Buy a Cowboy by Cleo Kelly

Author:Cleo Kelly
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Tags: christian Fiction
ISBN: 9781611165050
Publisher: Pelican Book Group
Published: 2015-02-14T16:00:00+00:00

8

Faith and Daniel took turns swinging on the rope and jumping into the water, screaming as the cold water encompassed their overheated bodies.

Bonnie spread the quilt near the well-used stone fire ring in the clearing near the water.

Hope was paddling her feet from the big rock Baya had set her on.

Bonnie pulled Hope’s swimmies out of the picnic basket and began blowing them up. She walked into the water to slip the bright armbands on her littlest child.

The water was freezing.

She shivered even as she enjoyed the coolness after the scorching stickiness of the day. She sighed thankfully as the frigid water numbed her saddle sores.

Baya gathered wood and had a fire blazing in the clearing.

Faith came out of the water and wrapped herself in the beach towel before stumbling to the fire and warming her hands.

“Feels great, huh?” The deep raspy voice sounded just at Bonnie’s ear.

She kept her eyes closed as she nodded. Slowly she submerged her body into the freezing stream, gasping as she felt the water close over her chest. She opened her eyes when she stopped panting and smiled. “Feels wonderful.”

“See me. Mom!” Daniel grabbed the swing and pushed off from the tree. He released the rope with a yell and splashed into the water.

Faith caught the rope and swung off behind him. She surfaced close to her brother and raced him to the bank.

“Come on, Mom,” Daniel yelled. “You do it.”

She waded out of the water. Grabbing the rope Faith held, she walked around the tree trunk and pushed off. Squealing with laughter, she swung out over the water and let go as the rope started its journey back to the bank.

Faith caught the rope and jumped in, splashing her mother as she surfaced.

Daniel followed.

Hope pushed off her rock and tried to swim toward them.

Baya grabbed her hand and waded as he walked toward them in the water.

Bonnie was braced against the tree ready to swing out over the water again. A grin started impishly as she pushed away from the trunk.

He tried to move, but hampered by the Hope’s grip he couldn’t get himself or Hope out of the way of the splash. He released Hope’s hand to dive underwater.

Bonnie swam for the shore and managed to get a lung full of air before he grabbed her feet and pulled her under. He pulled her close and kissed her.

She opened her mouth in surprise, swallowing what felt like a lung full of water. Choking, with tears running down her face, she surfaced.

“You! You!” She shoved at his chest, laughing. Her hands froze as her fingers splayed out over the line of hair there. His warmth spread up her arms, stilling her.

“Here I come!” Daniel hurled through the air toward them.

She shoved Baya with enough force that he fell back into the stream. Laughing, she slipped under the water to avoid the splash. She was still laughing when she surfaced and saw Baya sputtering and shaking water out of his hair.

With a growl he started after her, and Daniel joined the game of tag.

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