Thea Devine by Relentless Passion

Author:Relentless Passion [Passion, Relentless]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Published: 0101-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter Eleven

“Where have you been?

The voice was Reese’s and the tone jolted her right back to reality. She had been counting the minutes, reaffirming her initial impression of how long it had taken her to get to Logan’s ranch, and she looked at Reese through unfocused eyes.

“Excuse me?” she said blankly as she descended from the buckboard onto the plank walk where he was standing directly in front of the office.

“I’ve been damned worried about you. Why didn’t you leave a note or something?”

She still had no idea what he was talking about. “A note to whom, Reese?”

He looked offended. “Me.”

“Why?” She didn’t look at him as she efficiently hitched the wagon to the post. “I didn’t know I had to clear my whereabouts with you.”

He got it finally. He followed her into the office. “I was worried, Maggie. Mother says she can’t recall when you’ve ever gone off someplace no one knew.”

“Well, this is the first time.”

He perched on the edge of her desk as she sank into her chair.

“But where were you?”

“And it may not be the last either,” she added, flashing him an enigmatic smile.

It was a secret smile, one that shut him out and made him want to know what lay behind it. Already her attention was centered somewhere else, and he was jangling with curiosity.

“Let me take you and mother out to dinner tonight,” he offered.

“Thank you, no.”

“What excuse, Maggie? You have no excuse except that you don’t want to be seen in my company. You would be a lot more honest if you had said that,” he said angrily, sliding away from her.

“Reese, you are acting like a child. Is it so important that I go to dinner with you?”

“I thought we had decided we were to be friends.”

“We are.” But even she wasn’t sure of that. She wanted to placate him so that she would have time to savor the wild sweet hours she had spent with Logan. If she argued with him, she would have that to contend with instead, and what was a dinner after all? Two hours of her time, if that. “Fine, I accept your invitation.”

He looked pleased. “Honestly, Maggie, we have hardly had any time in the last week to talk. This whole thing with the Denver North recruiting ads, for instance … I know how upset you are. I can at least share the burden if you won’t let me help any other way.”

She smiled at him uncertainly. She wasn’t sure that was a worry she really wanted to share with him.

Worse, Mother Colleran declined to join them for dinner, and that removed her excuse for ending the evening early.

The hotel dining room was crowded. As they entered, she saw a number of familiar faces, including Mr. Brown, who sat in an unobtrusive corner by himself.

They made desultory small talk until the waiter had passed them the menus. After they ordered, Reese brought up the notices in the supplement again. “What are you going to do, Maggie?”

“There is nothing I can do about that advertising.

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