Wild Rodeo Nights by Wild Rodeo Nights (lit)

Author:Wild Rodeo Nights (lit) [Nights, Wild Rodeo]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 0101-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

What will Carrie say when she sees me again? Would she throw herself in my arms or give me the cold shoulder?

He didn’t know but he was about to find out, and the thought had him worried.

* * * *

“Damn, Carrie. Can’t we turn on the heat in here? It’s cold.”

Carrie stood by the wood stove in the corner of the store, warming her hands with the heat. The store was frigid, but this time of year they had to conserve money. Winter hit hard in the north, and it was no different in Silver Ridge, South Dakota. The snow continued to fall in beautiful, glistening crystal flakes as the tinkling of Christmas music could be heard over the radio.

“Sorry, Jess, we can’t. Come over here and sit by the wood stove where it’s warmer.”

Jessica struggled to her feet, cradling her large abdomen with her hands as she moved to the rocking chair sitting nearby. Groaning, she lowered herself into the chair before she sighed.

“Are you feeling okay?”

“Yeah—other than grumpy and wanting this baby to finally get here, I’m fine.”

Carrie laughed. “You still have a month to go.”

“I know and I don’t know how I will survive. My feet are swollen, my back hurts, and I just want this over with. This baby is going to weigh a ton before he finally makes his appearance.”

“I tell you what, after we close in an hour, I’ll rub your back for you.”

“Would you? That would be heavenly.”

“Of course I will. I know you are uncomfortable.”

“Can’t we just close now? I mean, we’ve hardly had a customer all day.”

“No, we can’t. The sign says we are open until five and that’s what time we’ll close.”

“I know, but only an idiot would be out in this snow.”

The bell over the door tinkled. “Well, obviously there is an idiot out today. I’ll go see what it is. You stay here and keep warm.”

“You won’t hear an argument out of me. Let me know if you need help, though.”

“I will.”

Carrie headed for the front of the store. Jessica’s observation was correct. There weren’t many people out today, and only those desperate for feed for their livestock or those that hadn’t already stocked their supplies were adventurous enough to be out in this weather.

She moved behind the counter but couldn’t see who came in except a black Stetson over the shelving down one aisle. The hat made her heart clench before she beat it down with a stern talking to.

Forget him. He obviously didn’t care enough to even keep in contact. It was almost six months to the day when he left Silver Ridge with a kiss and a quick goodbye.

Shaking her head to clear her thoughts, she moved in the direction of the customer.

Turning the corner of the aisle she started to say, “Can I help…”

He turned around, and her heart skipped a beat when his blue eyes crinkled at the corners as his lips lifted in a smile.

“Cole?” She took two steps forward before she stopped.

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