don't want you in my life screwing that up. Go home Rachel."