Guardian Cowboy by Carla Cassidy

Author:Carla Cassidy [Cassidy, Carla]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Harlequin
Published: 2017-11-07T19:39:37+00:00

Chapter 9

Janis sat in the chair near the door in the motel room, waiting for Gary to bring her lunch. There were only three people she would open the door for: Gary, Dillon and Sawyer. Those were the only people she truly trusted at the moment.

Her thoughts had been filled with Sawyer since she’d opened her eyes that morning. Oh, how she’d wanted him to stay through the night. How she’d longed to sleep in his arms and awaken this morning to his lazy, sexy grin.

But the town would be buzzing with enough gossip without adding in Sawyer and Janis spending nights together at the motel.

She’d never spent the entire night with a man. Maybe she was old-fashioned, but it had always felt wrong without a wedding ring on her finger. Funny that sleeping together seemed even more intimate than making love with a man.

She stood as Gary’s van pulled up in the parking space right in front of her room. He got out, carrying a bag from the only drive-through burger joint in town.

She unlocked the door and he came inside, bringing with him the heady scent of hamburger and fries. “Thanks, Gary,” she said as she took the bag from him and gestured for him to have a seat at the small, Formica-topped table.

“How are you doing?” he asked, dark concern on his blunt features.

“I’m okay right now,” she replied, pulling the burger and fries out of the bag.

“I can’t believe this happened in my establishment. I treat my employees well. I give my patrons good food and drinks at a reasonable price, but if it gets out that there are peepholes all over the place, my business could be ruined. And that doesn’t even count the trauma you’ve been put through. God, Janis, I can’t tell you how damned sorry I am.”

She reached out and touched his beefy arm. “Gary, I’ll be fine and your business will survive.”

He released a deep sigh. “I would have liked to get Jesse to fill all those holes, but I guess Chief Bowie is right to leave them be and catch the pervert in action. Are you sure you’re good with going back into the room?”

“Yeah, I’m thinking maybe I’ll talk to Dillon about returning there day after tomorrow.” She unwrapped her cheeseburger and took a bite despite the apprehension that swept through her.

She could go back there tonight and start the process to catch the creep, but she just felt like she needed a day or two to get up her nerve.

“And none of the men has ever appeared strange toward you?” he asked.

Janis shook her head and followed the bite of cheeseburger with a french fry. She knew Gary well enough to know he was on a rant and that when he was like this he mostly liked the sound of his own voice.

“I’ll be interested to see what Chief Bowie learns today when everyone turns in their whereabouts for the afternoon Sawyer got shot. And if we

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