The Cowboy Takes A Bride by Jillian Hart

Author:Jillian Hart [Hart, Jillian]
Language: eng
Format: azw3
Published: 2020-05-14T16:00:00+00:00

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"Safer?" Amusement warmed her soft, sweet alto making him lean into her, just melting a little more at heart.

He cleared his throat again, but his words still came out gruff. "There are food fights, random punches and once a frog, who knows where it came from (Aiden's shirt pocket), hopped off the chair and onto the neighboring table's diner's skirt. That resulted in a scream which launched the frog into the mashed potatoes and green beans on her plate. The frog croaked in protest, or perhaps he was just complimenting the food, and if the waiter hadn't scooped him up, gently dabbed him off with a cloth napkin before handing him back to my boys, we would have lost the pet I knew nothing about. Right now, he's enjoying life in the pond out back, but you can just never tell when something like that will happen again. Next time it could be a lizard."

"It's a chance I'll have to take."

"Well, good, glad that's settled and that you know what you are getting into." His chest cinched so tightly with deep affection for her that every word failed him. He pulled the horse to a stop and just sat there, frozen in place staring at her. How had he fallen so fast for her? So hard? It was terrifying and heartening to know that somehow life must have something good still in store for him.

Then she smiled, and he felt it deep in his heart, how bright he was head to toe and every inch in between. Every one. That sexual kick was reassurance he'd found the right one, and, man, he wanted her, and how he did.

"Oh! We're in the alley behind the shop." Surprised, she scooted forward on the seat. "I hadn't realized it, but the ride is over. And so is our time together. Thank you for thinking of me, Frisco, and for this. Thank you."

"Just doing things for you and showing you the way I intend to go." He hopped down and held out his hand to her. "What do you think?"

"That I should do the same." Her fingers curled around his and held on lightly, when she wanted to hold on tightly, and scooted off the end of the seat. "Is there anything I can bring for Friday's supper?"

"Just you, only you." Frisco's eyes twinkled at her, his palm sizzling hot as he helped her down. "You might be demeaning yourself and lowering your reputation by agreeing to have me beau you to supper, but maybe the food will be worth it. I'll want you to order the best steak in the house. It's all I've got to help raise your opinion of me because once you've dined with my boys, that will be it for me. The utter downfall. You'll even let a derelict prospector with no prospects be your beau before me."

"That's a risk you'll have to take."

"I knew you were going to say that."

They laughed together and it was a wonderful feeling, as if somehow they'd gotten closer when he hadn't moved one single step closer.

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