Stolen Away (Hearts of Montana) by Jennie Marts

Author:Jennie Marts
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Entangled; Select Contemporary; contemporary romance; romance; Cowboy; Bad-Boy; Overcoming Emotional Odds; Protector; montana; Jennie Marts
Publisher: Entangled Publishing, LLC (Select Contemporary)
Published: 2016-08-28T04:00:00+00:00

Chapter Twelve

Cash draped an arm around the back of the bench seat in his truck and grinned as Emma scooted closer and slid under the crook of his elbow. “You have a good day?”

It was the next day, and he’d just picked her up from the diner. They’d planned to go horseback riding that afternoon, and Cash’d had Cherry put together a full picnic supper complete with fried chicken and strawberry lemonade. He was surprised at how antsy and excited he’d been all day as he’d waited for Emma to get off work.

“It was good, but long.” She gave him a gentle nudge in the ribs. “I know it’s only three o’clock, but I’ve been thinking about our—um, date, I guess—all day.” He felt her shoulders tense. “Is it okay to call it a date?”

“Sure. You can call it whatever you want.” He dropped his hand down to rub her neck, and he felt her shoulders relax as he said, “And I’ve been thinking about it, and you, all day today, too. I’ve got it all planned out. We can take the horses down through the back pasture and up into the hills behind the farm. There’s a real pretty lake up there that I thought you might like to see. And I even had Cherry make us a picnic to take along. She brought it out while I was waiting for you.”

“So that’s what was in the basket. I saw her bring it out while I was hanging up my apron.” She shook her head, her gaze fixed on her clasped hands in her lap. “I’ve never had anyone actually plan a whole date for me before.”

“Well, then it’s about damn time you did.”

She turned her head to him, a beaming smile covering her face, and he would have planned a hundred dates, arranged for a hundred picnics—hell, he’d fry the chicken himself—if it earned him another grin like that one.

He pulled the truck into the driveway of the farm, and thirty minutes later, Emma had changed into jeans and boots, and Cash had packed up their supplies and saddled the horses.

He patted the neck of a golden-colored mare. “This is Ginger. She’s a real sweetheart. She’s been around forever. We let little kids ride her because she’s so gentle. She’s the horse that Charlie learned to ride on as well, and she was way more scared than you are.”

She nodded and rubbed her sweaty hands on her jeans. “Okay.”

“So stick your foot in here, then grab a hold of the saddle horn to help pull yourself up.” He held out the stirrup. “You nervous?”

“Heck, yeah, I’m nervous.” She fit her boot into the stirrup, grabbed the horn of the saddle, pulled herself up, swung her leg over, and dropped into the saddle. Offering him a brave grin, she said, “But I’m not scared.”

Cash brushed his hand down her leg as she settled into the saddle. “You’re going to do fine. I’ll lead, and Ginger will pretty much follow along behind my horse.

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