Carolyn Brown - [Spikes & Spurs 07] by Cowboy Seeks Bride

Author:Cowboy Seeks Bride [Bride, Cowboy Seeks]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Published: 0101-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter 17

Clouds had come and gone all day. The land was still flat and Haley wondered if there was really a creek up ahead with a dense growth of trees on the side. They crossed a railroad track that day and had to cut their way through two fences that Finn and Rhett hung back to fix. They herded the cattle through one gate, up a section line road a quarter of a mile, and through another gate on the other side, with the old longhorn bull arguing with them every step of the way.

Trees beckoned to her from the far horizon in the middle of the afternoon and she sent up a silent prayer that the clouds wouldn’t bring rain. All she’d thought about from the time Dewar teased her at breakfast that morning was how much she wanted to feel his naked body next to hers and she was plumb giddy with desire.

When they finally reached Pond Creek, the sun was slipping toward the western horizon where freshly plowed dirt met the blue sky. The cows eagerly lined up for a drink in the creek. It wasn’t decent enough for bathing, but it was lined with beautiful willow and scrub oak trees that would serve as bedroom walls later that evening.

Coosie and Buddy started a fire and hung a pot of stew on the andirons to boil while they set about taking stock of what was in the wagon and what they needed. The rest of the crew unsaddled horses, brushed them good, rolled out bedding, and stretched their tired bodies out for a few minutes before supper.

Sexual electricity practically crackled and popped in the short distance between Haley and Dewar’s bedrolls. She sat with her knees drawn up, arms wrapped around them, and her braids falling forward. He lay flat on his back, one arm thrown over his eyes to block the sun, the other arm tucked up under his neck. It all looked innocent, but the energy surrounding them was alive with anticipation.

“Coosie going to town tonight?” Haley asked.

“No, tomorrow night. We’ll be close to Medford and there’s a store there where he can refill the water barrel and replenish supplies. You got time to think about what you want him to bring back for you.”

“I need another notepad. Think he could get that and mail my ideas?”

“Sure,” Dewar said. “What kind of ideas did you come up with today?”

When she didn’t answer he moved the arm over his eyes and sat up. He looked across the grass and she winked.

That one gesture sent his imagination into overdrive.

“Oh, really?” he whispered.

“Yes, sir!” she said.

“Really what?” Sawyer asked.

“We are really having some music tonight. Dewar promised me a dance or two,” Haley said quickly.

“That’s not fair. He monopolized your time last weekend. I think we should all get to dance with you while he plays the guitar tonight,” Sawyer said.

“Sounds like fun to me. I get to dance all night that way. How about a dance for

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