Debbie Macomber's Heart of Texas Series Volume 2--3 Book Box Set by Debbie Macomber

Author:Debbie Macomber [Macomber, Debbie]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781488749735
Publisher: Mills & Boon Series Special Releases
Published: 1998-03-15T00:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER 6

ONLY ELEVEN-THIRTY. TRAVIS glanced at his watch, pleased that Grady Weston had agreed to show him the way to Bitter End. He wasn’t sure what to expect once they got there, especially considering people’s reactions every time he mentioned it.

Killing time, he walked over to the paddock outside the barn where Jeremy’s horse, Dot Com, ran free. Earlier, Jeremy had told him proudly that he’d come up with the name himself. Now Travis stood and watched the young animal racing back and forth, kicking up his hind legs, running for the sheer joy of it.

The air was clear and Travis inhaled deeply. Until now he hadn’t spent much time in Texas other than book signing and media tours in cities like Dallas and Houston. He’d written several stories set at least partly in Texas, but his research had been limited to libraries. The greater his success, the tighter his schedule and the less time he had for personal investigations. A shopping center in San Antonio or an airport in Dallas hadn’t prepared him for what he’d discovered here in the hill country. He found the vast openness awe-inspiring and the life so dissimilar from his existence in Manhattan that he felt as though he were visiting an alien planet.

The silence was perhaps the most profound difference. Without even realizing it, Travis had grown accustomed to city noise. Taxis honking, buses, shouting, street musicians, the clang and clatter of vendors. He’d lived in Manhattan for almost fifteen years now and hadn’t realized how loud it could be. These few days in the country with Nell and her family had changed his whole perspective.

To his surprise he’d slept all night, every night. He never drafted his books while on the road, but the tranquility here had both relaxed and inspired him, and he was overwhelmed with ideas. He’d started to jot down a few thoughts on his laptop last night, and before he knew it four hours had passed. It’d felt like fifteen minutes.

His great-grandparents had been farmers, he remembered. He wondered if he’d inherited some of his ancestors’ love of the land, though he’d never experienced country living. His parents had divorced when he was young, and he’d lived in New York state for most of his life.

He heard a sound behind him and glanced over his shoulder. Nell. A smile automatically came to his lips. He was convinced she didn’t have a clue how beautiful she was. His attraction to her was as strong as anything he’d known; it still surprised him.

Ruth’s probing questions of the day before hadn’t helped, either. Thoughts of making love to Nell had begun to fill his dreams, and while the physical attraction was intense, he found Nell compelling in other ways. He loved her determination, her sense of family, her pride in the ranch and the sheer grit it’d demanded to keep Twin Canyons afloat.

“Do you have a few minutes?” she asked, coming to stand beside him.

“For you, always,” he said.

She rested one arm on the top rail of the paddock fence and studied Dot Com.

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