Second Chance Cowboy by Sylvia McDaniel

Author:Sylvia McDaniel [McDaniel, Sylvia]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781942608127
Publisher: Virtual Bookseller, LLC
Published: 2016-01-24T16:00:00+00:00

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The side of his head pulsated in time with his heart, and it hurt like hell. Voices drifted in and out. Their sounds ricocheting inside his head like a bull against the walls of a canyon. Snatches of conversation made him want to speak up and answer, but his lips wouldn’t move, and his eyelids felt sewn shut. He tried moving his head, and the throbbing increased, sending sickly sweet nausea into his throat.

Quietly he lay there, not moving, but listening. He eavesdropped on Sabrina and Buckets until James called to Buckets. Then, his weak body betrayed him, sending him into the blissful oblivion of sleep.

The next time he woke, his head ached. The pounding had eased to the feel of a soft thud, instead of the sledge hammer he’d felt earlier. His mouth was dry, his body sore, and he needed to relieve himself badly.

The pink streaks of dawn illuminated the inside of the chuck wagon with the soft blush of morning. He moved his head slightly and saw Sabrina’s sleeping form. She sat beside him, her neck tilted forward, her chin resting on her chest. Her arms hugged her knees, bracing her.

Slowly, the brief snatches of conversation he’d overheard the night before flowed back into his consciousness. He’d heard it all. The part about her fear of marrying him, her guilt regarding Matt, her confusion about loving him. Did she really love him or had he misunderstood their conversation? Had the blow to his head caused him to dream the whole discussion?

The question that remained was what was he going to do about it? Did he love Sabrina? A better question would be, had he ever quit loving her?

Why did he always come back to this woman? What was so special about her? She wasn’t a classical beauty, but an earthly one. She was a beauty that was part of the land, gold and sultry on the outside, hot and stormy on the inside.

She was stubborn, willful, irritating, and sometimes selfish. She was also strong, dependable, loving, and passionate. Clearly Sabrina wasn’t the same girl he’d been engaged to years ago. She had changed, matured.

And her maturity had made her stronger. It hadn’t been apparent when she’d first come home, but the younger Sabrina couldn’t have handled her father dying, her brother leaving, and the financial condition of the ranch. The younger Sabrina would have folded under the strain, but not today’s Sabrina. He liked this Sabrina, more than he ever liked the young girl from yesterday. He’d tried not to forgive her for the past. He’d tried to hate her, to avoid her, but she wouldn’t let him. Now it seemed they had come full circle. Again Patrick had feelings for this woman that wouldn’t be denied.

Just looking at her as she slept close by made him want to reach out and kiss the sleep from her eyes. He wanted to kiss her until he had her soft and willing in his arms. He wanted to kiss her until the passion they felt carried them away.

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