An Unlikely Place for Love by Ruth Ann Nordin

Author:Ruth Ann Nordin
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: romance, love, comedy, farm, humor, sex, historical, western, diguise, farmhand
Publisher: Ruth Ann Nordin

Chapter Twelve

Chad knew he was in love. In the course of a couple of days, Kate had turned his world upside down. He reasoned that it was because she was the first woman who came into his life who seemed to be genuinely happy to be with him. He felt as if he had known her his entire life. It was easy to be vulnerable with her, and he didn’t fear that she would laugh at him. He longed to take her in his arms and kiss her but worried that it was too soon to act towards her in such an amorous way. He marveled that she could so easily push aside Tim, Jeff, Sam and Todd’s affections in favor of him.

He woke up early on Saturday morning and rode out to the field where wild flowers grew. He was rusty at courting a woman but he thought that Kate would enjoy the white and purple flowers. He recalled the previous evening when they took a long walk through the field. She mentioned that she liked the color purple. They had also discussed the different books they had read and places they had been to. She seemed well educated, so he was surprised she came from such a humble background. She didn’t discuss her small town life in Kentucky. Instead, she focused on her life in Virginia as Senator Tanner’s secretary. They returned to the house where they ate and danced. He was pleased that Billy thought well enough of him to trust him alone with his sister. Chad had no desire to behave improperly towards her, but it was nice to know that Billy knew that.

Since Kate was upset about Senator Tanner’s death and Billy had witnessed the event, he decided he would go into town to get a newspaper and ask Mark Risley, who owned the newspaper office, if he knew if the police caught the killer or killers. He wrote a quick note and left it on the kitchen table so when Billy and Kate looked for him, they would know where he had gone. He hadn’t been in town for ten months, so it felt awkward to make an appearance. He was determined to find out the information Billy and Kate desperately wanted, which was why he steeled himself for the matter at hand. They were worth the discomfort.

When he reached town, he saw that Lacy was walking along the boardwalk past the shops. He almost turned around and went back home but realized he couldn’t hide from his past forever. He reluctantly got off the horse and tied him up to the post in front of the newspaper building. He quickly went into it before she had a chance to reach him.

He breathed a sigh of relief as the door closed behind him. He didn’t wish to have anything to do with her since she had only added to his misery in this town. It would be good to get out of here and start a new life somewhere else.

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