Angel by Johanna Lindsey

Author:Johanna Lindsey [Lindsey, Johanna]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Tags: Historical Romance, Erotic, Adult, Cowboy
ISBN: 9780380756285
Google: RZD1-jNex0cC
Amazon: 0380756285
Barnesnoble: 0380756285
Goodreads: 412939
Publisher: Avon
Published: 1992-12-27T11:00:00+00:00

Chapter 20

Cassie had put off making another trip to town with Angel for as long as she could, but the fact was,

her papa wasn’t one for surprises, so he should have let her know by now exactly when he’d be arriving.

A telegram would have been delivered, but a letter would sit in town until she got around to picking it up.

That meant going to town, and Angel still wouldn’t let her go alone.

With Christmas just short of a week away, she also had some shopping to do. That was a cheerless

thought. It was a holiday she’d always looked forward to. This year was going to be an exception,

because if there’d been no further delays and her papa returned in the next few days, she couldn’t take

the chance of extending her visit even for the holidays. It’d be the first Christmas that she didn’t spend

with at least one of her parents. She’d be spending it alone on a train or a stagecoach heading north.

That wasn’t what she was thinking about, however, that afternoon on the way to Caully. After she

and Angel had had those last unpleasant words following Jenny’s visit three days ago, it had struck her,

forcefully, that he’d be out of her life soon, very soon, and she’d probably never see him again. They

might hail from the same area of Wyoming, but look at all the years he’d been in and out of Cheyenne

and she’d never crossed paths with him. She had no reason to think if d be any different when she

returned home.

And even if she did happen to see him someday in Cheyenne, Angel would probably cross to the

other side of the street to avoid her. And why not? It wasn’t exactly as if they’d become friends during

his time here. Just the opposite. He couldn’t wait to leave, and she—she’d felt like crying these past three

days.

Surprisingly, Cassie had no misgivings this time about riding with Angel. In fact, by taking the carriage

today, she was sort of daring him to endure her company and conversation. He must not have been up to

the challenge. He rode his horse, and kept it just far enough ahead to rule out talking while on the road.

And he didn’t even notice that beneath her fur-trimmed coat she had on the very latest in Chicago finery

in lavender-and-white lace. So much for spending half the morning agonizing over her appearance.

There was indeed a letter from her papa waiting for her in town. He didn’t give her an exact day of

arrival, but he promised to be home before Christmas.

When she informed Angel of that, he greeted the news with his usual inscrutability, which told her

nothing of his feelings. But she could guess. He had to be delighted it was almost over.

At least they had no trouble in Caully this time. Richard was there with a couple of the MacKauley

cowboys, but all he did was stare at them a bit on his way out of town. Cassie stayed no longer than she

had to, though it was getting on toward evening by the time she rolled the carriage into the barn.

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