Driscoll's Daughter by Freda Paula

Author:Freda, Paula
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: romance, contemporary, western, christian, novella, sequel, clean, driscolls lady sequel
Publisher: Paula Freda

Shortly after the plane landed and they disembarked, Chris went to the car rental desk so they could drive the rest of the way home. Leatrice took Lexie aside.

"Well, dear, any good news to report?"

"The man hates me," Lexie reported vehemently.

"What makes you say that?" her mother inquired, stunned.

"Everything he's said or done since he came to New York has been wattled with contempt. He's not the boy I left behind. There is no way I can rekindle the love he once felt for me."

"You are right about one thing," Leatrice said. "He's not the boy you left behind. He's a man, one who was cruelly hurt. It's hard for a man to trust a woman, once she's broken his heart."

"So what am I supposed to do? Throw myself at his feet?"

"The first thing you need to do, is to get that petulant look off your face, and start working on rebuilding his trust."

Lexie cringed, recalling what she'd said to him upon waking up — A nightmare, yes. And good ole Chris was there to wake me. Thank you. Definitely not conducive to rebuilding his trust. Her mother was right. She needed to get past his anger, past his mistrust, past the protective wall he seemed to have built around himself to deaden his feelings for her. She needed to get past her own pride. She must tell him, without sounding like a spoiled child who has thrown away a toy, and suddenly realizes she wants it back. She must tell him, even if he threw her attempt to reconcile back in her face. He had to know. And it must be soon, before he returned to his parents' ranch, and she might never see him again.

Her parents often commented, that once Lexie made up her mind to do something, she did it. The moment Chris returned, car keys in hand, she lifted her chin and faced him squarely.

"It's very important that I speak to you — privately." Lexie grimaced at the imperative tone of her voice. It made her request sound like an order. She swallowed hard, and asked, "There's a sweet shoppe, further back. Would you permit me to buy you a cup of coffee? Please."

Chris sent Leatrice a questioning glance. She was equally surprised, not expecting her daughter to react this quickly.

"Oh, go on you two," she said. "There's a couple of clothing shops I'd like to browse through. I'll meet you outside the terminal in a little while." She turned and headed in the direction of the clothing shops mentioned.

"All right, Lexie," Chris said. "Let's hear what's so important that it can't wait till we get back to the ranch."

"It's waited long enough. Do you mind leading the way."

Chris eyed her curiously. And for an instant he seemed unsure of what to answer.

It dawned on Lexie that she didn't recall ever asking anyone to lead the way. Even as a child in the school playground, she led.

"Well—okay, let's go," Chris said. "Come on."

She quickened her steps to walk alongside him as he strode in the direction of the small sweet shoppe.

Download

Copyright Disclaimer:
This site does not store any files on its server. We only index and link to content provided by other sites. Please contact the content providers to delete copyright contents if any and email us, we'll remove relevant links or contents immediately.