To Love a Wilde by Kimberly Kaye Terry

Author:Kimberly Kaye Terry [Terry, Kimberly Kaye]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Tags: Fiction, Romance, Contemporary
ISBN: 9780373862054
Google: VbrnEX0Kx_YC
Publisher: Kimani Press
Published: 2011-03-22T04:00:00+00:00

Chapter 11

“They say you can take the girl from the ranch, but you can’t take the ranch from the girl.”

Thinking she was alone, startled, Yasmine twisted her upper torso in the saddle, glancing over her shoulder. She smiled when she saw Jake leaning against the corral.

“Oh, hey, Jake. I didn’t see you there,” she said, reining the horse around so that she could face him. “I was just about to put her up for the night.”

As she cantered the horse closer to the fence, he hopped over it and strolled over to meet her. Standing beside the horse, he ran a hand over its mane and smiled up at Yasmine. “Still hard to believe this is the same horse Nate bought a few months ago,” he said, shaking his head.

“Yeah, Holt told me she was all but wild when he bought her. He mentioned that Althea had a lot to do with her transformation,” she said, and allowed him to help her dismount.

“Yeah, she had a lot to do with it. She’s a hell of a woman.”

As she pulled her hand away from his grasp once she was on her feet, he held on a fraction longer than necessary.

She looked up at him, a slight frown on her face, and his smile widened.

“She’s not the only one,” he replied.

For a brief moment, Yasmine was caught off guard by the casual compliment.

“The women on Wilde Ranch, you and Lilly, and now Althea, are all a breed apart,” he finished, and she blushed slightly at the compliment.

“Why, thank you, kind sir. We try our best,” she replied lightly, tipping the brim of an imaginary hat in his direction.

He laughed, tapping the end of her nose. “That’s what I’ve always liked about you, Yas.”

“What’s that?” she asked, glancing up at him.

“Your sense of humor. Among other things,” he said, taking the horse’s reins, guiding her in the direction of the stable.

Again, Yasmine was caught off guard, causing her to stumble.

Jake caught her beneath the elbow, righting her.

With a mumbled thank-you she smiled slightly, when she saw him staring down at her with an odd look on his face.

“I must look a mess,” she said, self-consciously running a hand over her disheveled hair.

She’d been hard at work the entire day.

Truth be told, much of that hard work had been in avoiding Holt, yesterday as well as today. She’d told herself it wasn’t because she was afraid to be alone with him, it was just that she didn’t have anything to say to him.

Yeah, right, her inner voice mocked her.

“No. In fact, you look beautiful,” Jake said, the smile on his face broadening, the appreciation in his eyes as his glance slid over her unmistakable.

At his response, Yasmine paused and looked up at him.

“Thank you, Jake,” she said, suddenly on unsure ground.

“Mind if I walk with you to put her away?”

She forced a smile and nodded her head.

As they walked toward the stable, they chatted lightly, Jake asking how things were going and that he’d heard about her catering the wedding.

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