The Love in his Heart by Indiana Wake

Author:Indiana Wake [Wake, Indiana]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Fair Havens Books
Published: 2018-09-24T04:00:00+00:00

14

It was getting dark by the time Jimmy and Drake had finished the last of the repairs. If it had taken any longer, they would have needed to light a fire to work by.

“Thanks again, Jimmy.” Drake clapped a hand on his back as the two of them walked their horses down the sloping field toward the ranch house. “I wouldn’t have got that fixed by nightfall if you hadn’t stayed.”

“At least the damage looks to have been done by the cattle and not rustlers,” Jimmy said, pleased that he’d stayed on and safe in the knowledge that his employer would give him a healthy extra in his pay packet that week.

His savings really were coming on, the years of hard work slowly showing signs of paying off. Of course, it always helped his cause that he was the only one always willing to stay behind and deal with whatever little problem befell the ranch. He was loyal and hard-working and certainly not shy to admit that any success he received had been well earned.

“That sure does help me sleep better at night, I can tell you.” Drake laughed. “Well, why don’t you come in a little bit later tomorrow? Sleep it off.”

“No, there’s nothing to sleep off,” Jimmy said, determined to work every hour he could. “I’ll be in at the same old time.” He chuckled and climbed up onto his horse.

It was fully dark by the time he dropped down into the town and Jimmy decided to stop at the saloon bar for a drink of beer. It wasn’t something he ordinarily did, it was just a once in a while treat when he’d worked real hard.

But after he tied his horse to the post outside and began to make his way to the door of the bar, a sound down the side of the building drew his attention. He walked past the door and peered around the edge, squinting into the moonlit alleyway in the hopes his eyes would quickly acclimatize.

When they did, he could see none other than Ray Burnett with a woman in his arms. He felt sick suddenly, instantly assuming it to be Janet. Of course it would be Janet, who else? But it was something he wasn’t yet ready to see, and he turned back toward the entrance, determined not to see any more.

“Come on, let’s go to your lodgings. You know we can’t go back to my house, not even with my husband away.” The gravelly female voice seemed to drift along the alleyway clearly, stopping Jimmy in his tracks.

Whoever that was, it most certainly wasn’t Janet. Janet had a voice that was light and melodic, always sounding like something between laughter and singing. Whoever that was, she certainly couldn’t lay claim to the same attribute.

Jimmy stood stock still for a moment, wondering if he should stay to hear more or just move on and forget all about it. If Janet was so determined to believe everything Ray told her, why not

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