Hired Gun by Bobbi Smith - Hired Gun

Author:Bobbi Smith - Hired Gun [Smith, Bobbi]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Romance, Historical Romance, Nineteenth Century, American West
ISBN: 9781428502673
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Goodreads: 12867721
Publisher: Leisure
Published: 2006-10-30T16:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER SIXTEEN

It was the middle of the night when Faith awoke. She lay there on her bedroll, staring up at the clear, moonlit night sky. It was a heavenly sight. The stars twinkled brightly and the half-moon gave off a soft glow.

Faith had always considered herself a fit woman. She knew she could ride with the best of her men and keep up, but after all these days on the trail, traveling so hard and fast, she was coming to recognize her limitations—not that she’d ever let Trent know. She’d told him she could keep up with him, and she was going to—no matter what.

She admitted to herself that she was sore all over. Every inch of her body ached, but what bothered her more was that she hadn’t had the chance to wash up properly since they’d left the ranch, and she knew she was filthy.

An inspiration came to Faith as she lay there, thinking about the long, hot, dusty days to come on the trail, and she knew what she wanted to do. Quietly sitting up, she looked around and was glad to find that Trent, Jake, and Hank were all sound asleep. She knew then that her timing was perfect. Since they’d camped near a small watering hole and the men were all sleeping, she would have the privacy she needed to sneak off and wash up without their ever finding out.

The watering hole wasn’t big enough or deep enough for a real bath, but Faith didn’t care. She would be satisfied with just washing off what trail dust she could for now.

Ever so carefully, she took what she needed out of her saddlebags. She got her handgun, too, just in case she ran into trouble, and then stood up and moved silently from the camp to the watering hole which was only a short distance away. When she got to the water’s edge, she took one more quick look around to make sure she truly was alone, and then stripped off her blouse and knelt down to start scrubbing herself clean as best she could.

The cool water felt glorious, so she took her time. Bathing this way was a far cry from her usual warm soak in the bathtub at home, but she was still enjoying every minute of it. Just having some time by herself away from the men helped to make the moment special. Faith sighed in contentment and continued to work at washing away the many days’ worth of dirt and grime.

Trent wasn’t sure what woke him, but he suddenly found himself wide-awake in the middle of the night. He lay still, listening and waiting, trying to figure out what had roused him from his sleep. All seemed quiet. He heard nothing unusual, yet his instincts were telling him something was wrong.

Troubled, Trent sat up and looked around the campsite. Though the campfire had burned down low, it still gave off enough light for him to be able to see, and he noticed right away that Faith was missing from her bedroll.

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