A Gentle Love (Triple Range Ranch Western Romance Book 1) by Emily Woods

Author:Emily Woods [Woods, Emily]
Language: eng
Format: azw3, epub
Publisher: Fairfield Publishing
Published: 2017-06-17T04:00:00+00:00

“I'm glad Maddie's got her doll,” Luke said after dinner that day. “It's hard on a child to lose something precious.”

“It's hard on anyone,” Kate murmured back as she cleared the table. “I should know.”

He looked at her inquisitively, but it was clearly not the time or place to pursue the conversation. “You're not the only one,” he replied softly, deeply buried sorrow rising to the surface. He made a mental note to seek her out after Maddie went to bed. Despite the joy of Maddie regaining her speech, something seemed to weigh on her mind.

A few hours later, he invited her to sit out on the porch. To his amazement, she accepted and brought out some cocoa for the two of them.

“Nice evening,” she commented, taking a seat in one of the rocking chairs. “Warm.”

“Yep. Sure sign that summer is on its way.” There was a moment of silence and he prayed for wisdom. “I hope you two are happy here. I know that Marge is glad to have you. It takes a bit of time to adjust, but I like it here better than anywhere else.”

She blinked a few times, took a sip of cocoa, and nodded. “I'm getting used to it, but when I think about the past...”

“Then don't,” he interrupted mildly. “You can't do anything to change it, so let it go.”

“Is that what you did?”

For some reason, he felt it was a loaded question, but he didn't shy away from it. “Yeah, that's right. Marge showed me that there's a better way to live, and that's what I'm doing now.”

“As a Christian.” It was more of a statement than a question, but he nodded anyway.

“Can't say I'm a shining example or anything, but the more I read the Bible, the more I understand that God doesn't expect us to be perfect. He has plans, and if we just have Him, we’ll be happier than not. That's what I'm doing trying to do now.”

“I wish you weren't going away.”

He nearly choked on his cocoa. “What? I'm not going anywhere.”

“The cattle drive?” She wasn't looking at him now, but off in the distance at the mountains still slightly lit by the sun. He could tell that the comment had taken her by surprise almost as much as it had him. She looked as though she wished to retract it, but of course it was too late.

“Oh, that. Yeah, but it won't be long.”

He wasn't sure what to do about her comment. Why had she said that? Was she...interested in him?

The thought made his heart pound, but not in a good way. He was going to have to find a way to divert her interest and fast. The last thing he wanted was Marge's niece falling for him. He would put his plan into motion before he left, and then everyone would be happier.

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