Randall Pride by Judy Christenberry

Author:Judy Christenberry
Format: mobi, epub
Tags: Fiction - Romance, Romance: Modern, Wyoming, Rodeo performers, Contemporary, Fiction, Romance, Romance - Contemporary, General, Non-Classifiable, Romance - General
ISBN: 9780373168859
Publisher: Harlequin Sales Corp (Mm)
Published: 2001-04-15T18:57:43.890000+00:00

TOBY WATCHED the threesome go into the hotel. He knew what Russ was counting on. A goodnight kiss. He wished he’d had any hope of that from Elizabeth. After cradling her against him all evening, his motor was revved.

But Elizabeth wouldn’t even have considered offering him the kind of kiss he wanted. He was her cousin. And tonight, he’d been testing himself, trying to determine if he was going to be able to live on the ranch with her, and still keep his passion for her a secret.

Maybe. As long as he didn’t test himself too much…or expect too much. Maybe he’d find someone he could enjoy. Build a future.

He played with that thought a little while as he drove back to the rodeo. Then he dismissed it. He couldn’t think of a future with another woman. At least not now.

But he could be with his family. That would have to be enough.

With that weighty decision made, he returned to the room he’d rented all week, carefully avoiding the cowboys who were milling around, celebrating the end of another week of rodeo. That life was no longer for him.

His day started early the next morning as he packed and then tended to Cocoa. To his surprise, Lonnie dragged himself from his bed to remind Toby again that he’d agreed to train a horse for him…at a hefty price.

“Sure you don’t want to give me a bargain?”

Toby grinned at his old friend. “One of my horses would be a bargain at any price.”

“True. Sure you don’t want to loan me Cocoa the rest of the way?”

“Nope, I can’t do that. I’d miss him too much.”

“Okay, okay,” Lonnie agreed, but he stood there watching Toby, not leaving.

“When are you packing up?” Toby asked, a subtle hint.

“In a little while. Your cousins goin’ back with you?”

“Yeah,” Toby said. “We’re going to breakfast and then hitting the road.”

“Hey, breakfast sounds good! I’ll join you,” Lonnie announced with a big smile. “You don’t mind, do you?”

Now Toby knew why Lonnie got up early. “Does it matter if I do?”

“Nope. Your cousin is a looker.”

“Back off, friend.”

“Hey! I’m a good guy,” Lonnie protested.

“Look, Lonnie, she’s—”

“Good morning!” Elizabeth called out as she approached them. She was dressed in jeans and a green sweater, her magnificent hair pulled back in a long curling ponytail.

Toby thought she looked more like the Elizabeth he’d always known, but she was still beautiful.

“Good morning, gorgeous,” Lonnie immediately responded, stepping forward to take her hand.

Toby immediately inserted himself between the two and clasped Elizabeth’s shoulders to place a kiss or her forehead. “Morning, cuz. Everyone feeling okay this morning?”

Russ was loaded down with all their packages from their shopping expedition the day before and their overnight bags. “Point me to the truck so I can unload,” he ordered. “Then I’ll be all right.”

“We offered to help him,” Abby said, her attention focused on Russ. “But he refused.”

Toby was torn between offering to help Russ and leaving Lonnie alone with Elizabeth. Finally he found a solution.

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