Texas Glory - Texas 2 by Lorraine Heath

Author:Lorraine Heath [Heath, Lorraine]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2012-02-05T17:55:52+00:00

Cordelia had never in her life been as nervous as she was now. She stood back and watched as the surveyor team pounded markers into the ground and roped off the lots where the hotel would one day stand.

Mr. Curtiss had finished the blacksmith shop and the livery. He was ready to begin construction on the hotel.

She squeezed Dallas's arm as he stood beside her, dressed much as he had been the day she married him: brown trousers, brown jacket, a brown satiny vest. He looked like a successful businessman, not the cowboy who rode in at dusk, covered in sweat and dust. He glanced at her.

"It's really going to happen, isn't it?" she asked.

His lips spread into a warm smile, a smile that touched his deep brown eyes. "Yep."

Holding Precious close within the nook of her arm, she looked over her shoulder. People were gathering behind them, watching the surveyors with interest. She could see all of Dallas's ranch hands.

She saw Houston weaving his way through the crowd, holding Maggie, her arms looped around his neck. Amelia trudged along beside him, her arm entwined through his. As they neared, Amelia released her hold on Houston and hugged Cordelia close. Precious barked. Amelia laughed.

"This is so exciting," Amelia said.

Cordelia couldn't contain her smile. "Mr. Curtiss thinks he can have the hotel completed by October."

"Four months?" Houston asked. "He thinks he'll need that much time?"

Cordelia nodded. "It's going to be a large hotel, a grand hotel." She squeezed Amelia's hand. "That's what we're going to call it. The Grand Hotel." She glanced at Dallas. "Aren't we?"

"We'll call it whatever you want to call it," he said.

Houston chuckled. "Sounds like naming a hotel is sorta like naming children."

Dallas scowled at his brother. "Ain't nothing like it at all."

In long strides, Austin walked up to Dallas and whispered something in his ear. Dallas nodded. "Good."

Austin smiled at Cordelia. "Hard to believe it's been less than three weeks since you walked into Henderson's bank. I think you work faster than Dallas when you get an idea burning."

She blushed and lowered her gaze. "I think this will help the town grow. It will give people a nice place to stay when they visit Leighton." She glanced at Amelia. "We thought we'd have a special room where the schoolteacher could live."

"That would be wonderful," Amelia said, "although much to my shame I haven't done anything to see about securing one for the town."

"I haven't helped you either."

"That'll have to be our next order of business," Dallas said.

Cordelia's breath caught when she saw her brothers striding toward her. Only Cameron smiled at her. He reached out and took her hand. "Hi, Dee, you're looking well."

She felt well, felt happy. "I wasn't expecting to see you today."

"Dallas sent word that he had an announcement to make," Boyd said. He dropped his gaze to her stomach. "Reckon we all know what that announcement is since your husband seems to think everyone cares about his business."

The animosity surprised her. She

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