Mail Order Bride - Westward Heartbeat: A Historical Cowboy Romance Novel (Montana Mail Order Brides Book 15) by Bridey Linda

Author:Bridey, Linda [Bridey, Linda]
Language: eng
Format: azw3
Publisher: Mail Order Bride Dept, Beldene Publishing
Published: 2015-01-01T05:00:00+00:00

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Zoe was trying to learn how to play knuckles when Raven trotted into view. She froze upon seeing him wearing only a loincloth. All of those wonderful, bronzed muscles of his were bared and she drank in the sight as he approached. He smiled as he saw what they were doing.

“Hau,” he said.

“Han,” Zoe answered.

He grinned. “You remembered.”

“Tókheškhe yaúŋ he?” she asked.

Zoe asked the question slowly, but correctly and Raven laughed. “I’m fine, thank you,” he said in English. “That was very good.”

“Thanks. It took me all afternoon to learn it,” she said. “Are you hungry?”

He nodded as he picked up Blue Bear and swung the baby up in the air. Blue Bear squealed with laughter and Raven chuckled.

Zoe said, “Good. I cooked.”

“You cooked?” Raven asked.

“I did. I hope it’s edible,” Zoe said.

Brook smiled. “I am sure it is very good. She has worked hard on it.”

Raven sniffed the air. “You made beef stew.”

Zoe said, “Yes.” She was trying so hard not to stare at him, but it was difficult.

Raven pretended not to notice because he didn’t want to embarrass her. He wanted to let her get used to seeing him like that because he wasn’t going to stop wearing a loincloth whenever he could during warm weather. It pleased him that she found him attractive, and he had no shyness over so much of his body being exposed.

Inside the tipi, the two couples settled around the fire. Brook served Reckless and Zoe followed her example and dipped out a bowl for Raven. She watched to see how they were going to eat it without utensils. Eating without spoons and forks was a foreign concept to her and she wasn’t sure how it would be accomplished.

The two men and Brook blew on their soup until it had cooled a little and then drank the broth first. Some of the vegetables would slide out of the bowls into their mouths while the others had to be scooped out with their fingers.

Raven grunted his approval. “It’s very good, Zoe. I would say your first Lakota dish is a success. Why aren’t you eating?”

Zoe said, “I wasn’t sure how I was supposed to do it. I’m not used to eating without utensils.”

The others laughed. “I did not think about that,” Brook said. “I am sorry.”

“It’s ok. I’ll just have to be careful so I don’t dump it all over my face,” Zoe said. She began drinking the broth and found that it wasn’t very difficult.

Raven smiled and dipped out a second bowl. With quick glances, Reckless watched his cousin and saw that Raven had very strong feelings for Zoe. He’d never seen Raven act this way with any other woman and he was happy for Raven. Perhaps a wedding was in their near future and then he wondered how that would be accomplished. Would Raven agree to a Christian or blended wedding? It might be the only way since he doubted the army would allow them to go to the reservation for a wedding.

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