Love at Rosecrown Ranch by Ruth Pendleton

Author:Ruth Pendleton [Pendleton, Ruth]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2020-06-26T16:00:00+00:00

Jenny’s wrist was taking a while to heal, and being out of commission was a slow form of torture. Jo Jo had produced a sling for her wrist, but the magic wand of healing was nowhere to be found. She just had to keep her wrist elevated and iced until the throbbing pain went away.

After two days, Jenny had had enough. When she woke up feeling only a little sore, Jenny ran to the stable to find Hank there, shaking up Bacon’s bottle. “Hey. That’s my job,” she told him.

Hank cocked his eyebrow and nodded pointedly toward her wrist. “How exactly did you think you were going to manage things here?”

She shrugged. “I don’t know. I was going to make it up as I went. Besides, my wrist is almost healed completely.”

He put the bottle down, ignoring an angry whinny from Bacon, and walked over to Jenny’s side. “May I?” She nodded, her pulse speeding up. Lifting the strap of the sling over her head, he removed the fabric so her hand hung free, and then took her wrist in his hand, carefully turning it back and forth. “It isn’t as swollen as it was yesterday,” he said.

Jenny shook her head, the air suddenly more difficult to breathe with Hank standing so close to her. “And it’s way better than it was the first day. Jo Jo says I can probably lose the sling tomorrow.”

Hank trailed his fingers over her arm, gently stroking her wrist. The touch of his hand on her skin made her shiver with anticipation. If only he was holding her hand because he liked her, and not because she was another broken thing on the ranch that needed fixing. “I’m sorry you got hurt. I hate seeing people in pain,” he said quietly.

“Well, I do tend to be a bit of a klutz. This is pretty normal for me.”

Hank wrapped the sling back around her arm and lifted the strap to place it behind her neck, pushing her hair to the side. When his hand brushed against her skin, Jenny’s heart sped up. She reached for his hand, gently squeezing it before she released it. His calloused hands left her aching for something more, but she wasn’t going to be the next project that Hank had to worry about.

Bacon whinnied again, but Jenny didn’t move. She was watching Hank, waiting for him to say something. The distance between them was close. Too close for casual friends. She waited for him to make a move, to prove that she wasn’t just another task on the ranch that had to be dealt with. The heat built up in intensity, carrying with it the desire for Hank to close the gap completely.

Jenny tilted her chin up, locking eyes with him. She didn’t move as his eyes flicked down to her lips and then back up to her face. His lips parted slightly, and the longing to kiss him danced over Jenny’s skin. Then he tilted his hat once and stepped back, breaking the moment.

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