Summer Texas Bride by Katie Lane

Author:Katie Lane [Lane, Katie]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Contemporary Romance, Women's Fiction, Forever Love, Bachelor, Single Woman, Sensual, Hearts Desire, Lifetime Love, Life-Changes, Second Chances, Honesty & Trust, Home & Family, Romantic Schemes, Small Town & Rural Area, Cowboy & Western Romance, Beautiful & Feisty, Love-Family & Forever, Seasonal Brides, The Brides 0f Bliss Texas Series, Small-Town of Bliss Texas, Summertime Weather, Best Friends Sister, Clothing Store Owner, Savvy Businessman, Family Wedding Attendance, Rear-Ended Car Accident, July 4th Holiday, Recuperating From Accident
Publisher: Katie Lane
Published: 2018-06-18T04:00:00+00:00

Chapter Fourteen

Summer was dreaming about her mama. It was something that happened a lot. In most of the dreams, Summer was searching for her mother in a thick fog, and just as the fog cleared enough for her to see her mom, Summer’s legs would become paralyzed, so she couldn’t run to her. But this time she hadn’t lost her mama in a fog. This time, her mama was holding her close and rocking her in the old rocker recliner at Granny Bon’s house.

Not Autumn. Or Spring. Or Dirk. Just Summer. Just her and her mama. The sun was shining in through the window and warming them. And the scent of honeysuckle was thick in the air. A bee buzzed somewhere nearby and a dog snored softly and soothingly. Tucked safely in her mama’s arms, Summer felt secure and free of responsibilities. She didn’t have to worry about her sisters and brother because mama was right here. She was right here.

Summer squeezed her mama tighter.

A loud hiss and sharp pins of pain ended the dream. Summer opened her eyes to find Watson in her arms glaring at her as his tiny claws sank into her chest.

Summer loosened her hold on the kitten. “Sorry, Wats, I was having a good dream.”

The kitten sent her a disdainful look before jumping off her chest to the porch, where he snuggled between Sherlock, who was snoring loudly, and an Elvis garden gnome complete with a flashy Vegas jumpsuit and microphone.

“What made this dream so good?”

The male voice had Summer sitting up so quickly that she almost flipped the porch swing. As soon as she regained her balance, she looked around for the man the voice belonged to. She zeroed in on a blurry blob sitting in the chair.

“Nice glasses,” Ryker said.

Summer took off the black-framed reading glasses and her vision cleared. Ryker sat in a chair a few feet away. His perfect hair was adorably mussed, and he was wearing a green t-shirt that reflected in the brown of his eyes and faded jeans that showed off the muscles in his legs. His feet were bare and resting on an ottoman and he held a paperback book in his hand. The same book she’d been reading right before she’d fallen asleep.

“How long have you been here?” she asked.

“Long enough to get interested in the rancher and the sassy schoolmarm.” He closed the book and sat up. “But now I’m more interested in your dream.” A sensual smile lifted the corners of his mouth. “What made it so good . . . or should I ask who?”

“If you think I was dreaming about you and our night together, you can think again.”

The smile disappeared, and a frown marred his forehead. She should let him think she was dreaming about some other guy, but instead she told the truth. “I was dreaming about my mama.” She reached down and scratched Sherlock’s ears before she scooped up Watson and snuggled the kitten. “I guess I fell asleep while I was reading.

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