Montana Cowboy Bride by Jane Porter

Author:Jane Porter
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Romance
ISBN: 9781957748405
Publisher: Tule Publishing Group, LLC
Published: 2023-03-23T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter Eight

Sunday morning, they left the Sundowner at four forty-five. It was an hour earlier than they’d initially agreed, but when Briar reviewed the event schedule Saturday night, she was worried she might miss Garrett if she wasn’t in Fort Collins by ten. Jet agreed and so they left earlier than planned, with a stop for coffee once they were on the highway as Jet couldn’t drive without at least one large cup of strong black coffee.

It was good to be on the road. Briar had been nervous all night, worried that Cade would discover the plan and put a stop to it—not that he had any right to tell her where she could go, or with whom. But she loved her brother even if she didn’t always understand him, and today was important. This meeting with Garrett was important and she could barely sip from her water bottle as her stomach churned.

It didn’t help that she was happy to have this time with Jet. She felt guilty for being so happy, especially as it could blow up in their faces. But Cade was heading to outside Yellowstone today to meet a video photographer who was interested in documenting the Sundowner Ranch as well as Miss Warner’s role in it. Cade wasn’t about to let the guy close to the ranch or Miss Warner until he’d thoroughly vetted him.

When they returned tonight, there might be some questions, but at that point Briar would maybe feel comfortable sharing her news with everyone. Possibly.

Unlikely.

She must have said something out loud because Jet glanced at her. “Did you just growl?” he asked.

“Maybe. I think I’m just really wound up.”

“Not surprised. It’s a big day.”

And not just for the reasons he suspected. She was breathless for all the wrong reasons. She was too happy being here with Jet, just being with Jet. And in his truck in the early morning darkness, it felt as if they were the only ones in the universe. There were almost no other cars or trucks on the road and, although Jet’s truck headlights created arrows of light, the morning still felt like a cocoon. It was just the two of them and she was aware of everything about him. His warmth, his big shoulders, his long legs, his muscular arm, and his hand as it rested on the steering wheel. He was wearing a thermal shirt, long sleeves, but they were pushed up on his forearms, revealing his wrists and taut tendons.

She swallowed hard, willing her attention to something else, preferably something outside, something not tall, dark, and handsome.

This was how she got in trouble in the first place. She couldn’t be a sucker for a gorgeous face. Or a big, gorgeous body.

Garrett had never given her butterflies. No one had ever given her butterflies. Just Jet.

It would be easier if she could ignore him … or ignore the attraction.

“What if Garrett suggested marriage?” Jet asked, breaking the silence and glancing at her as he drove. “Would you consider it?”

Briar felt as if he’d doused her with cold water.

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