Master of Ransome: An Australian Outback Romance by Lucy Walker

Author:Lucy Walker [Walker, Lucy]
Language: eng
Format: azw3
Tags: australian author, small town and rural, outback romance, australian rural novels, australian romance, clean romance, clean and wholesome, autstralian rural romance
Publisher: Wyndham Books (Small Town & Rural Romance)
Published: 2020-08-30T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter Twelve

Sara and Greg had finished their last-minute packing in the morning when there was a knock at the door.

‘Come in,’ Greg said without looking up. Sara did not turn round because she expected a servant on special shift with the tea and toast.

The door opened and a male voice said, ‘And a fine pair you are! I’ve come to drive you out to the airport.’

They both turned round in surprise. Jack Brownrigg stood there, holding his hat and a parcel with one hand and brushing his fingers through his hair with the other.

‘Come in, Jack,’ Greg said. ‘That’s kind of you, but I’ve ordered a taxi.’

‘And I’ve dismissed it. You’re not going to dodge me both coming and going.’

He walked into the room and put his parcel on the table. There was something rueful about his smile as he turned to Sara.

‘That’s your wedding present, Sara. I got to Perth in time to get that anyway. I had to ask the girl behind the counter what a man buys for the wedding present of the girl he intended to marry himself. I hope she’s got good taste.’ Jack grinned. ‘Of course I explained to her the girl had run away with another man.’

Sara’s eyes widened.

‘Oh, Jack …’ she said. He was joking, of course.

Greg looked from one to the other, startled.

‘I didn’t know you’d staked a claim, Jack …’

‘I didn’t know about you either. Never mind, old chap. The best man always wins.’

Sara felt as if her breath had been taken away. What a strange world it was! Only a few weeks ago she had been sitting behind a typewriter in the Company office wondering if ever any young man would come her way. And here she was now, a married woman with another very pleasant young man declaring, only in fun of course, that he too had wanted to marry her.

‘Jack, you’re only joking.’

‘By golly, I’m not.’ There was real rue in his eyes as he looked at Sara. ‘Three days at a cattle camp with the nicest girl that had ever landed on Ransome? What do you think I am? A woman-hater? I’d have to have been that, Sara, to resist those smiles. Never mind … You’ve got a wonderful bloke in Greg.’

He smiled sheepishly at Greg.

‘Now I know why you kicked up so much dust over that bet. She was your girl all the time. Why didn’t you tell a fellow?’

Greg had had a look of surprise on his face. Suddenly he bent over a case, turned the key in the clasp and, straightening up, put the key in his pocket.

‘For the same reason that you didn’t tell me, Jack. I’m sorry. I wish I had known.’

‘Don’t take him seriously, Greg,’ said Sara. ‘He’s just being nice to me. Am I allowed to look at my wedding present now?’

‘You’ve got just five minutes,’ said Jack. He came over to the table and stood by Sara as she untied the wrappings. ‘Tell me if the girl behind the counter knows what the second-best fellow really feels like.

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