No Match for Love by Carol Cox

Author:Carol Cox [Cox, Carol]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: FIC042040, FIC042030, FIC029000
ISBN: 9781441263384
Publisher: Baker Publishing Group
Published: 2014-03-28T00:00:00+00:00

Andrew smiled when the Diamond S came into view. Since Lucy’s arrival, Aunt Martha had seemed happier than he’d seen her in ages. Maybe she had been far lonelier than he’d realized. In which case, his decision to provide a companion had been a good idea, regardless of the reason for doing it. Yes, bringing Lucy Benson to the ranch had been a wonderful thing for his aunt.

For him, too, if he wanted to be honest with himself. He hadn’t felt so lighthearted in ages. And that was just at the prospect of seeing Lucy.

Lucy, with her golden hair and the smile that seemed meant just for him. Lucy, whose cornflower-blue eyes sparkled when she laughed and flashed when she was angry. And how they had flashed on his previous visit, when she’d shoved him with all her might!

It had been all he could do to keep from reaching out and taking her in his arms right then and there. Andrew grinned. Maybe he could find some other way to antagonize her so she would push him again.

He pulled his horse to a halt in front of the hitching rail and noticed the barn door standing partway open. Lucy must be out there tending to some chore. Maybe he could have her to himself for a few moments before he went inside to visit Aunt Martha.

Treading softly, he eased his way across the packed dirt and peered into the dimness of the barn, wondering if he could catch her unaware. But Lucy was nowhere in sight.

Andrew frowned. It wasn’t like her to leave the door standing ajar. She had to be inside somewhere. He heard a stir of movement from the direction of some unused stalls. Grinning, he eased his way toward his objective, anticipating her look of surprise.

Halfway there, his foot scuffed against some loose pebbles, and they rattled across the dirt walkway. The next instant, Lucy appeared in the opening of the last stall.

“Hold it right there!” she said.

Andrew’s glee turned to panic when he realized she was holding Aunt Martha’s shotgun to her shoulder, pointed straight at him.

“Whoa!” Andrew stopped dead. From the expression on Lucy’s face and the way her hands shook, he could see she was terrified. She might not even realize who he was, but that wouldn’t matter if her finger tightened on the trigger.

“Lucy, it’s me.” He froze, not daring to breathe, while she registered his presence.

“Thank goodness!” The words came out in a choked voice. “I didn’t hear you ride up.”

“I’d be much obliged if you’d take your finger off the trigger and point that somewhere else.”

“Oh!” Lucy looked down at the gun in her hands. When she swiveled the shotgun away from him, Andrew stepped forward and took it from her grasp. Easing the hammers down, he laid it on the ground.

When he straightened, Lucy hadn’t moved. She could have been a statue, except for the trembling that shook her whole body. She stared at him with a dazed expression. “I could have shot you.

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