No One But You by Donna Robinson

Author:Donna Robinson
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Barbour Publishing, Inc.
Published: 2013-08-16T00:00:00+00:00

Twelve

On Friday evening, Derek sat in the living room along with the entire Brandt family. They watched collectively as Tonya tore the birthday paper off her last gift.

Derek had purposely taken a seat beside Cheyenne on the sofa, and she had looked startled when he sat down—the same look she gave him at CFD when he sat next to her in the grandstand. He grinned to himself. He certainly enjoyed sitting next to her during the saddle-bronc contests, and he couldn’t believe that “electrical moment” they shared.

But Cheyenne had seemed distant. She frequently conversed with Dad and Lane during the rest of the competition, and she seemed relieved when the women arrived later to sit with them. Then, for the remainder of the day, she paid absolutely no attention to him.

She must really like Rex Pierson.

Derek’s brother, Ryan, pulled a straight-back chair from the dining room and set it beside the sofa. Derek was thankful he had someone to talk to. After Cheyenne’s initial reaction, she turned her back on him and talked to Callie, who was sitting next to her.

Across the room, Tonya sat in the blue chair with Murray perched on the arm. Mom and Dad sat on the love seat, and most of Derek’s siblings sat beside their spouses on chairs they had pulled from the dining room. His two little nephews played with building blocks on the floor.

Tonya held up a DVD. “Oh! The Quiet Man. I love old movies. Thanks, Callie.” She turned to her husband. “Do we have this one, Murray?”

“Nope.” Twitch grinned. “Callie asked me last week.”

Tonya smiled as her glance swung around the room. “I can’t believe you guys planned a surprise party behind my back. Thank you so much for all the presents. This has to be the greatest family in the world.”

“It is.” Dad glanced at Mom. “God has been good to us, hasn’t He, honey?”

“He certainly has.” Mom smiled as she looked around. “The Lord gave us six wonderful children, five children-in-law, and two grandchildren.”

Melissa leaned forward. “With more on the way.”

This announcement precipitated an outburst of exclamations. Melissa was quickly surrounded by the women of the family. Most of the men stood and shook Philip’s hand.

Since Cheyenne stayed seated, Derek kept his seat beside her, but he caught his brother-in-law’s eye. “Congratulations, Phil.”

“Thanks.” Philip smiled as he took a step toward Derek. “Would you believe—her due date is two days after her birthday. Melissa is hoping the baby’s early so they’ll be exactly thirty years apart.”

“Thirty years.” Derek nodded. “Wow.”

Philip turned away as Ryan claimed his attention.

Derek heard a quiet sniff beside him, and he turned in time to see Cheyenne wipe a tear from her eye. Compassion filled him, and he leaned toward her. “You okay?”

She nodded, but a tear rolled down her cheek. She covered her face with her hands.

“Cheyenne?” Barely thinking what he was doing, Derek put his arms around her and pulled her close to him. “What’s wrong?”

With her face still in her hands,

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