Heart of a Texan by Leigh Greenwood

Author:Leigh Greenwood [Greenwood, Leigh]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Tags: General, Romance, Western, Historical, Erotica, Fiction
ISBN: 9781402263996
Google: sAmVtgAACAAJ
Amazon: 1402263996
Publisher: Sourcebooks
Published: 2012-11-05T22:00:00+00:00

Chapter Twelve

Roberta’s breath caught in her throat. Nate Dolan was coming down the boardwalk in their direction.

“Did you know he was coming?” Blossom asked.

“No. I asked him if he would—I was telling him he ought to go to dances and to church, if he wanted to become a part of the community—but he said he never went to dances.”

“Either he changed his mind, or he’s come for a drink. I’ve never seen him in the saloon, so I guess he’s come because of you.”

Blossom looked positively eaten up with curiosity. And excitement. Her eyes were like those of a little girl about to open her birthday presents.

“He’s coming this way,” Blossom whispered.

“Probably because the boardwalk comes this way,” Roberta pointed out.

“He could have walked down the boardwalk on the other side of the street. He could even have walked down the street itself.”

“Nobody in his right mind would walk down the middle of that street, and you know it.”

Blossom’s confidence wasn’t shaken. “He’s coming to see you. I know it.”

At that moment, Nate looked in her direction and smiled.

Blossom jumped to her feet. “I’ll stall Boone, but I won’t be able to keep him away for long.”

“That’s unnecessary,” Roberta protested. “Nate won’t—”

“Don’t waste time pretending. It’s just not fair that you have Boone and Nate Dolan chasing after you when I can’t hold the interest of anyone fancier than a broom-tailed cowhand.”

It wouldn’t have done any good for Roberta to protest that Nate wasn’t chasing after her because Blossom was already gone.

A rancher coming out of Boone’s saloon nearly bumped into Nate. Apparently surprised to see him, Frank Porter buttonholed him. Knowing Frank’s habit of talking for fifteen minutes when three would have been enough, Roberta started to turn away. Much to her surprise, Nate cut Frank off and continued toward her. He was stopped twice more, but each time he paused only briefly. In what seemed like much too short a time, he was standing before her. She could think of only one thing to say.

“You said you never went to dances. What changed your mind?”

“You.”

Roberta was relieved Blossom wasn’t here. If Nate was going to be that direct with his first word to her, there couldn’t be any doubt about his feelings. Nor, if the way her heart was beating was any indication, about her feelings for him.

“I’m here with Boone.”

“I know.”

“I can’t dance with you.”

“That’s okay. I can’t dance with anybody.”

She didn’t want it to be okay. Perversely, she wanted him to have come for the sole purpose of dancing with her, of spending as much time as possible with her. She wanted him to be angry he couldn’t. “Then why did you come?”

“To see you. May I sit down?”

“It’s a public bench. You don’t have to ask me.”

“But I did.”

“Of course you may sit. You probably shouldn’t be standing. You certainly shouldn’t have ridden into town. Does the doctor know what you’re doing?”

Nate settled on the bench a safe distance from Roberta. His slow smile appeared. “I’m pleased to know you’re still concerned about me.

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