The Cowboy's Lady by Carolyne Aarsen

Author:Carolyne Aarsen [Aarsen, Carolyne]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Religious, Fiction
ISBN: 9780373876983
Google: 4UJw1V7gkLMC
Amazon: 037387698X
Publisher: Harlequin
Published: 2011-09-20T04:00:00+00:00

Chapter Eight

As his angry words echoed in the silence of the cookhouse, Cody realized how dramatic he sounded. But he was angry.

And, if he was fully honest with himself, a bit scared.

Just a few moments ago, two stunning young women strolled across the yard, and it wasn’t until they got to the corral where he and Grady were working that he recognized Jasmine Turner.

And his little sister.

Instead of her overly done makeup, which usually made her look comical, Bonnie’s eyes looked smoky and mysterious, her cheeks held a faint blush and her glistening lips had a pouty, glamorous look. Her hair hung to one side, pulled back from her face with a flower clip finishing the look.

She looked more like a fashion model than his little sister.

From the expression on Bryce’s face, Cody could tell he thought the same. Which made him scared and angry at the same time.

“I don’t understand. What are you talking about?” Vivienne looked genuinely puzzled, which kind of annoyed Cody. As if she didn’t know what she had just done to his sister. The transformation she had effected.

“Bonnie looks twenty-five instead of fourteen.” He unclenched his fists and spread out his fingers in an attempt to relax. “You’re turning her into some kind of glamour girl.”

“It was just good fun,” she said, adding a smile as if hoping he would play along.

“Fun? Tell that to my hired hand whose jaw I had to pick up from the dirt when he saw her.”

Vivienne leaned back against the counter, crossing her arms over her chest. “I see.”

Cody didn’t know if he liked the way she said that. As if she knew something he didn’t.

“Let me tell you what I saw,” he continued, “I saw a glamorous city girl.”

“Like me?” A faint smile played around Vivienne’s mouth, but her voice sounded hurt.

This was going all wrong. He shifted his weight on his hip, chewing on his lip, digging for the words to explain what he felt.

“My parents are ordinary people who are trying to serve the Lord, and I know they wouldn’t approve.” That wasn’t what he was trying to say either, but he had to make Vivienne understand where he was coming from. She nodded for him to continue when he released a long, frustrated breath. “I don’t want Bonnie getting any fancy ideas. We’re plain folks, and that’s all I want for her. I don’t want her thinking that life is about looks. Life on the ranch is hard, and it’s no place for…for someone who looks like my sister just did. She’s too caught up in how she looks, and I don’t want her getting ideas that will make it harder for her to live here.” He stopped, trying to gather his thoughts. “And I don’t like my hired hands making eyes at my little sister.”

Vivienne tilted her head to one side, and the way she looked at him made him feel as if she were examining him like a specimen under a microscope.

“Does this have anything to do with your wife?” she asked, her voice quiet.

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