Wendy: The Bewildering Bride (The Brides of Paradise Ranch - Sweet Version Book 3) by Merry Farmer

Author:Merry Farmer [Farmer, Merry]
Language: fin
Format: azw3
Published: 2016-01-28T05:00:00+00:00

Chapter 6

By the time church let out on Sunday and the congregation filtered out into the cheery October sunlight, Travis was buzzing with excitement. So was the rest of Haskell. It was a surprisingly balmy day, the potluck tent had been set up in the church yard, and everyone was eager to get a look at the sketches Wendy and Melinda had made during the week. The snap and sparkle of competition was in the air.

“Is this what you spent all your time making these last few days?” Luke Chance teased Travis as he busied himself setting up the booth he’d constructed for Wendy.

Wendy was already hard at work, explaining some of the finer points of her designs to a small circle of Haskell women on the far side of the booth. In just a few minutes, if Luke stopped bothering him, he’d be ready to start tacking the designs to the sides, like he and Wendy had planned.

“Yep,” he answered Luke’s question with a grunt after fitting one of the shelves in place inside the booth for Wendy’s convenience. “What do you think?” He took a step back and studied his work.

Luke sidled closer. “I think you’re downright smitten,” he drawled.

Travis frowned at him, unable to fight the heat that came to his cheeks. “I am not,” he grumbled. “I just want to be a helpful husband. I’m not technically working, so I had time to do it. Wendy deserves a solid booth to show off her designs. She’s a fine woman and very talented too. This town is lucky she’s here.” He paused his hurried rambling as Luke’s grin grew. “Is it that obvious?” he sighed.

Luke chuckled and thumped him on the back. “Women will do that to you.”

As right as he was sure Luke was, Travis still winced. Since Wendy was busy, he pivoted to face Luke and lowered his voice. “Why the heck is it that I can lead a massive cattle drive, see a dozen heifers through giving birth in one day, organize a team of men, but I can’t for the life of me figure out what to say around a woman who has already legally and rightfully married me?”

Luke chuckled, but then his grin dropped. “You two still sure it’s legal?”

Travis shrugged. “Howard says it is.”

Relief loosened Luke’s shoulders, and he thumped Travis’s back again. “I suppose some men have a knack with women and some don’t.”

“That doesn’t help me.”

Travis frowned and rubbed the back of his neck, stealing a glance at his wife. The more he looked at her, the prettier he thought she was. The other day, when she’d surprised him out at the ranch, he’d been worried that she was too refined for the muck and mud of the barn and paddock in fall calving season. She was too refined, and he’d felt terrible about the state of her boots by the time Olga drove her back to the hotel. But as crazy as it seemed, he liked that about Wendy.

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