One Tough Cowboy by Orwig Sara

Author:Orwig, Sara [Orwig, Sara]
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Tags: Suspense
ISBN: 9781459201170
Publisher: Harlequin
Published: 2011-01-24T06:00:00+00:00

Chapter 9

“I ’m not falling in love with her and I won’t,” Josh replied, yet he didn’t look at Caroline, and his denial was difficult to say.

She rubbed her forehead. “Men can be so obtuse. I saw you dancing with her last night. You’ve never in your life been deeply, truly in love, and I’ve always thought that when you did finally fall in love it would be the once-in-a-lifetime, this-has-to-be-forever kind.”

“Well, I’m not in any danger of that happening. If she left today, I could say goodbye and that would be that.”

“You really think so?”

“Absolutely. I’m not a marrying man. You know I’ve never gotten serious with any woman and I’m not going to now.”

“I suppose. Why hasn’t her family come in search of her? She’s a gorgeous young woman someone, somewhere, has to have missed by now.

He set down his juice. “I’ll admit, that’s another bad thing. She’s on the run. She was carrying an enormous amount of cash,” he said quietly.

Caroline closed her eyes and clutched her middle. When she opened her eyes, she looked pained, but murmured, “Just promise you’ll be careful, okay? And remember, I’ll be around if you need me.”

Josh smiled. “Thanks.”

“Good morning!” Ben entered the room. He wore plaid shorts and his hair stood up in tufts as he rubbed his face with his hand.

“Ben, go put on some clothes. We have a guest in the house,” Caroline said.

He gazed at her with round eyes, then looked at Josh questioningly.

“Laurie, remember?” Josh stated dryly.

“I’m decent. I’m in shorts. This is what I wear to the beach.”

“They look like the first deep breath you take, they’re going to fall off,” Caroline remarked. “But if you go out that way in public, I guess you can come into the kitchen that way.”

“Put on some jeans,” Josh said.

Ben shrugged and left, and Caroline looked at Josh. “Now how do you get that out of him, when I can’t and his father couldn’t have possibly?”

Josh smiled. “I’m the daddy who raised him, so I’m the voice of authority.”

“That’s too true,” she said. “Well, thank goodness you’re around and thank goodness he’s a good kid, or I’d be in real trouble.”

“I am around and he is a good kid, so all’s well.”

Minutes later Ben returned in jeans, and Caroline handed him a glass of juice and a glass of milk. He downed the juice in one long gulp and then moved to the table to sit down with Josh. “When does Laurie get up?”

“I don’t think for another hour,” Josh said, glancing at the clock, “but most mornings I’m gone, so I don’t know for certain.”

“She is one good-looking woman,” Ben said. “Too bad she can’t remember anything. You don’t know whether she’s married or not, do you?”

“No, I don’t.”

“Ben, the eggs will be done in a minute. Will you fix toast?” Caroline asked.

Ben crossed to the cabinet to get out a loaf of bread. “I hope Laurie gets up soon. Once Kevin comes in, he’ll spend every second flirting with her.

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