Until September by Brenda K. Jernigan

Author:Brenda K. Jernigan [Jernigan, Brenda K.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Romance, Historical, Adventure, Western, cowboy, sweet, danger, brenda jernigan, sensual, colorado, love story, new york, stagecoach, western romance, C429, Extratorrents, Kat
ISBN: 9780821775356
Publisher: Zebra
Published: 2003-11-01T00:00:00+00:00

Billy had just left the ticket counter, when he stopped and looked at the group sitting on the bench. He could do nothing but stare at his small group. While he’d been sent to bring back one person, he now had Claire, her big German Aunt, and a hound that was moving as slow as molasses, and last, but not least, Willie. And of course, Fredrick.

Billy gave a half-smile. He couldn’t believe he’d just adopted another brother.

How had things gotten so complicated?

Hell, he didn’t know why he hadn’t asked Claire’s brothers to come along, too, and then they could all be one happy traveling family.

Hell. Billy shook his head. What was done was done.

“All board,” the conductor called again as the large coal locomotive steamed and hissed as if it were impatient to be on its way. The coal smell from the engine floated in the air along with a few cinders. As Billy looked at the train, he couldn’t help thinking this was the future. One day, the train would replace the stagecoach line.

When Billy reached the group he said, “Let’s get this trip underway.” He glanced down at the dog. “And that means you’ve got to get on your feet, Floppy.” When the dog did nothing but look at him, Billy looked at Claire and arched a brow. “He does move, doesn’t he?”

“Of course,” she said but she looked at the dog as if she had doubts. “Floppy is just thinking about what he wants to do. He likes to weigh his options.”

Willie ran over and grabbed Floppy’s leash and pulled on it. Again, Floppy raised his eyebrows, but nothing else moved. “Come on boy, we’ve got a new home. We’re going to be together forever.”

Great, Billy thought. I’ve got to ride herd on a finicky woman, and now her pet who doesn’t take instructions any better than she does.

Evidently, Floppy had finished weighing his options because he finally moved. Or maybe Willie had managed to jerk him up onto his feet.

“See,” Claire said. “It just takes him a little while.” She stood and followed her pet. Butterflies fluttered in her stomach. This was the biggest thing she’d ever done in her life. She was now on her own, and she was going to make the best of it no matter how scared she was. Besides, what did she have to be frightened about? The worst thing that could happen was she’d die a little earlier than expected.

What little future she had lay ahead of her. She was both happy and sad as she realized she would never see her family again. She shoved those thoughts to the very back of her mind, knowing that she was doing the best thing for all of them. Her family needed to remember her the way she was now: living and breathing. She did not want them hovering over her when she took her last breath.

Claire felt someone behind her. Then she heard Billy whisper, “Change your mind?”

She jumped. She hadn’t heard him coming.

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