Jesse by C. H. Admirand

Author:C. H. Admirand [Admirand, C. H.]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Tags: Romance
ISBN: 9781402265198
Publisher: Sourcebooks
Published: 2012-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter 13

“Emily said Ronnie’s cooking burgers on the grill!”

Lacy’s smile had her smiling. “Your favorite.”

“Uh-huh, and know what?” she asked tugging on Danielle’s skirt until she bent down to Lacy’s level.

“What?”

“Cowboy Jesse’s gonna eat dinner with us before he gots to go.” Lacy looked up at Jesse and nodded. “He gave his word to go somewheres tonight, so he can’t stay long.”

“I did,” he rumbled, coming to stand next to Lacy and Danielle. “But I’ll be back really late, so your momma said you had to go home.”

“But we can come back, right, Mommy?”

Danielle smiled. “Yes, ma’am.”

“Cowgirls follow the Code,” Lacy said, grabbing a hold of Danielle’s hand and then Jesse’s.

“Yes, ma’am.” Jesse’s deep voice did funny things to Danielle’s insides. “Cowboys and cowgirls should always do their best to uphold the Code.”

Danielle let her gaze slide up the long, strong length of his jean-clad legs to his worn cotton shirt—a replacement for the one he’d ripped in his hurry to make love to her. Her sigh was long and low. She’d have to talk to her uncle soon; she didn’t think she could stand to be away from the man who’d turned her world upside down in one afternoon.

She lifted her gaze to meet his and the power of his passion hit her hard and had her struggling to remember to breathe. His eyes darkened to molten chocolate and he swept his Stetson from his head, holding on to the brim with both hands.

“I’d like it if you’d come visit me again tomorrow.”

“But I don’t want to leave,” Lacy told him.

He squatted down next to her and touched the tip of his finger to the end of her nose. “I’ve got to go help a friend, but you’re welcome to stay and visit with everybody.”

“You really have to go?”

Danielle’s heart hurt for the little one who had her daddy leave her, and it looked like cowboy Jesse was going to be leaving them too. “He just said he did, sweet pea. Now stop pestering Jesse.”

“Yes, Mommy.” Lacy spun around and clamored up onto the swing and leaned against her mother. “Bye, cowboy Jesse!”

He put his hat on his head and tipped it in their direction, and was gone.

Dylan walked back outside, and asked, “Where’s he off to?”

Emily got up and looked Dylan in the eye. “I don’t know.”

Lacy was watching everything with interest, but Danielle didn’t want her daughter to get sucked into life out at the Circle G until she and Jesse figured out how they’d make their relationship work “Are you sure it’s OK that we stay? I could call my uncle.”

Tyler leaned out the back door, and said, “Dinner’ll be ready in five minutes. You want to help me set the table, Lacy?”

“Sure!” She flew over to the door and ducked inside before Danielle could remind her to wash her hands and watch her manners.

“She’ll be fine,” Emily reassured her. “Now, why don’t you tell me what happened?”

Danielle sighed and moved over so Emily could sit beside her.

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