Sweet Obsession (Honeysuckle, Texas Book 5) by Chris Keniston

Author:Chris Keniston [Keniston, Chris]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Indie House Publishing
Published: 2025-09-24T00:00:00+00:00

Everything about this evening felt oddly surreal. First having all her brothers under one roof was a blessing beyond measure. Now, walking hand in hand with her childhood crush, even if it was just for show, the world seemed to have either tilted on its axis or spun out of orbit and she didn’t have a clue which one it might be.

“I hope you didn’t mind, but I figured, if we’re on a short timetable, then we need to figure out a few things and no offense, but your brother’s breathing down my neck didn’t seem like the right circumstances.”

“Agreed.” She hadn’t decided what she thought of all this, or if she could even go through with it. Any of it. With Blake, or Chet, or anyone. Everything had worked out for her siblings, but odds of five out of five successful matches weren’t encouraging.

His thumb began drawing swirls around the back of her hand and an odd sensation fluttered past her wrist and up her arm. “I don’t quite know where to start.”

“That makes two of us.” Finally, she had a full sentence come to mind.

“It will take a little time to get Grams to the doctor in Miller’s Creek, so I’ll be here for that long, but there’s a lot going on with the band and the next tour and I won’t be able to put it all off for too long. Not without costing the company some serious money.”

She bobbed her head. “I suppose you’re having to leave to go back on tour would be a simple and legitimate reason for wanting to rush into marriage.” At least she hoped so. If she went through with it.

“You’re not sure, are you?”

She stopped in her tracks and turned to look at him for the first time since leaving the kitchen. “Right now, I’m not sure of much of anything.”

“Were you more sure about Chet?” He continued walking.

Shaking her head, she heaved a short sigh. “No.”

“Good.” His smile stretched across his face. “I can’t tell you why, but I don’t like the man.”

Tilting her head, she studied him more closely. Was this brotherly protective instincts, or was she reading something more into his reaction?

At the entrance to the barn, Blake paused and looked in the doorway. “Some folks might think me mad, but I’ve missed the smell of a stable.”

A burst of laughter escaped. For the first time all evening, she felt relaxed and comfortable in her own skin. “You can take the boy out of Texas but you can’t take Texas out of the boy.”

Now he laughed. “I guess not.”

“You’re glad to be back, aren’t you?” She wasn’t sure why she stated the obvious, but she got the feeling he hadn’t quite embraced how much home felt like home.

Looking over an open stall, he shifted his focus from the horse inside to her and let out a low huff. “I guess I really am.” The horse nickered at him, and chuckling, Blake reached over and scratched the mare’s neck, and she leaned into him.

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