Return to Whispering Pines by Scarlett Dunn

Author:Scarlett Dunn [Dunn, Scarlett]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Kensington
Published: 2018-03-01T05:00:00+00:00

Chapter Seventeen

The ride to town the next morning would have been quiet if not for the girls talking to Jack. He’d arranged several thick blankets in the buckboard so Addie and the girls would stay warm, and Prescott sat on the front seat beside him. Prescott was still upset over the situation last night, and didn’t say one word all the way to town. Addie was relieved Jack didn’t make an appearance in the kitchen that morning, since it was bound to be uncomfortable for all of them. Granny noticed Jack’s absence at breakfast, and she carried a cup of coffee to him in the stable. Addie couldn’t help but wonder if Jack would tell Granny what happened last night. If not, she was certain Granny would interrogate her at the very first opportunity.

Addie had been awake all night, unable to get the vision of Jack’s naked body out of her mind. She tried and tried to stop thinking about him, but her traitorous thoughts would not cooperate. She couldn’t have dreamed of a man so perfectly formed. She had no doubt a man who looked like that would surely want a woman who equaled his beauty. And that wasn’t her. His body didn’t have one ounce of fat, and her body was round and soft. Clarissa, with her thin figure and lovely face, was the perfect woman for Jack.

Addie tried to make sense out of Prescott’s unannounced arrival, and his sudden interest in marriage. He’d certainly failed to mention his intentions before she left Boston. Maybe he did feel affection for her, but she didn’t think it was true love. Now that she’d been away from Prescott, she’d come to realize she would never be happy with him as a husband. While Prescott had much to offer, he certainly didn’t stir her blood like Jack Roper. And that was the problem.

Jack pulled in front of the hotel to drop Prescott off before he drove to the school. After Prescott’s insinuations last night, Jack was intentionally provoking him. He could tell Prescott was still peeved, but he didn’t really care. Last night, he’d waited to hear two doors close upstairs before he got dressed and cleaned up the kitchen. If he’d heard Prescott say one wrong word to Addie, he would have gladly knocked his teeth down his throat.

Once he finally crawled into bed in Davey’s room, he’d stared at the ceiling the entire night. He was one dumb son-of-a-buck for falling asleep in the tub. He couldn’t believe Addie had seen him in such a state. He must have looked pretty funny standing there holding his Colt over his privates before he got that towel wrapped around his waist. But being caught with his pants down wasn’t the biggest surprise of the night. He’d never expected to hear that Addie was Prescott’s fiancée. Funny, she failed to mention that to him when they were kissing. If she married Prescott, they would probably go back to Boston. There was no way he could see Prescott living out here in this wild territory.

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