Stealing the Cowboy's Heart by Debbi Rawlins

Author:Debbi Rawlins
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Harlequin Western Romance
Published: 2017-12-27T05:00:00+00:00

Chapter Thirteen

Mrs. Ramsey’s dahlias were still in bloom, and Kylie slowed her step to take in the beautiful colors. Pinks, reds, purples, and especially the blue flowers were thriving. Behind them were a row of gladiolas, yellow and white and peach, a perfect backdrop for the drama of the dahlias. It was a real treat to see them this late in the season. After the first frost, they’d be gone.

She continued down her street, aware of the lightness of her step, and how stupidly happy she was. It was nice, just for a few minutes, to let herself bask in the feelings. Yes, there were reasons to put the brakes on her giddy heart—there was still so much she wasn’t sure about. But Landon had only been staying with her for five days, so she supposed it was okay for her to feel as if she’d won the lottery.

The only thing she had to keep in mind was that this wasn’t necessarily the beginning of something bigger. Although, it could be, and that’s where the risk was, wasn’t it? Landon would be returning to his own life soon. And at the rate he was healing, it might be sooner than either of them had anticipated. She’d be busy with the bakery and he’d be busy winning rodeos and...so much could happen. Still, worrying about that served no purpose now.

Things were going great with Celeste, who was a quick learner with a good eye and talent that would only grow as she decorated more cakes. The customers liked her, and she’d even taken the time to figure out the espresso machine, then walked Kylie through the process until they were both comfortable.

If only Joe had been working as hard as Celeste and Landon. She understood the man had another job, but that shouldn’t interfere with hers. After all, she’d hired him first. As it was, he sometimes showed up late and he’d missed two full days, when the whole job was supposed to have taken one week.

On the other hand, according to Landon, the tables and the bench seats were almost done. Happily, the warm weather had helped the varnish dry on all the wood, and Barry was a big help. A nice kid, too. She’d had lunch at home twice with the two of them.

As Kylie neared the house she made up her mind to ask Joe to work over the weekend to make up for his lost time. In fact, she’d insist. After all, the counter should have been finished by now.

It hadn’t helped matters that she’d been getting less sleep than she needed. Having Landon in her bed was far too much of a temptation. He honestly had to be the sexiest man alive.

He was also adventurous enough to make her blush even now, and he’d never once just rolled over and went to sleep, leaving her hanging.

Ugh, no, she wasn’t going to ruin things by thinking of the past. Living in the moment was working for her big-time.

Download

Copyright Disclaimer:
This site does not store any files on its server. We only index and link to content provided by other sites. Please contact the content providers to delete copyright contents if any and email us, we'll remove relevant links or contents immediately.