A Distance Too Grand by Regina Scott

Author:Regina Scott
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Historical Romance;Love stories;Historical fiction;FIC042030;FIC042040;FIC027050
ISBN: 9781493419555
Publisher: Baker Publishing Group
Published: 2019-08-12T16:00:00+00:00

What was she doing? Ben watched as Meg spoke earnestly with Hank near the cartographer’s tent. Hank grimaced and pointed with great animation. She’d complained about Pike’s interference with her photography, then gone on to interfere in something far more important—a marriage.

He blew out a breath. Who was he to say whether it was the right thing to do? His one attempt at courtship had led Meg to kindly refuse his suit, claiming he’d misunderstood.

That her tender smiles had been meant in friendship.

That the kiss they’d shared had been only for fun.

That the time they’d spent together had served to stave off boredom before she headed off on her next adventure.

Now she said she had been serious in their courtship, only to realize when he proposed that she wasn’t ready for marriage. Who was he to counsel anyone on love?

Whatever she said must have had some effect, for Hank clapped her on the shoulder and went to talk to his wife. As if she didn’t see him coming, Dot began storing the plates and supplies.

To give them as much privacy as the camp allowed, Ben called for his men and Pike to join him and confirmed sentry duty for the night before they all turned in.

He and Meadows took the first shift, circling the camp and watching for any other movement. The moon wouldn’t rise until later. They kept the fire going so it would be easy to spot any change in their surroundings.

Unfortunately, it was still too hard to ignore his own thoughts.

What was it about Meg? There was no denying her beauty, but he’d met pretty girls before and after he’d courted her. His sister Diana had made sure of it. Having lived at forts and towns from one side of the country to the other, Diana knew how to make acquaintances. She’d always brought her friends home to meet Ben and their mother. But after Meg and her father had left the area, his sister had made it her mission to match him up.

“Something has you moping,” she’d said when he’d visited their house south of West Point. “I know the cure. We’ll host a party.”

“A party isn’t going to make me feel better,” he’d told her.

“Well,” Diana had said with a toss of her honey-blonde curls, “it might make me feel better.”

She’d trotted out every friend and acquaintance, from local belles to distant cousins in the area for the summer and taking in the spa nearby. None had touched his heart. Friends since then had introduced him to sisters, even mothers, with the same result. It seemed there was only one woman for him, and she didn’t want him.

“All clear,” Meadows murmured as they met to the north of camp.

“All clear,” Ben agreed. If only that included his own path.

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