Her Big Sky Cowboy by Alissa Callen

Author:Alissa Callen
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Romance, Wildflower
ISBN: 9781942240273
Publisher: Tule Publishing
Published: 2015-01-06T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter Eight

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“I know you want to stay and play,” Trinity said to the puppy squirming in her arms. “But Finn’s having an afternoon nap.”

She headed out the kitchen door to let Cricket run amuck in the back yard. Thankfully he wasn’t big enough to jump into the wheelbarrow where the flower seeds she and Finn had planted were now germinating. The moist soil would be perfect for an active puppy to dig in. Soon the green shoots would bloom into wildflowers that would attract butterflies. She was determined to fill the ranch house with color and life and to turn it into a real home for Finn.

She placed Cricket on the grass and rolled a tennis ball toward the sandbox. He scampered after the ball, but instead of carrying it back to her, flopped to the ground and attempted to fit it into his small mouth. She smiled. Next trip to Marietta she’d buy Finn more tennis balls. He’d need them.

She retraced her steps. The hum of conversation sounded from her left and at the kitchen door she stopped and looked toward the bunkhouse. A group of cowboys stood talking. Dressed in hats, chaps and boots they appeared indistinguishable but she had no trouble identifying Zane. The angle of his head, the width of his shoulders and the deference of the other cowboys all marked him as their boss and a man to be respected.

Warmth crept from her throat into her cheeks as she entered the kitchen. She was just another member of the Zane Nash fan club.

When he’d anchored her to him to stop her falling from the rock, her common sense had deserted her. Even when he no longer held her, she’d remained close and practically begged him to kiss her. Her attraction toward him couldn’t have been more obvious than if she’d grabbed his shirt, hauled him against her and touched her mouth to his.

She collected the drawings on the kitchen table, which Finn had sketched before going upstairs to sleep. She sat the pictures on the bench and stared unseeingly through the oversize window at the green and rolling valley.

For a heady moment she was sure Zane would kiss her. Then shutters had descended over his dark eyes. She’d taken his cue, as he’d unpacked the picnic basket, to keep things casual between them. Finn would sense any tension or awkwardness between them.

She turned away from the window. So for Finn’s sake she’d act no differently around Zane. The trouble was after her response to him at the creek there was no way she could follow through on her plan to treat him as a friend.

Not only was she attracted to him, the more facets she uncovered, the more he intrigued her. She’d also revealed personal information, something she usually didn’t do. She normally was the person listening, not doing the talking, especially about her difficult family. She’d made a point to keep her city and Marietta lives separate, even from Ivy.

So here she was back to feeling out of control.

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