Loving the Lawmen by Marie Patrick & Rachel Donnelly & Apollonia Lord & Rue Allyn

Author:Marie Patrick & Rachel Donnelly & Apollonia Lord & Rue Allyn
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Crimson Romance
Published: 2017-11-21T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter Eleven

The moment Christie entered her bedchamber to prepare for dinner, Inez pounced on her. “Did you speak with Señor Randall? What did he say?”

“He isn’t opposed to the match,” Christie said in a cautionary tone, afraid to raise false hopes. “When and if your parents speak with him, I feel certain he’ll lend his full support.”

“Then it is settled!” Inez clapped her hands, beaming a smile. “Oh, gracias Señorita Christie! I knew you would not let me down. Come, let us get you into the tub while the water is still hot.”

“I wouldn’t say it’s settled.” Christie turned around so that Inez could unhook her gown. Following an afternoon spent exploring the orchards and gardens, she was anxious to shed her sticky clothes. But it had been well worth it to discover those lemons trees. “First, you must convince your parents the match is sound.”

Inez’s fingers stilled. “But what else can I say? I have told them how much I love him.”

“Perhaps if you explained to them why you love him?”

“This is not easy to answer.” Inez began to fumble with the hooks once again. “I am not certain I can put such things into words.”

“Very well, let’s see.” If she had been in love with Robby, what argument might she have used on her father? Of course, if she had truly loved him, the consequences of her kidnapping would have been devastating instead of an answer to her prayers.

Christie padded to the big copper tub to sink down into the scented water, leaning her head back. “What do you love about Heriberto?”

“I love everything.” Inez lathered a sea sponge with a cake of lavender soap with vigor.

“But if you had to name three things, what would they be?”

“He is very strong and very handsome.”

“Yes, yes, yes, but what are his lasting qualities? Is he honorable, loyal? Would he protect you no matter what the odds—no matter what the peril?”

“Oh, sí.”

An image of Nat exchanging gunfire with the Everetts while she raced to freedom popped into Christie’s head. But that wasn’t love. Nat would have done the same for anyone. “How do you know?”

“Because he loves me.”

“And?”

“He is steady and loyal?”

“Very good.” Christie laughed. “But you’ll have to tell it with more conviction if you want to convince your parents—make them believe he’s the only man in the world for you.” If only she could find such a man. Perhaps someday, when the scandal faded.

“Sí, I will.” Inez proceeded to scrub Christie’s back with quick earnest strokes. “He is the only man for me. I could never love another.”

Later as Christie sat at the dressing table, allowing Inez to brush the tangles from her freshly washed hair, her mind turned to home. Eventually, she must write to her father and inform him of what happened. No doubt he’d be enraged. But the sooner she did it, the sooner he’d calm down and reconcile himself to the fact that her reputation was ruined, and his plans for her to marry Cavanaugh impossible.

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