Whirlwind Wedding by Debra Cowan

Author:Debra Cowan
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
Published: 2013-08-29T04:00:00+00:00

Jericho wasn’t going to ask Davis Lee what he and Catherine had been doing the whole time they’d been gone. Both of them had already said, more than once, how much they enjoyed each other’s company, and it was none of his concern. He was only watching the slender line of her back and the sway of her hips so he would know when she was out of earshot.

The woman had no place in his thoughts. If he weren’t so spent, he’d be totally focused on what he had learned today.

His gaze shifted to his cousin, who watched him with a measured intensity. “While y’all were gone, I went into town and saw Jed Doyle.”

“You walked all the way to town?”

“It’s just down the hill.”

“It’s nearly a quarter of a mile and you’ve only got one good leg.”

He had needed something to occupy his mind, block thoughts of Catherine sitting in the buggy with Davis Lee, eating lunch with him. Focusing on making it all the way to town without falling down had gone a long way toward keeping her out of his mind, though it did nothing to blunt the taste of her. The hot sweet honey of her tongue on his.

Think about walking. The sooner he got his strength back, the sooner he could finish what he’d come here to do. “A couple of days ago, I found a rifle cartridge in the barn, and I wanted to see if Jed could identify it.”

Davis Lee folded his arms. “There could be cartridges in my barn, too.”

“Jed recognized it. Said it matched the ones stolen from his shop last week. The Donnellys have a shotgun. Why would they need rifle cartridges?”

“Good point.” His cousin turned thoughtful.

Jericho glanced around, checking to see that they were alone. “I made sure Andrew knew I had it, and he was mighty nervous.”

“What about Catherine?”

“The kid is the one I saw at the ambush, and now I know he’s the one stealing from Whirlwind’s businesses.”

“Maybe you ought to show it to her, see if she has any reaction.” Davis Lee’s eyes narrowed. “That is, if you still believe she’s involved with the gang.”

“You don’t?”

“No.”

“Why? Because that telegram you got on Friday from those nuns confirmed she was raised by them?”

“No. Because I’ve spent some time with her. So have you. Why do you still suspect her? My gut says she isn’t involved with those outlaws.”

“From what I just saw, you’re not thinking with your gut,” Jericho said bitingly. “But yeah, I don’t suspect her anymore, either.”

Davis Lee’s gaze sharpened and he studied Jericho hard. “If something is going on with the two of you, then say so.”

He worked to relax the rigid stretch of muscle across his shoulders. “Nothing is going on.”

“Then why are you looking at me like I just shot your horse out from under you?”

Hoping Catherine couldn’t hear them, Jericho glanced at the house, saw that the front door was still open. He lowered his voice. “It would be better if she weren’t stepping out with you.

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