The Cowboy's Claim by Nina Crespo

Author:Nina Crespo
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Harlequin
Published: 2020-03-05T19:28:28+00:00

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Chloe finished the cupcake and was hit with the giddy warmth of a sugar rush. Or was the rush from seeing Tristan when she’d first walked in?

Now she understood why her hair stylist at home swore by three Instagram accounts to get her past a lonely weekend: hot men holding tiny creatures like babies, kittens and puppies, hot men in uniform and hot cowboys.

Chloe could vouch for the latter. How could any woman not notice him? He was all kinds of sexy from his hat to the light gray button-down tucked into his jeans to his dark boots.

Only seeing brief glimpses of him at the stable for the past couple of days had been nothing short of frustrating. Especially since she couldn’t stop wondering how he’d felt about their kiss over the weekend. And those photos of him in full cowboy gear that Rina had showed her that past Sunday hadn’t helped the cause of staying focused on horses instead of him.

Maybe she should pull him aside later and ask if they could talk about it. But what would she say to him? That she was glad things hadn’t gone further? That a moment like that couldn’t happen again?

Her gaze wandered to where she’d spotted him when she first walked in standing near the pavilion with Rina. As always, he was on the move, stopping to talk to Philippa before heading off to undoubtedly handle some needed task. As busy as he was, maybe they didn’t have to worry about anything happening again. His schedule would solve the problem by ensuring they weren’t in proximity of each other. Her heart sank in her chest with a deep thump.

“You eating?” Adam sat next to Chloe at the eight-seat folding table. He was preparing to head to the buffet. “If you want prime rib, you should hurry. It’ll be gone soon.”

Blake sitting across from them snorted a laugh. “Yeah, Chloe, you better hurry. Considering how many times he’s been to the buffet, I’m surprised there’s anything left.”

“Whatever, dude.” Adam balled up a paper napkin and tossed it at Blake. “Your plate hasn’t exactly been empty either.”

More teasing went back and forth, but in the end, she and Adam ended up agreeing to bring back chicken, prime rib and corn bread for the table.

While they were at the buffet, the DJ switched from an upbeat instrumental mix to popular dance music with lyrics familiar to the crowd. The mood amped up a little as people got up to dance.

Chloe couldn’t help but move just a little to the beat while she held empty plates that Adam loaded with the requested food items.

He glanced over. “Someone’s up for dancing.”

“Yeah, I might get out there.”

“Might? I’ll drag you out there if I have to.”

Adam was so darn sweet. She’d been careful not to encourage what she sensed was a possible crush on her. “Won’t Bethany mind?”

Last she’d heard, the two had started going out with each other. She watched for any signs that Bethany minded her being friends with Adam.

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