Texas Lonesome by Duncan Alice

Author:Duncan, Alice
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: romance, humor, historical, san francisco, dachshunds
Publisher: Alice Duncan

Chapter 10

“Dear Aunt Emily: I know I have found the girl. She is perfect and I love her. Thank you for your help. I think it was etiquette that done it. Signed, Texas Lonesome.”

For the life of her, Emily couldn’t formulate a response. Tears kept blinding her.

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“I’ll never understand it as long as I live, Thomas. I swear to God, she loves me. I can see it in her eyes every damned time she looks at me.”

Will shook his head as he paced back and forth in front of Thomas Crandall’s elaborate fireplace in the upstairs sitting room. Thomas hadn’t even had a chance to delve into his Sherlock Holmes mystery today before Will cornered him.

He had never seen his friend so upset; indeed, he hadn’t known before right this minute Will could become this overwrought, just over a woman. Thomas held in his laughter out of respect for Will’s broken heart.

“I mean, look at the whole situation, Thomas. Just take a good look at it,” Will said. “She met me in the park. She found out I was from Texas. She asked me if I was ‘Texas Lonesome.’ I swear, Thomas, she nearly fainted on the spot when I said I was. I know she planned right then to snag me. You even said that was probably her game.”

Thomas felt obliged to agree. “That’s so, Will. I believe I did.”

Will nodded miserably. “That’s what I mean. I remember, because I thought you were wrong. Then, when I knew you were right, I could only be amazed at how damned smart she was. So, why in God’s name did she refuse to marry me? I mean, Thomas, she won! I swear to God, I’m hers, body and soul. I can’t even imagine being with another woman now that I’ve fallen in love with Emily.”

“I don’t blame you, Will. She’s really something, all right.”

“And she loves me. I know she loves me. You may think I’m being foolish, but I can tell. For God’s sake, I spent my entire childhood reading people’s expressions and gestures. I was taught by an expert in the field! I can tell the real thing from a good acting job any day of the week. Emily doesn’t have it in her to dissimulate. She loves me, God damn it!” Will was yelling now, even though Thomas had not contradicted him.

“I believe you, Will. You don’t have to holler. I believe you. Although,” he couldn’t help adding, since he found the whole situation so funny, “I guess she did dissimulate a little bit when she tried to trap you.”

Will frowned. “Well, I guess she did. A little, tiny bit. But she wasn’t very good at it.”

“No?”

“No.” When Will recalled the first time Emily tried batting her eyelashes at him he almost cried. The thought of losing her now was so horrible, he wouldn’t allow himself to think about it. He had to concentrate on winning her.

“But how can I win her if I’ve already won

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