Montana Rose by Mary Connealy

Author:Mary Connealy [Connealy, Mary]
Format: epub, mobi
Tags: Fiction/Romance Western
ISBN: 9781607421115
Publisher: Barbour Publishing, Inc.
Published: 2009-01-01T05:00:00+00:00

He was wrong to kiss her like that, and it wasn’t going to happen again! Not until he was sure Cassie wasn’t doing it out of a need to be submissive.

Red rode the buckskin to the spring, berating himself for his rough treatment of his sweet, kindhearted Cassie. He pegged Buck there and went back for Rosie, who was her usual cranky “you’re-late-milking-me” self. Rosie didn’t like not being milked until the afternoon on Sundays.

He tied Rosie so she could drink, led Buck home, and went back for Rosie.

Rosie was cranky about being dragged home. “I know I’m hurryin’ you, girl, but I’m afraid Cassie will forget her promise and start helping in some dangerous way or other.”

Rosie jerked her head and almost pulled Red over backward. He turned and thought he saw skepticism on her long face. “Okay, the truth is I just want to get back to her. I want to hold her again, gently this time, not like the ham-handed ox I was earlier.”

Rosie mooed loudly and Red realized what he’d said. “Well, I didn’t mean any offense to oxen, of course. That’s your family, I know. But I’m not supposed to act like one. And anyway, I can’t kiss her again.”

Red glanced back as if maybe Rosie could give him some advice. “I can’t. It’s too soon for her.”

He wanted a real marriage in every way with Cassie. Almost like watching a flower unfold from its bud, he could see Cassie blooming. It was as if she’d hidden her real self to be a perfect wife for Griff.

Cassie didn’t even realize how Griff had used her. Griff had abused his position of trust to marry her. Then he’d squandered her wealth and left her at the not-so-tender mercies of the men in Divide. The things she’d said about Griff calling her unclean and the money Griff had spent on foolishness made Red so mad he wished Lester Griffin were here so he could beat some sense into him.

But if Griff were here, then Red wouldn’t be married to Cassie. His breath caught on the delight of having her waiting for him in the house.

Red had even put aside his worry about Cassie’s faith. She bowed her head with him at every meal and she’d seemed content to attend services with him. Red had the sudden unsettling thought that maybe Cassie was trying to turn herself into a perfect wife for Red Dawson, just like she’d turned herself into a perfect china doll for Lester Griffin.

Red’s heart panged at the thought and he froze in midstep. Rosie plowed into him and shoved him along until he was walking again.

Cassie had agreed so sweetly to wait for him to do the chores. Red had told her to sit in that chair, and suddenly he was sure that she wouldn’t even stand up the whole time he was gone. She’d said, “I’ll be proud to obey you, Red,” right out loud at the church service. He didn’t want Cassie to twist and turn herself around trying to become whatever Red wanted her to be.

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