My Favorite Cowboy by Shelley Galloway

Author:Shelley Galloway
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Publisher: Harlequin
Published: 2011-10-30T23:00:00+00:00

Chapter Twelve

“You look great, Serena,” Pete said when she met him in the Golden Dove’s ornately decorated bar. “That dress looks nice. Real nice.”

“Thank you.” Self-consciously, she smoothed down the royal-blue jersey knit that seemed to hug every curve. Tracy had given it to her for her birthday. After trying it on once, she’d stuck it in the back of her closet. In her opinion, it was too formfitting. She always felt as if every curve and bump was on display when she wore it…though, of course, Tracy had said that women’s curves were a good thing.

For some reason, Tracy’s comment had stuck in her mind that afternoon. So instead of her usual jeans and boots, she gathered her courage, pulled it out and slipped it on.

And to her surprise, the color did accent her hair well…and she had to admit that the royal-blue did make her green eyes a bit more vibrant.

Looking around at the beautiful hand-carved filigree surrounding the bar and the burgundy leather-covered bar stools, she said, “Eating here is such a nice treat. I’ve only dined here a few times.”

“I don’t go here often, either. But I thought, well, why not?” He smiled. “You only live once.”

With some surprise, she noticed he had a dimple in his cheek. “That’s exactly right.”

“Wine?”

“Sure. That would be real nice. Thank you. Char donnay?”

He signaled over the waiter. “Gin and tonic for me and a Chardonnay for the lady.”

Serena eyed him a little longer. Here, out of the bank, he looked so confident. Better. When their drinks came, he lifted his to toast. “Here’s to us, Serena.”

Though the toast and the “us” connotation caught her off guard, his earnest expression made her shake off her lingering doubts. So did the fact that they were called to the table at that very moment.

As soon as they sat, Serena opened her menu and concentrated on her dinner choices. Perhaps if they ordered quickly, dinner would be over soon. She ended up picking shrimp and a salad because it didn’t cost too much.

Pete ordered prime rib and another gin and tonic.

When they were alone again, he pulled out a white envelope and slid it across the red tablecloth to her. It stood out bright and blinding, like some mismatched valentine. “Here you go. I didn’t want you to have to wait another moment for this.”

Her cheeks flamed as the table of four watched her pick it up, then not so discreetly slip it in her purse. “Thank you.” Needing to say something else, she said sincerely, “And thank you for calling me today to let me know about my bank account. I really do appreciate it.”

“I’m glad I was able to save you from all that embarrassment.” Looking her over, he said, “Besides, if helping you out is the best way to get you to go out with me, then I think I came up the winner. You know, I’ve been wanting to take you out for some time.”

This was the second time he’d made that reference.

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