Pregnant in Prosperino by Carla Cassidy

Author:Carla Cassidy
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Tags: Indians of North America, Family, Nurses, Contemporary, General, Romance, California, Pregnancy, Fiction, Love Stories
ISBN: 9780373387144
Publisher: Silhouette
Published: 2001-01-02T07:00:00+00:00

“What do you mean?” Lana leaned forward slightly, her attention solely focused on him.

That was one of the things he’d liked about her even when she was a young girl. She had the ability to focus in on a person and make them feel as if what they were saying was important to her.

“I remember one time in particular. I was about seven, and my father decided it was time he take me hunting. I didn’t want to go, I didn’t have the stomach for shooting anything. Dad threw a fit, screaming and yelling at me, and my mother told him to leave me alone. And to my surprise, Dad did leave me alone.”

The memory of his mother’s arms around him after his father had stomped off, angrily branding him a “sissy,” now sent a rivulet of warmth and love through him.

Lana leaned over and took his hand in hers. Her delicate fingers entwined with his and her eyes were soft and dewy, filled with compassion. “I’m sorry, Chance. I’m sorry she had to leave you. I know you must have missed her terribly.”

He nodded, emotion too thick in his throat to allow him to speak. Yes, he’d missed his mother. He’d missed her off-key singing and her soft touches, he’d missed her protection and her laughter. And there were still days when the pain of her loss filled him.

But at the moment the pain felt real and immediate as he realized he would miss all of this when he left here. He’d miss sitting on the porch and watching the sunset. He’d miss the smell of the ranch and the burn of muscles from work.

He wouldn’t be around to hear the sound of cattle lowing from the pasture and the snort of horses in the corral. He’d miss walking the ranch at twilight and reflecting on a day well spent.

And, for the first time, he admitted to himself another truth. He would miss Lana.

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