Cherished Moments by Charlene Bright

Author:Charlene Bright [Bright, Charlene]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: contemporary romance, Women's Fiction, Forever Love, Christian Stories, Faith Based, Inspirational Reads, Love Inspired, Bachelor, Single Mother, Hearts Desire, Clean & Wholesome, Life-Changes, Second Chance Reunion, Honesty & Trust, Home & Family, Lifetime Love, Romantic Schemes, Love-Family & Forever, Action & Adventure, Small Town & Rural Area, Beautiful & Feisty, Cowboy & Western Romance, Animals-Horses & Cattle, Cherish Cowboys Series
Publisher: Red River Romance
Published: 2019-09-21T04:00:00+00:00

Chapter Eight

Re-entering the driveway at a considerably quicker pace, Olivia made her way up it and parked in the same spot. She moved quickly and with purpose, because she did not want to chicken out. She had to talk to Colton and do it right away. Time was running out, he was retreating from her.

“Colton,” she called out.

There was no answer.

She ran toward the barn to see if he was still in there.

“Colton,” she called again.

Still no answer. A shadow cast over her and she looked up. Colton was standing in a loft area, his body silhouetted by a big barn light.

“Hi,” she said. “Can I come up there?” She looked to the right and saw the ladder and didn’t wait for an answer. She started to climb it, rung by rung. At least that way she could keep him trapped up there until she said what she’d come back to say.

“What else can I do for you, Olivia?” Colton asked. He didn’t sound angry, but tired.

“I just want you to listen, if you don’t mind,” she said.

“Fine.”

“Can I trust you?” she asked. “To keep a confidence.”

“My reputation for being trustworthy isn’t the one in question here,” he said. His voice was direct and deep, but a bit gentler.

“Touché, my friend. Message received,” she replied. “Mind if we sit down?”

“Be my guest,” he said, gesturing to the ledge of the loft and sitting down, his feet dangling over the end.

Olivia followed suit, suddenly second guessing having trapped Colton up there. She wasn’t really keen on heights. And there was no railing or anything.

“So, what’s on your mind?” he asked. His tone had grown yet more relaxed, almost encouraging, and he sensed that whatever she had to say really had her worked up. He might spend hours trying to get her to spit it out if he didn’t change his tone. It was a good reminder of why he didn’t like to lose his patience, because it often led to one thing that he didn’t particularly care to do—taking it back and smoothing out the tone. Did she deserve his annoyance? Absolutely, but still …

“Okay, this is hard,” she said. She rubbed her hands against her jeans, pressing her palms into her thighs. “You know that my great-grandparents owned this property.”

“That’s been established, yes.”

“Okay, well, I happened to stumble upon something from my parents while I was looking for some information for a history project for my master’s thesis back when. It was kind of like a treasure map … of this property.” Olivia looked at Colton and saw that she’d gotten his attention. He wasn’t laughing at her so that was a good start.

“Anyway, some other things I pulled up, namely a letter from my grandmother, indicated that my great-grandparents may have buried something of value on this property. That’s what I’d like to find out.”

“Like what?” he asked.

“My great-grandmother’s wedding ring. That’s what.” There, she’d said it and it felt good to get those words out of her mouth, but she was still really worried about how Colton would respond.

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