The Sheriff Takes a Bride by Genevieve Turner

Author:Genevieve Turner [Turner, Genevieve]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Penny Bright Publishing, LLC

Chapter Eight

Mae moved among the gabbling tourists, enjoying the music twining round her and the tourists’ obvious delight at being on holiday and having a dance to attend. Mae herself might not be able to afford resort living, but she could attend the Saturday-night dances held by the Pine Ridge Resort and vicariously enjoy the event for a few hours.

Both she and Sally were in their second best, which wasn’t near as nice as what many of the resort visitors were wearing, but Mae didn’t care. Her second best was so much finer than anything she’d ever worn as a girl, and it hadn’t come from the bottom of a charity barrel. She’d paid for it with her own money, earned by her own hands. What could be more becoming than that?

She clapped in time with the music, laughing at some sly remark of Sally’s about the gentlemen in attendance. She was still giddy from her conversation with Dr. Robinson this afternoon. Let that former fiancée of Mr. Obregon’s order her around—Mae didn’t care, not when she was about to have everything she’d ever wanted.

When she’d been called into the doctor’s office after delivering the tea, she’d been nearly sick with apprehension, her belly twisting each time she thought on that kiss with Mr. Obregon. She’d been certain she was about to be fired, that she would be forced leave the sanatorium in utter disgrace. When Dr. Robinson told her why he’d summoned her, it turned out she would be leaving the sanatorium.

In order to take up her new position at the teaching hospital in Los Angeles.

After thanking Dr. Robinson effusively, she’d danced back down the halls to the nurses’ parlor, practically singing the news to Sally.

And yet, even under the ebullience, there was an itch within her. An itch with the name of Joaquin Obregon. If only he hadn’t kissed her, she could be completely happy.

Instead, here she was worrying about what would happen to him when she left. Would he continue with his plans to leave and see himself into a new profession? Or, without her to goad him, would he lock himself back into his room?

Perhaps overweening of her to think she could influence him so, but look at his turnabout after their camping trip. She’d overheard him telling that woman about his plans to read the law, and she’d almost laughed aloud.

Mae had told him to do something about his lot in life and he was going to do it. If she were a lady prone to bossiness, she might have been gratified by his reaction. But of course she wasn’t—bossy or gratified.

Ah, well, let him do as he liked. He might kiss like a dream and be as handsome as the devil, but he was no concern of hers, at least not in three weeks.

When Sally had suggested coming to the dance tonight to celebrate her good news, Mae had agreed without a second thought. Mr. Obregon was certain to not be there, and she could enjoy her news entirely free of any concern for him.

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