A Rancher for Rowena by Amelia C. Adams

Author:Amelia C. Adams [Adams, Amelia C.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2019-07-11T05:00:00+00:00

Chapter Eight

“And so we’re officially courting.”

Rowena had been pestered for details the minute she got back to the ranch, and with Margaret included, she had five sets of ears paying rapt attention.

“Oh, I just knew it,” Margaret said, her face beaming.

“I’ll deal with you later, young lady,” Rowena told her, wagging a finger. “I’m not sure I approve of your methods.”

“You might not agree with them, but they were effective.” Margaret settled back in her chair, still looking quite pleased with herself.

“So, you’re courting,” Fiona said. “Not engaged?”

“No. I imagine that’s a little ways off yet.”

“All right. I just need to make sure that I’m keeping all the wedding cakes straight in my head.” She glanced at Wynonna out of the corner of her eye.

Wynonna let out a huff. “Yes, yes, I know. You’re all waiting on me. Well, I’m waiting on Jack—what am I supposed to do?”

“Maybe I’m the last person to offer advice because I don’t plan to marry, but why don’t you ask him?” Fiona raised an eyebrow. “If he’s not taking the initiative, you certainly could, couldn’t you?”

“You’ve already talked about marriage,” Helen added. “All that’s left is to make it official.”

Rowena could see a dozen different emotions flicker across Wynonna’s face. “I’ll think about it,” she said at last, and the subject turned back to Rowena’s trip to town.

After the other girls left and Rowena was getting ready for bed, she noticed Wynonna standing at the window of the room they shared, staring out at the night sky. Rowena finished brushing her hair and turned down the covers, then walked over to where her friend stood.

“You’ve been pretty quiet for the last half hour,” she said. “What’s bothering you?”

“Oh, I just keep thinking about Fiona’s suggestion. I couldn’t propose to Jack, could I? That seems so pushy and inappropriate.”

“And yet you’re still considering it,” Rowena pointed out.

“I guess I am. When she said it, I felt a little ray of hope, like that was my answer, but then I started having all these doubts.”

“Let’s say that you did propose to Jack. What’s the worst possible thing that could happen?”

Wynonna turned from the window with a sigh. “If I proposed to Jack, he could be so offended that he’d end our relationship right then and there. He’d have to get a new job because being around me would be too awkward, so he’d pack up and leave. On his way out, he could knock over the lantern in the barn, setting the whole thing on fire, and it would spread from building to building until the entire Lazy Q was engulfed in flames. Then everyone would be homeless, including Margaret’s baby.”

Rowena blinked. “Gracious. You’re a bit crazy, aren’t you?”

“Yes, I am. And it’s all Fiona’s fault!” Wynonna began unfastening the buttons on her skirt. “Why did she have to make the suggestion? Now I’m not going to be able to think about anything else.”

“Maybe it wouldn’t end with the entire ranch burning to the ground,” Rowena said.

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