Her Convenient Cowboy by Lacy Williams

Author:Lacy Williams [Williams, Lacy]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Inspirational
ISBN: 9780373283156
Google: z8YgCgAAQBAJ
Amazon: 0373283156
Goodreads: 23705424
Publisher: Harlequin
Published: 2015-06-02T05:00:00+00:00

Chapter Twelve

Rose woke alone in the bed to a particularly violent kick from the babe in her womb. Sunlight streamed through the cabin window. The air on her face was cool but not cold, though she was roasting beneath the blankets. She kicked them loose, since Davy wasn’t inside to see her plain, long white nightgown that Davy’s sister-in-law had given her.

The room smelled of strong coffee, and from the way the fire crackled in the stove, she guessed Davy had tended it. But there was no husband.

Davy had said he wanted to check on the cattle first thing this morning. Had he already gone?

And why did that send a bolt of fear through her? He’d told her he wouldn’t leave her without a horse, without a way down the mountain if something should happen to him.

The little dog put its paws on the edge of the bed, which prompted her to sit up and finally get out of bed.

At least it was sunny outside. She didn’t have to worry about her husband being caught out in a snowstorm.

At the kitchen table she found a small brown-wrapped parcel. A note on a scrap of paper read: Rosie, make something special for the little one today.

She untied the twine and found a length of soft butter-yellow fabric, needles and a spool of white thread.

He’d bought these things for the baby?

His gesture was kind, but on top of his other kindnesses...they’d begun to pile up on her without her notice. And she had nothing to give him in return. How long before he figured that out?

Maybe if she worked hard enough at providing for his comforts it would even the score a bit. If she could discover what his favorite meals were she could attempt to cook them. If his clothing needed mending she could do that for him.

Then she had a terrible thought. Christmas was coming. What could she possible give him? She had a home now, but no money, and town was several hours away on horseback.

She touched the soft material again. She could make a fine little gown out of this for the baby.

It was a thoughtful gesture. She was thankful for it, even if it tipped the scales of what the cowboy had done for her so much that she feared she would never even it out.

How could she help but like such a man?

* * *

Davy rode up to the line shack later than he’d intended to. Driving several strays back to the herd had taken him longer than he’d thought and darkness had fallen as he’d made his way home.

Home.

It seemed strange to think of the line shack that way, but maybe it was the person waiting inside more than the place.

That was how it had begun with Jonas and the boys. Being accepted into the family, getting to know one another, learning each other’s quirks. Why should he expect this to be any different?

He whistled loudly as he rode into the clearing so she would know it was him.

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