Appaloosa Blues (Sisters of Spirit #8) by Radke Nancy

Author:Radke, Nancy [Radke, Nancy]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Publisher: Bedrock Distribution LLC
Published: 2013-03-25T07:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER EIGHT

Unwilling to break the spell that hovered over them, Jo responded to Adam's simple, "Hi," with the same greeting.

Reaching out one hand to her, palm up, his eyes admired her while a responding smile began to glow deeply in them. He didn't move otherwise, nor speak.

Like a person stepping up to give a speech, Jo became acutely aware of herself and her surroundings. The frogs were singing in a great chorus by now, with the crickets doing background.

Adam held his hand still while his fingers beckoned and she stepped forward, placing a slim hand slowly into his large one, the graceful movement an act of acceptance. With a slight pull, he moved her more squarely before him, then released her hand with a quick squeeze.

She was as alert as a startled doe, and just as wary.

"I see you woke up," he teased gently.

"Yes, finally." Right now her heart was beating triple time, heightening her awareness of him and the night and the soft fragrant warmth of the air. And of her own feelings. Already she was so in tune with him, she was risking a broken heart.

"You weren't star-gazing tonight."

Jo shrugged as she tried to make her answer light. "Karen didn't give me a chance."

"Those two," he motioned with his head toward the creek bed, "have other stars to look at."

Close by, a coyote yipped and was answered by several others. Jo turned her head slightly to listen, her mind jumping back to her clash with Adam in high school. The coyotes had sung loudly as she rode Paca that night, trying to calm her wounded feelings. "I was afraid Tom would fight you if we went to that football game together."

"That wasn't the only reason," he retorted emphatically. As usual, he wasn't going to let her avoid the issue. Adam was a man who faced the facts, however unpleasant. His thumb had started to stroke across hers, like it had up by his forest corral. Immediately a shiver passed through her that she dared not reveal.

"No," she admitted quickly. "But if Gramps had seen Tom with a black eye—"

"Tom would've told him he got it during the game." His thumb stopped as he clasped her hand tighter.

"I didn't think of that."

"Your problem is you let Gramps run your life."

"I am being thoughtful and considerate."

"Not to me."

"No. Nor you to me. I won't forget that bet." Jo was able to withstand the pull of his personality better when she was arguing with him. She needed some way to bolster her resistance.

But Adam refused to argue. With a shrug he discounted past events. "I agree. It wasn't a smart idea. Shall we begin again?"

She eyed him suspiciously. Did she want to? "How?"

His dark eyebrows flicked upwards, wrinkling his brow. "However you want. I could take you for a drive...Johnny and Karen wouldn't miss us."

"We can't. Someone might see us. I'm only supposed to be thinking about going out with you."

"Great! How're we going to get from the thinking to the

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