The Gunslinger's Bride by Cheryl St. John

Author:Cheryl St. John [John, Cheryl St.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: General, Fiction, Romance, Contemporary, Historical, Western
ISBN: 9780373362301
Publisher: Silhouette
Published: 2011-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter Ten

“Y ou sure you don’t need another gun?”

June glanced over his saddle as Jed stepped into the lamplight of the barn. “You’re supposed to be my lookout.”

“She hasn’t come out of her room since she raced up those stairs, and her cousin just turned in, as well.”

Juniper dropped his rifle into the side scabbard. “Trust me, keeping an eye on Lily can be far more hazardous than going after outlaws.”

Jed’s low chuckle carried through the barn.

“No doubt she’ll try to follow me if she spies me leaving. She’s bound to be flaming mad in the morning, when she finds out I’ve left without her.”

“Not to worry, son. I do have some experience in dealing with unruly females.”

“Not like this one.”

“You sure?” Jed said mildly, reclining against a stall as Juniper finished tying down his bedroll and supplies. “She seemed rather quiet and gentle during supper.”

The reminder stung at his pride. He’d seen the struggle of emotion she’d tried to hide as she’d sat at the table, but hadn’t guessed how hard it had been for her to be around his family.

I don’t want to be in that house. I don’t want to see you with your family!

“Only reason she seemed docile is because she’s so far out of her element she doesn’t know up from down.” She never would have allowed him to kiss her had she been of a right mind. “Lily ought to be tucked into her big-city office, buying and selling companies the way us common folk barter flour and salt at the market.”

“I wouldn’t have figured you as one to be bothered by a quick-minded woman.”

“I wish it was just her quick mind that bothered me.”

“She been trying your patience, son?” Jed asked, a note of humor in his tone. “Carrying a flame for a pretty woman tends to tamper with a man’s reasoning.”

Juniper glanced up at Jed’s sharp eyes that missed nothing. Attraction didn’t change the unpleasant reality of their situation.

“I killed her father, Jed. Back when I lived in Missouri.”

Jed stared at him a moment before muttering a curse. “Does she know?”

“Oh, yeah. That’s why she’s here. She saw my name on her employee roster, loaded her daddy’s gun and hightailed it up the mountain to kill me.”

Jed’s mouth twitched with the start of a grin. “Can’t help but notice you’re still breathin’.”

“Yeah, well…this ain’t over yet.” After his behavior tonight and sneaking off like he was, he didn’t doubt she’d be gunning for him if she got the chance.

“I’m sorry, son.”

Juniper let out a long breath. “Me, too.”

“Sweet on her, are ya?”

“Only when she’s sleeping or unconscious,” he said, though he knew that wasn’t really true. She annoyed and allured him in equal turns. After the way she’d kissed him…Good God…how could he have known she’d turn to sweet fire in his arms? Her kiss burned through him faster and hotter than any flicker of passion he’d ever experienced.

“I’m not sure I want to know what that means,” Jed said with a laugh.

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