Texas Two-Step: Cowboy Shuffle by Cat Johnson

Author:Cat Johnson [Johnson, Cat]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi

Chapter Five

Ellen jumped and let out a tiny squeal as her phone vibrated in her hand. She was only holding it because Shooter had freaked her out being concerned about her coming back to the barn alone after work. Instead of leaving it in her purse in the car, she clutched it in a death grip in her fist like the too-stupid-to-live and about to be killed heroine in a bad horror movie. Glancing at the lit readout, glowing brightly in the dim barn, she saw it was him.

“Speak of the devil.”

“Were you speaking about me? To who? Bucky?” He laughed.

“I wasn’t talking about you, I was thinking how you scared me by getting all worried about me being here when I would have been perfectly fine if you’d just kept your mouth shut.”

“Yeah, well, keeping my mouth shut isn’t my strong suit. And if I happened to be using my mouth on you, you’d be very appreciative of that point.”

She heard the smile in his voice. “Shooter Welles, stop being a pig.”

“All right. For now. Don’t freak out, but I just parked the truck and I’m about to walk into the barn. I didn’t want to scare you…you know, in case you’re packing a pistol or something.”

“You’re here?” Even as she asked, she heard the slam of his truck door and the crunch of boots on gravel.

“I am.” He walked in and flipped the phone shut with a smile. “How is he?”

Acting as if they met here near midnight all the time, Shooter sauntered over to the stall and glanced in.

“He seems okay.” Still in shock, Ellen managed to answer him. “What are you doing here?”

He tilted his head and she could just see the bottom of his jaw beneath the shadow of his hat. “Making sure you don’t get yourself into trouble. I figure Wes would be pretty pissed off if I knew his sister was creeping around alone in the dark and I didn’t do anything to protect her.”

“You could have just tattled to Wes I was coming here and stayed in bed with the girl du jour instead of coming here.”

He knocked his hat back a bit and she got a glimpse of more of his chiseled features.

“I did tell Wes. He said you’d be safe enough here alone. And I’ll have you know I don’t have anywhere near the amount of women in my bed as you seem to think I do.” His mouth twisted and she noticed how perfectly shaped his lips were and how dark the stubble marking his chin and cheeks looked in this low light.

Ellen dragged her gaze away from his mouth. “You have enough.”

Shooter folded his arms. “That was in the past. I’m thinking it’s time I settled down with one woman.”

Her eyebrows shot up high. “You? Settle down with one woman?”

One woman per night maybe, but definitely not one woman for the rest of his life, or even for the rest of the month.

“Yeah. Wes did it. Why can’t I?” Shooter frowned down at her.

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