Wild Turkey: A Historical Virginia Romance (The Whiskey Series Book 3) by Beth Bennett

Author:Beth Bennett [Bennett, Beth]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Blushing Books Publications
Published: 2016-11-22T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter 15

He stepped back in shock. The green eyes, the pert little nose. “Ollie?” But her hair! And that glorious figure. She was by far the loveliest woman in the room. He had noticed her as soon as he passed through the dining room door. He had also seen Albert Winestock already trying to stake a claim. When she left the room alone, he could not resist following. He thought he knew all of Hettie’s friends and was anxious for an introduction. But now…

“Ollie Overton?”

“Who else would I be you insufferable Yankee Jackass?” She took her hands off her hips causing the roses adorning her dress to sway. “It’s me. Didn’t you know I would be here? I was sitting right beside Hettie and you didn’t even say hello.”

“Well…I thought…I mean, I knew you were staying with my family. But, you were taking lessons and… I thought.”

“You thought I would be hunkered down in your fancy Brownstone, cowering in the corner of the crow’s nest.” So, she knew Hettie’s name for the upstairs floor. Her foot tapped in aggravation. “It seems I learned my lessons better than you expected.”

Jackson was simply amazed. He hadn’t even recognized her. In just the few words she had spoken, she had slipped into New York syntax as if she were native born. “Ollie. Olivia. I mean, excuse me, Miss Overton. I had no idea.” His eyes flitted from the roses in her hair to the impertinent display of roses around her bosom. They flowed past her tiny waist and down to the bottom of her skirt. He adjusted the tie that had just become too tight at his neck. She had grown in more ways than one.

“You look. Lovely.” He swallowed hard. Never in his life had he been at such a loss for words. He never imagined that Ollie Overton could change into such a vision. Where was the young girl in pigtails? She had long ago flown the coop. And it wasn’t simply her looks. She carried herself with an air of demur confidence. New York had not cowed her one bit. He shook his head in wonder. “I can’t believe it, Olivia. You are absolutely exquisite.”

“Miss Overton, to you. The compliment is lessened by the amount of surprise I see on your face. Were you expecting to see me prance around the Astoria Hotel in overalls?”

He laughed out loud. “You’re going to have to give me a moment to adjust. You are quite right, I apologize. Miss Overton, it shall be. I am speechless.”

“For once, at least.”

She had not lost any of her spice either. He took her by the elbow. “Allow me to escort you along this lovely promenade. I must hear all that has happened since your arrival in New York. You have obviously put every opportunity to great advantage.”

She fell into step beside him and placed her hand over his arm. “What are you doing here? I thought you were working for the B&O in the Shenandoah.”

“My father’s granary business is in need of proper management.

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