Cowboy Fire by Kim Redford

Author:Kim Redford
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Sourcebooks
Published: 2021-03-04T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter 21

As Kemp reached the top of the stairs with the box of candy, he wondered if he could persuade Violet to spend the night. She could stay in the downstairs bedroom. She could sleep late the next morning. He was concerned that she’d wake up too sore to get out of bed, need his help, and he wouldn’t be there. Even more, he didn’t want to walk her back to the cabin and leave her alone. Maybe he was being too protective or maybe he just didn’t want to admit that he wanted her in his house and he’d use any excuse to keep her with him.

He stopped on the next-to-the-top step and realized he’d clutched the box so tightly that he’d smashed one corner. He eased his grip. If he wasn’t careful, he was going to make a mess of these chocolates, too. But it told him something. He’d come to care for her. He worried about her. He wanted to be with her. How it had happened so fast, he didn’t know, but love was like that. Wait. Love? He wasn’t willing to go that far, but he might be well on his way.

He glanced back at the box. Now he’d smashed another corner. No telling what shape the chocolates would be in by the time he finally gave them to her. He just hoped he hadn’t melted them with the heat of his hand.

He was hot and bothered by the revelations that had been pinging around in his mind, particularly since he’d seen her breasts. He should have left her alone. He should have waited for her to come downstairs. He should have fixed supper with nothing more on his mind than feeding her.

Instead, he’d had to come upstairs. He’d had to disturb her. He’d had to surprise her. And because of all that, he’d had to see the beauty that he would never in a million years be able to forget…even if he never got to cup those full mounds with both hands. And on the tail end of that thought, he crushed the cardboard box and smashed the candy inside.

He just stood there looking at it. How could he present her with another mess? He’d planned it so well. He’d thought about how pleased she’d be with a fresh box of chocolates. He’d known she’d be happy and forget all about the patio incident. Now she’d remember it all and how he was the one who couldn’t keep from ruining her candy.

So be it. He wasn’t getting her into his bed anytime soon. She was probably hiding out in the bathroom. She’d probably put her dirty clothes back on and covered them with his big robe just to be on the safe side from his prying eyes. She’d probably insist on going to the cabin with no supper, no him. He felt the box give a little more in his fist. He sighed. If he didn’t get rid of it soon, there’d be nothing left but a few smears and him with a regretful expression on his face.

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