A Haunted Twist of Fate by Coverstone Stacey

Author:Coverstone, Stacey [Coverstone, Stacey]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Published: 2012-12-10T22:00:00+00:00

Twenty-Eight

Colt had barely been able to keep his mind on business throughout the day. Since leaving Shay last night, she’d been all he could think about. Thirty short minutes and he’d see her again.

After showering, he stood in front of the bathroom mirror with a towel wrapped around his middle and slapped after-shave on his face. The reflection staring back at him was that of a contented man.

In the past few years, no woman had come close to touching his heart. He’d built a fortress around it; positive that there was no one out there he’d want to share the rest of his life with. And then Shay Brennan had showed up, walked into his life, and the walls holding up that fort had begun to crack.

It didn’t make sense to feel so connected to her after this short time, but it was as if they’d always been together and always would be. He felt as if they’d always known each other.

Colt slipped into jeans and buttoned a shirt. As he pulled on his boots, his gut began to spasm. Could he be falling in love with Shay? It had been so long since he’d allowed himself to be open to possibilities. Permission to feel something honest for a woman had been long in coming. It wasn’t a feeling he intended on taking for granted. Nothing had ever seemed more right since the day he’d asked Denise to marry him seventeen years ago.

He grabbed his keys and turned out the lights and locked the door. They hadn’t known each other long at all, but it didn’t matter what anyone thought. Love had pierced his heart, and he ached to tell Shay.

She was standing outside the Buckhorn leaning against the hitching rail when he pulled up.

“Don’t get out,” she called, meeting him at the truck and yanking the door open. Her long, shiny hair bounced on her shoulders, and she looked beautiful in a blue sundress. A soft white sweater was draped over her shoulders, and she held a small box wrapped in silver paper in her hand. After she slid onto the seat, Colt’s chest tightened in response to being so near to her.

“You’re as pretty as a picture. This is going to sound corny, but you take my breath away.”

Shay smiled her appreciation and then her gaze traveled over him. “Thank you Colt. You look quite handsome yourself.”

He’d take the compliment and any others she wanted to throw his way. After leaving the way he did last night, he was glad to see she was smiling. He didn’t want to ruin things by trying to kiss her, so he refrained.

“I’m nervous,” she confided, once he’d left the town limits and they were tooling down the highway.

“Why? You met my family already.”

“For about ten minutes. I hope your brother won’t mind me tagging along.”

“Brady won’t care. He’s a laid-back guy. Mama wants to get to know you better. She thinks you’re the sweetest thing to come along since sugar, and Daddy keeps commenting on how pretty you are.

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