Wyoming Bold (9781460320891) by Palmer Diana

Author:Palmer, Diana
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Harlequin Sales Corp
Published: 2013-08-16T04:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER TEN

MERISSA DREW BACK from him with a faint gasp. “What?” she stammered.

He ground his teeth together. She looked so shocked that he was embarrassed, and suddenly his confidence about her feelings for him took a nosedive. The set of rings in his pocket was burning a hole in the material of his coat now. “I didn’t mean to say that,” he lied. “I’m sorry. I got in over my head a little too quickly.”

“It’s...all right,” she said, moving away from him, back to her own seat. She fastened her seat belt for something to do. “No harm.” She tried to smile. For an instant she’d thought he meant it, and her heart sailed up into the sky. Now he was busy backtracking.

“I’m really sorry...”

“Oh, you don’t have to apologize,” she assured him urgently. “I know men sometimes say things they don’t mean when they, well, you know.” She flushed. He seemed really regretful about what he’d said. She only wanted to ease the embarrassment. “I’m not ready to get married, anyway,” she lied. “So it’s fine. Really.”

He didn’t look reassured. In fact, he looked puzzled and then almost offended. He put his own seat belt back on, put the truck in gear and drove up to her porch.

He cut off the engine. “I’ll walk you inside,” he said quietly. “I want to make sure Carson’s here.”

“Okay.”

They moved into the house in silence, not touching, not speaking. Merissa was concerned. He must be terribly embarrassed to have blurted out such a compromising proposal. He had been vague about the future, but he’d never said anything about marriage. She was crazy about him, and he seemed to have feelings for her. But it was one thing to feel passion for someone, quite another to consider spending the rest of your life with her. She wanted Tank to be sure. And she wanted a proposal that came when he wasn’t out of his mind with desire.

So she didn’t say anything about their former conversation.

“I’m home,” Merissa called.

Clara came out of the kitchen. “So I see. Hello, Dalton,” she greeted with a smile.

He nodded, but he didn’t smile. “I just wanted to make sure everything was okay,” he told the women. “I’ll check back tomorrow. Have a good night.”

He left without even looking at Merissa.

“What happened?” Clara asked worriedly.

Merissa drew in a breath. “I’m not sure. And I can’t talk about it right now,” she added gently. “I’m sorry.”

Clara hugged her. “Have a nice cup of hot chocolate while I peel potatoes for supper. Carson’s outside working on some project of his. He won’t tell me what it is.”

“Is he near the house?” Merissa asked, curious.

“Not really,” her mother said. “He was going to start putting up surveillance devices at the boundaries of the property. Why?”

“I just wondered.” She had an uneasy feeling, but she didn’t want to put it into words. She drew in a long breath and rubbed her temple.

“Not another headache?” her mother asked worriedly.

“No,” she said. “Well, not yet, anyway.

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