Diamond in the Dust (Second Chances Time Travel Romance Book 3) by Peggy L Henderson

Author:Peggy L Henderson [Henderson, Peggy L]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Published: 2014-10-12T22:00:00+00:00

Chapter Fifteen

Morgan brought the truck to a stop in front of a large home built entirely out of wooden logs. Gabe stared at the impressive construction. Large windows gave the place a spacious, open look, and a massive stone chimney rose from one side of the structure. He hadn’t seen many houses built from wood here in the future, and even though it looked nothing like the ranch houses he’d glimpsed on their drive so far, a feeling of familiarity swept over him, as if he’d finally arrived where things might be more like what he was accustomed to.

Driving through Montana, the landscape had looked familiar to him, but he’d only recognized a few of the landmarks around Bozeman. Houses, towns, and roads had sprung up everywhere. Still, it was home, or as close to home as it would be from now on, and Gabe’s apprehension about the future had lessened the more miles they covered. Green pastures and open range hadn’t disappeared completely.

Driving up a dirt road after entering the Trails End Cattle and Dude Ranch, they’d passed several large barns, corrals, and smaller log cabins nestled among stands of pine trees, until they reached the main house. A smaller, somewhat less impressive, log home stood some fifty yards away.

Morgan silenced the engine, and gazed out at the house. She turned her head toward him, and an uneasy, almost sad smile formed on her lips. Gabe cursed under his breath. They hadn’t spoken in what seemed like hours. After what had happened last night, he felt about as low as a snake, and facing her in the morning had been one of the hardest things he’d ever done.

Hell. It didn’t matter that she’d initiated that kiss. She’d told him not to apologize, which didn’t make him feel any better about himself. He’d wanted to kiss her since the first time he saw her in daylight, the morning after she found him in the desert, and the urge had only grown stronger with each passing day.

He’d flirted with her openly, but he had no idea how to interact properly with her, and he’d overstepped the boundaries from politeness to treating her like one of the girls at the saloon. Any relationships he’d had with women were purely of the physical kind, and those sort of women were compensated for their favors. Morgan wasn’t one of those women, and it had been that thought that had forced him away from her last night.

What did she even see in him? He had nothing to offer her. Morgan was a kind, caring woman, a lady, even if she didn’t define herself as such. A man didn’t go around sparkin’ with a lady unless he was thinking about courting and marriage; two things that hadn’t ever entered his mind. She might say it was acceptable to her, and acceptable in this time, but she’d soon regret her actions, and see him as the no-account drifter that he was.

He’d paced the floor of his motel

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