Rescuing the Cowboy by Cathy McDavid

Author:Cathy McDavid
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Harlequin
Published: 2016-11-08T05:00:00+00:00

Chapter Eight

Of the two hundred plus guests at the wedding reception, less than fifty remained. Most of them were family and friends, recruited to help with shutting down the celebration and general cleanup.

Summer carted an empty chafing dish into the kitchen, strains of country music following her inside. The four-piece band regularly performed at the Poco Dinero Saloon in town and had given the Dempseys a good price, throwing in an extra hour of playing time for the bride and groom. At this hour, few couples were dancing. Still, the band continued to entertain.

Speaking of the bride and groom, they’d left a short while ago to embark on their honeymoon. For tonight, they were staying at the Talking Stick Resort. Tomorrow morning, they’d drive to Pinetop for a secluded four-day stay in a friend’s cabin. They’d left strict instructions not to be disturbed except for emergencies.

Though the bride and groom had been the center of attention at the reception, Cole and Violet’s recent elopement was also toasted, and the stacks of presents piled in the living room included many for them, as well.

Raquel had agreed to watch Nathan and Kimberly during the five days their parents would be out of town and was at this moment attempting to coax them to sleep in one of the empty bedrooms. The excitement of the day had sent them into hyperdrive rather than wearing them out. Summer had decided to oversee the dinner cleanup while Raquel was occupied with the children, and several people had volunteered to assist her.

It had been a beautiful wedding and gone off without a hitch. Summer’s heart stirred as she recalled Josh and Cara reciting their personally written emotional vows. The children had been adorable and managed to get through the ceremony—barely. The bride had been stunning, her carefully chosen dress flattering her advancing pregnancy rather than hiding it, and the groom was handsome in his tux.

The groomsmen weren’t half-bad-looking, either. All right, they were gorgeous. One in particular. Summer hadn’t been able to take her eyes off Quinn the entire time, to the point she was afraid of drawing unwanted attention.

They’d been placed together several times during the photo sessions at both the church and the ranch. Summer had gone weak in the knees being near him, all her self-warnings these past weeks going by the wayside. She was still smitten with him, if not on the verge of something greater.

Better she keep busy with the cleanup before she dropped a pan or broke a platter. Stepping outside again after another trip to the kitchen, she glanced around for Quinn. Come to think of it, she hadn’t seen him for a while now.

As promised, he’d saddled up a couple of the gentler horses and supervised rides for the children in attendance. About an hour ago, with people beginning to leave, he’d returned the two horses to their stalls. She’d spotted him once after that, but not for a while now.

What was he doing? Had he

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