The Outlaw Bride by Sandra Chastain

Author:Sandra Chastain [Chastain, Sandra]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 978-0-307-81727-3
Publisher: Random House Publishing Group
Published: 2014-04-14T16:00:00+00:00

Later, back in the house, Callahan took one look at the kitchen and came to the realization that Josie Miller was not cut out for day duty as a wife. But hell, any man married to her could hire a cook and housekeeper to take care of the days, so long as Josie was in his bed at night.

Marriage? Wife? That was the last thing he needed to think about. But it was the only thing on his mind. By the time he went out to saddle the horses, he knew he had to decide between what he should do and what he wanted—there were no in-betweens. It was dusk when they were ready to head out. He figured it would take an hour to get to Sharpsburg, and by then it would be dark enough to hide their approach.

Josie gathered up their things and turned for one last look at the house—this might be the last time she’d ever see it. Fantasy time was over. She tried to substitute logic for the self-doubt that plagued her. Josie the woman had to change back into Josie the lawyer. She straightened her back and headed for the barn. Callahan stood, silhouetted by the light coming from the open door at the other end of the building. She stopped for a minute to memorize a picture of the man.

“Callahan, I don’t know what will happen when we get to Sharpsburg, but there are two things I want from you before we leave.”

“What?” He tightened the strap on the saddle and turned as she walked up behind him. They were so close that they were almost touching.

“I know you have a mission that takes precedence over anything you might want. I can understand because I had—have one, too. I never planned on you, so I didn’t allow for the possibility that my life goals could be altered. I don’t expect you to change anything, but you need to know that I love you.”

He hadn’t expected this, but her approach was pure Josie. Honest, straight to the point, no playing around. For her own good, he’d have to make her understand. “Listen to me, Josie. We just made love and it was spectacular. That doesn’t happen often for a woman or a man. But,” he lied, “it doesn’t mean we’re in love. It just means our bodies are good together.”

She’d known when he went out the ranch house door that he hadn’t intended to touch her again. Everything about the way he held himself said he was rebuilding walls, getting ready to close out their time together. The tightness had returned to his face.

Josie thought of her childhood and all the men she’d seen going in and out of her real mother’s bed. Back then she didn’t understand the difference, but now she knew. She thought of Dr. Annie’s fierce determination when she’d decided to come out west and be a doctor. She hadn’t let anything stop her, and neither would Josie. She reached out to touch him, but he was as rigid as a statue.

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