The Pretty Lady and the Cowboy (Songs from the Heart) by Lee Dana

Author:Lee, Dana [Lee, Dana]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Wilton Press
Published: 2014-01-21T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter 11

We had hardly pulled away from the curb before Levi put an arm around me and pulled me to him. I was expecting him to kiss me, but he just held me close and didn’t say anything. I closed my eyes and lay my head on his shoulder and he hummed a tune I knew but couldn’t identify. I’d probably think of it in the middle of the night or something, but really it didn’t matter. This was heaven.

Finally he gave me a kiss on the forehead and pulled back a little so he could look at me. “So, don’t you even want to know where we’re headed?” he asked.

“I’d love to know. I’ve been wondering all morning,” I said.

“Well, now, that’s too bad, because I’m not about to tell you.” He grinned at me, clearly having fun keeping his secret. “So just sit back and enjoy the ride and see how long it takes you to figure it out.”

“I do have another question for you, though,” I said.

“I’m ready—shoot,” he said.

“Well, I confess I’m curious. Who’s that gorgeous blonde woman I see with you sometimes?”

I said it in a teasing, flirtatious way, and I guess I expected a teasing flirtatious answer. “Oh, that’s my niece,” I thought he’d say. Or maybe, “She’s my publicist.”

What I didn’t expect was the serious look that clouded his face. “Kitty, how about if we table that question for now. It’s kind of a long story.” He looked down for a few seconds as if trying to erase the question from his mind. When he looked back up at me, his face was still serious, but there was tenderness in his voice as he said, “Meanwhile, how about a little kiss hello?”

He didn’t have to ask me twice! I turned toward him and our lips met and everything else disappeared.

By the time I looked out the window, we were driving through an unfamiliar area on a road I’d never been on before and I had told myself to forget about the blonde woman. But Levi’s response had made me even more curious about her. “You’re just way too nosy,” I said to myself. “You have to admit that there are parts of your own life you wouldn’t like Levi asking about.” I did admit it. I forced my brain to think about something else, like where in the heck he was taking me.

We had left the highway behind and I watched the scenery go by on smaller, less traveled roads. We rolled down the windows for a better view of the countryside. What a gorgeous fall day! Maybe Levi just wanted to enjoy the famous Connecticut foliage. We saw fewer and fewer houses as we rode, and then we began to see the occasional farm.

“I’ve got it! You’re going to teach me to milk a cow!” I said.

“JK, I confess to you that I have no idea in the world how to go about milking a cow. So consider yourself safe on that score!” He wouldn’t say any more, though.

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