Taming Eliza Jane by Shannon Stacey

Author:Shannon Stacey [Stacey, Shannon]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Fiction, Romance, Western
ISBN: 9781599985084
Google: MsPC8u3q7H8C
Amazon: B000SRGFBS
Publisher: Samhain Publishing
Published: 2007-06-12T05:00:00+00:00

Chapter Nine

Tormenting his feisty women’s libber grew to be Will’s favorite pastime over the next several days, even if he did wind up torturing himself damn near as much as he did Eliza Jane.

If he passed her on the sidewalk, he’d brush up against her. He’d give her what he hoped were sultry glances when nobody else was looking. At the Mercantile, when Tom had his back turned, he’d stepped up behind her at the counter so close he could feel the heat of her warming his body. And every morning he and Adam went through their body weight in penny candy watching her bring hay to the horses.

It was a game meant to keep Eliza Jane constantly aware of him—constantly wanting him. The unfortunate side effect was Will going about his days in an almost constant state of arousal. If he didn’t come up with a good excuse for being alone with her damn soon, he was likely to give her something a sight more scandalous than a spanking right in the middle of the street.

A plan had started to form involving a note, a map and a picnic blanket when the door to his office opened.

Hellfire. It wasn’t her. Instead, Johnny Barnes stuck his head in.

“Hey, Doc. You busy?”

He didn’t intend to share how he’d been musing about the freckle on the inside of Eliza Jane’s left thigh, so he shook his head. “What can I do for you, Johnny?”

Since the man’s face and neck were a flaming crimson, he either had one of the worst fevers Will had ever seen or he was suffering from a mighty personal problem. And seeing as how Johnny was up on his feet, he assumed it was the latter.

“That Mrs. Carter, she’s been talking to Melinda now and again about…women stuff.”

Will nodded, trying to hide his mixed reaction. On the one hand, his libido had perked right up at the mention of Eliza Jane. On the other, his mind knew her name coming into a conversation usually spelled trouble.

Johnny took a seat, seemingly just wanting a place to squirm. “Well, Melinda and me, we done some talking, too, and it’s a fine idea to wait until Johnny Junior’s a might bit older before we have another young’un.”

“That not a bad idea at all. Melinda’s a young, pretty girl and there’s no sense in wearing her out having one baby after another. You’ve got plenty of time for more children.”

“Right. So we’re not going to…that is, we’ll keep track of her…um…so there’s time…”

“You’re going to avoid making love during the days of her cycle she’s more likely to conceive?”

Johnny’s relief came out in a rush of air. “That’s it exactly, Doc.”

Will leaned back in his chair. “If you’re looking for me to tell you Mrs. Carter’s methods will guarantee you don’t have a baby, I can’t do that. All it does is give you better odds.”

“Mrs. Carter did explain all that to Melinda—how it’s not for certain. That’s…not really why I came to see you.

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