His Texas Baby

Author:Bagwell, Stella [Bagwell, Stella]
Language: eng
Format: mobi
Tags: Romance
ISBN: 9780373656813
Publisher: Harlequin
Published: 2011-12-31T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter Eight

Was he talking about the baby? Her? Or the race? Even if Kitty had wanted to ask, she didn’t have an opportunity as the starting gates suddenly popped and the twelve-horse field burst onto the track.

As she watched Awesome Joe settle into a long, rhythmic stride back in the middle of the pack, she sent up a silent prayer for the horse and rider. It didn’t quite make sense, but she wanted this win for Liam more than she’d ever wanted one for herself. And as the horses passed the half-mile marker, she watched, scarcely breathing, as Joe began to make a slight move along the rail.

“He’s moving,” Liam said, the binoculars still glued to his face.

Preferring to watch with her naked eye, Kitty replied, “I see. He looks comfortable. And happy.”

“Yeah. His ears are pricked.”

By now it was only two furlongs to the finish line. The jockey shook the reins at Joe and the colt shot forward as though he had rockets on his hooves. Unfortunately, so did the eight horse on the outside.

“Come on, Joe! Dig down, boy! Come on! Come on! You got him!” Kitty yelled while bouncing on her toes.

Side by side, heads bobbing, the pair of horses battled it out to the wire. Once they passed it, the crowd was roaring and Kitty and Liam exchanged questioning looks.

“What do you think?” Kitty asked hopefully.

He let out a choked laugh. “From this angle it was way too close to say! Come on, let’s make our way down.”

He grabbed her hand and while they worked their way through the crowd, the photo sign flashed on the tote board and the announcer was instructing everyone to hold all wagering tickets. Out on the track Andy was leading Joe and rider around in a circle while nearby the eight and his groom and rider were doing the same.

Three. Eight. Five. Ten. When the numbers finally lit up the board, the crowd roared, Liam grabbed Kitty by the shoulders and kissed her soundly on the mouth.

“Let’s go get our picture taken, Mrs. Donovan,” he said with a happy laugh.

* * *

When Kitty and Liam finally returned home later that night, she was exhausted, but happier than she’d ever been since the two of them had married.

She wasn’t sure what was going on in Liam’s head. If Joe winning the photo finish had put him in a joyous mood, or if something deep within him was changing. Either way, the whole day had turned fairy tale for her.

At the track, he’d kept her close to his side and if he’d not had his arm around her waist, he’d been clasping her arm or hand or shoulder as if touching her and having her close was as natural as breathing to him. And after the races had ended, he’d taken her to an elegant nightspot for their dinner and for the first time ever she’d danced in her husband’s arms.

Now as they entered the house, she didn’t want the night to end and her sigh must have spoken volumes as he’d turned and locked the door behind them.

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