Dare-Devil Daisy by Jo Grafford

Author:Jo Grafford [Grafford, Jo]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: JG PRESS
Published: 2019-08-08T04:00:00+00:00

Chapter 8: Showdown!

Prescott

“I cannot believe I met the man I am to marry the moment I stepped off the train,” Daisy murmured between kisses.

Prescott rested his forehead against hers, breathing in her soapy, flowery scent. “We had a little help from the robbers, not that I am complaining.”

She shivered and gripped his shoulders. “Do you think they’re gone?”

He drew a long-suffering breath, loving the way her hands felt on his shoulders while hating the necessity of telling her the truth. “My gut says no.” He’d taken the time to pay a visit to the telegraph office a half hour ago. Hopefully, his brothers and Sheriff Oterra would respond to his questions with haste.

“Because of my necklace?”

“Yes.” He raised his head from hers and stood, though he was loath to let go of her hand. He suspected the train robbers weren’t ordinary robbers. It was more likely they were bounty hunters sent by the gambling ring her father had gotten himself involved with back East. And in his experience, bounty hunters didn’t give up that easily. They lingered in the shadows, watching and waiting, until they succeeded in collecting what they’d come for.

“What are we going to do, Press?” She gazed beseechingly up at him.

He was still figuring their next steps, but he very much liked her use of the word “we.”

Still keeping his fingers tangled with hers, he reached for his chair, dragging it closer so he could sit beside her. “What we’re going to do first is dine together, darlin’.” Before she could utter another protest, he raised the silver lid on the first tray.

She gasped at the array of steamy and succulent meats. “Oh, my!”

There were small squares of roast beef, ham, chicken, and pork. Prescott had purposefully ordered a feast to impress his woman. He wanted her trust and confidence. He wanted her to quit worrying about money and the future. He wanted her to understand how very capable he was of providing for her and the family they would have together. Lord, have mercy, but that was a heady thought! Where had it come from?

In the attempt to distract himself from such delicious insanity, he forked a bite of roast beef and held it out to her.

Instead of reaching for the fork handle and feeding herself, she leaned forward and closed her lips around the bite. “Mmm…” She closed her eyes dreamily as she chewed. “This is so-o-o good!”

He speared a bite of ham and roast beef for himself and ate them together. Then he lifted the lid to the second tray to reveal a mound of diced fruit. There were strawberries, grapes, melon, and kiwi — most of it imported from California. He picked up one of the strawberries between his thumb and forefinger and held it to her lips.

She opened her eyes and smiled at him as she took it into her mouth.

It was no ordinary smile. It was one of those siren smiles a woman reserved for her man, and it made it impossible for him to breathe normally.

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