Eleanor's Dilemma by Cheryl Wright

Author:Cheryl Wright [Wright, Cheryl]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2019-09-12T05:00:00+00:00

Floyd helped carry the food supplies into the house, and the timber supplies to the worker’s hut. Henry was right – Floyd was a good worker.

The sheriff vouched for his trustworthiness, and so it seemed, did Henry. That certainly put Glen’s mind at ease.

“Looks like you folks been to a lot of places today,” he said conversationally.

“It’s been a big day, for sure. Belle is bigger than I’d first realized.” The pair carried the bigger pieces of timber between them, down the back to the worker’s hut. “It’s looking good, Floyd. You’ve done a great job.”

“Thanks Mr Sanders. Some parts have been practically rebuilt.”

“It’s Glen, and I appreciate the work you’ve put into it. My wife and I appreciate it a lot.” Floyd nodded but didn’t say anything. “She’s got big plans for this place. Sometimes I think they might be too big.”

“Oh?”

“Horses more than anything. She wants to restore it, bring it back to what old Mr Jones had going.” Glen wanted to put it out there, and find out Floyd’s reaction.

“I guess that means going into competition with the Johnson Horse Ranch.” Floyd scratched his head. “Not that it was ever a problem before. But being newcomers to town, he could be a might rankled.”

“I hope not. But if you want it, there’s plenty of work here for you. For quite a while, I’d say.”

That brought a smile to Floyd’s face, and for the first time, Glen noticed the real man. As Henry had mentioned, Floyd had done it tough for quite some time. Living mostly outdoors had not helped his appearance. He’d first thought the man to be in his late forties, but when he smiled, Glen could see he was more like early to mid thirties in age.

Nothing he could do about that, but perhaps he could help the man in the future. Eleanor had no plans beyond this ranch, but that could change in a heart-beat.

Neither of them knew what would happen once the outlaws were caught and she was safe again. The thought send a shiver down his spine.

Eleanor was the only woman he’d ever met who had affected him the way she did. When he touched her, a thrill went up his arm. When he was near, his heart rate accelerated. And when he kissed her, his lips tingled for the longest time.

His suggestion to marry her was not an unselfish one, far from it. But he knew he would never have a real marriage with his wife. Her heart was with Nathaniel Carter, and always would be.

“Here will be fine.” Floyd’s voice brought him out of his revelry, and as he turned back toward the house, Glen noticed Eleanor staring at them out of the kitchen window.

He wondered if she would ever see him as her husband and not only her protector. He tipped his hat and she immediately turned away, continuing to pack away the new supplies, most likely.

She was a good cook, which had confused him at first. He’d automatically presumed she would have had a team of servants – a cook and maid at the least.

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