Her Cowboy Reunion by Debbi Rawlins

Author:Debbi Rawlins [Rawlins, Debbi]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Harlequin
Published: 2017-11-15T16:06:20+00:00

Chapter Twelve

About twenty minutes into the drive, the urge to take Savannah’s hand still wouldn’t leave Mike. He glanced at her again, and she seemed to be thoroughly enjoying the scenery. It was beautiful out here, something he took for granted too often.

Lunch had been easy, and even though he’d been robbed of a couple of hours, he’d done some chores so he had more time to spend with her now. He couldn’t wait to see her reaction to Buddy. He’d put on a lot of weight once he’d found his mama.

“Have you really been to the Denver stockyards?”

It took him a second to recall what he’d said at the Full Moon. “Yeah. I’ve been to a couple of rodeos because of my mom, actually. She’s got a brother out there, and he’s one of the managers of the stockyards.”

“I think they have quite a few annual rodeos around that area, but I’ve never been.”

As they passed the road to her family’s cabin, he saw her head turn. “I was gonna ask,” he said, “if you’d like to drive by the old place. Take a look at it. I don’t think it’s in great shape. No one’s lived there since you left. But it’s still standing.”

Her forehead crinkled a little. It might have been a risky question, but it didn’t seem as though she minded. Just that she wasn’t sure.

Before she could answer, her cell phone rang. She dug it out of her pocket, and the little crease on her forehead deepened. “It’s someone from work. I’ll call back later.”

“Don’t mind me. Go ahead, if you think it’s important.”

Savannah shook her head. “I doubt it’s critical,” she said, then put the phone back in her pocket. “It’s also my day off, and I’m busy enjoying the drive.”

He smiled, looked at her hand on her thigh and resisted once more. He wanted her to set the pace today.

She stared out the side window, leaving a pleasant silence between them. But not five minutes later, her phone rang again. She didn’t seem thrilled.

He kept his eyes on the road in front of him.

“It’s my boss. Sorry.” She answered, “Hi, Porter.”

Mike did his best to ignore the few brief comments she made, although he couldn’t mistake the tone.

“We discussed this,” Savannah said, her voice a little louder. “Besides, I’m not done here. I might not even leave until Tuesday.”

There was a pretty long stretch of silence before she said, in a much quieter voice, “We’ll have to discuss it another time. I’ll let you know as soon as I’m back at the office. All right? Okay, bye.” She scowled at the cell before putting it away.

Her mood had definitely shifted.

Mike hoped she didn’t want to return to the motel.

“Sorry,” she said finally.

“Don’t apologize. It’s work. I get it.” Damn, he hated asking, but... “Look, do you need to go back to town? If you do, I understand.”

“No. Absolutely not. I deserve this time off.”

“From what you’ve said, today’s meeting was a success.”

“That’s true.

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