Country Love: Includes 3 Small Town Country Romances (Saddleback Ridge Box Sets Book 1) by Milan Watson

Author:Milan Watson [Watson, Milan]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2020-12-01T23:00:00+00:00

Chapter 15

Dusty didn’t drive; he sat with his one hand on the steering wheel and the other itching to reach out to her. He asked her to close her eyes while he talked because if he looked into her eyes long enough he would fall again.

He had been so sure of what he’d seen that night he had never told another soul, simply because he didn’t want Gemma’s reputation tarnished in Saddleback Ridge. Now it was hard to accept that he was the one who deceived her. If he had called, gone to talk to her, or even just stayed for five seconds longer things could’ve been so different.

He let his eyes trail along the lines of her face, remembering how smooth her skin felt beneath his fingers. He could feel need pool in his groin even as his heart ached for her touch. It was stronger now than it ever was back then. It was as if he was looking at a part of his soul, a part he couldn’t have back.

She was sitting barely a few inches from him and yet he couldn’t reach out and touch her. Everything in her body language spoke of anger and disappointment. Just like he’d been furious with her for cheating on him, she was furious with him now for not trusting her.

He thought he’d knock her on her ass by revealing that he knew about her reconciliation with Joe Parker; all he’d managed was to knock himself down. Dusty had never fought his brothers over a woman before and yet he’d punched Drake for just flirting with her. The emotions were too complicated to understand, the draw too strong to ignore.

“You still need to head into town,” Gemma finally said, not meeting his gaze.

Dusty nodded and hit the gas. Whatever he wanted to find between them he wasn’t going to find it today. Too much time had passed and although they were both stumped by the misunderstanding that had drawn them apart, it seemed neither of them was ready to face the heat simmering between them in the cab as he drove back to the ranch.

After making sure she was safely inside and being entertained by Kelly, he started to head out. One of his horses had a weeping eye and although he knew exactly what the horse needed, he didn’t have that salve in stock. He had to stop by Blake to pick up some before he stopped to get some more of Betty’s wine. With three women living on the ranch a bottle a week was coming short.

As he climbed into the truck Kelly rushed out. “Dusty wait!”

Dusty rolled down the window as Ford’s fiancée jogged towards the pickup. “Could you stop by Bobby’s? Apparently she got some things from Gemma’s apartment but she won’t be able to make it out tonight.”

“Fine.” Dusty groaned.

“What happened with you two? You both seem in a foul mood since you came back from the construction site? Everything alright with the dude ranch plans?”

“They’re just peachy,” Dusty said with a tip of his hat before he pulled away.

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