Mountain Wild (Harlequin Historical Series) by Stacey Kayne

Author:Stacey Kayne [Stacey Kayne]
Format: epub
Tags: General, Romance, Historical, Fiction, Love stories, Western, Mountains, Wyoming, Blizzards, Cowboys, Young women, West (U.S.)
ISBN: 9780373295524
Publisher: Harlequin
Published: 2009-07-01T07:00:00+00:00

Chapter Ten

G arret sensed her hovering in the doorway behind him. He’d blatantly used her gear like a trail of breadcrumbs to lure her into the bunkhouse. Twisting the cap onto the second canteen, he glanced at the meal Everett had prepared, ready to bribe her any way he could.

I’m not trying to catch her. He just wasn’t ready to let her flutter off just yet. He wanted to know more about the woman who’d saved his life and kept her own hidden.

The fact that she wasn’t married was a damn good start.

He slid the strap over his shoulder and picked up the plate. He turned to find Maggie a few steps inside, her distress apparent, her complexion white as a bed linen.

“Maggie?”

“Smells in here,” she said, touching a hand to her stomach.

“It’s the bacon grease.” His gaze locked on her flat belly. “Do you not like bacon?”

“I used to. Been a long time since I’ve had any.” She swallowed as though combating a bout of nausea. His sister had birthed enough babies over the past eight years for him to know an upset stomach could be an early sign of breeding. They’d only been together the one night. In the eight months his wife had shared his bed she hadn’t gotten pregnant.

“It also smells of tobacco,” she said, fanning the stagnant air.

“Smells like a bunkhouse.” He stopped a few feet away from her and slid his plate onto a table. “Can’t be worse than the bundle of fur hanging from my saddle.”

Her lips shifted slightly. “It’s not far off,” she conceded, glancing briefly at his supper.

“Maybe you just need to eat something.” He grabbed a fold of bread and strode toward her. “It’s past noon.”

She shook her head. “I’m okay. I need to get going.”

“You look half-starved and ready to pass out.”

“I’ve been eating plenty,” she protested. “I’ve put on weight.”

“Have you? Hard to tell beneath all that loose buckskin.” Her belt and blade defined her narrow waist, the rest of her alluring curves masked by the gathered folds of the large tunic. Knowing she wasn’t wed gave him the freedom to explore sensual memories he’d been trying to repress for weeks. Desire flared as he embraced the image of her flushed skin, her impassioned responses to his touch, his kisses.

Despite her harsh glare, her cheeks brightened to a soft pink.

Mad Mag blushing beneath his appreciative gaze. Just as all the rumors hinted, she was wild and resilient. He also knew what hid beneath all that buckskin and attitude—a gentle heart and a fierce lover.

Grinning, he held up his sandwich. “Want a bite?”

“I want my canteens.”

He lifted the straps and draped them over her shoulder. “There you go.”

“Thanks.” she said, taking a step back. She turned, making a dash for the door.

“Magpie?”

The endearment stopped her. He waited for her to look back.

Maggie was slow to meet Garret’s gaze, the emotion she saw there binding her as tightly as any rope.

“Are you pregnant?”

The question hit her like a blow. “No.”

“You’d tell me if you were, wouldn’t you?”

The distrust in his gaze stung.

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