Carrying the Rancher's Heir by Charlene Sands

Author:Charlene Sands
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Publisher: Harlequin
Published: 2011-09-18T04:00:00+00:00

Six

One week later, Callie stood in Tagg’s guest room staring into a cheval mirror. She wore her mother’s wedding gown, a mermaid design of white lace and pearled sequins that hugged her body and flared out slightly below the knees. The dress fit her without exception and she sent up a prayer of thanks to her mother. She’d curled her hair and pinned it up. A few strands fell in wisps around her face. In place of a veil, she wore a narrow rhinestone and pearl headband.

“Cinderella has nothing on you,” Sammie said, after she’d finished her primping.

“Well, I am getting the handsome cowboy prince, but I’m afraid that’s where the fairy tale ends.”

“Don’t think that way. Tagg is lucky to be marrying you. You’ll make a good wife, Callie. And a terrific mother. I just know you will.”

Callie hugged her best friend tight. “Thank you for saying that. I really need you today.”

“I wouldn’t have missed it.” Sammie’s lilac satin dress rustled as they broke their embrace.

“You came all the way from Boston. I know you moved heaven and earth to get here yesterday. I can’t tell you how much that means to me. Especially since I have no family here.”

“What about Deanna and her family?”

Callie shook her head. “I couldn’t ask them. It would be too…awkward, not having my father here. It’s best to keep the wedding small. It’s what Tagg wanted.”

Sammie took her hand and squeezed. “I know that’s rough. Even after all your father did, you’d still like to have him here.”

“If things were different, of course I would. But he can’t be reasoned with when it comes to the Worths. He went semiballistic when I told him I was marrying Tagg. We argued and he made threats and demands. I let him rant, but in the end nothing he could say or do would change my mind. I told him I loved him very much and I wished he would understand. I really hated to see him so upset, but I’ve never been angrier with him in my life for what he proposed to Tagg. I had to get out of there, so I moved into Red Ridge Inn.”

“I’m sorry, Callie.”

She shrugged. What could she do? Her father wasn’t going to change. Most young girls dreamed of having their father walk them down the aisle on their wedding day, but Callie had resigned herself to this. Callie was furious with him for what he’d suggested to Tagg, but she had to keep his heart condition in mind. She knew moving off Big Hawk was the only way to keep some semblance of peace. If she stayed at home, her father wouldn’t give it a rest. And he’d been stubborn enough not to go after her.

She squelched her sadness and focused on the good things in her life. She was marrying the man she loved. Her morning sickness had ebbed to bouts of infrequent queasiness and her baby was thriving and healthy. “I’ll be okay. I’ve got you here.

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