The Cowboy's Christmas Bride (Cowboys of Chance Creek Book 9) by Seton Cora

Author:Seton, Cora [Seton, Cora]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: romance, Fiction, Cowboys
ISBN: 9781927036877
Publisher: One Acre Press
Published: 2015-11-10T08:00:00+00:00

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Chapter Seven

“Sunshine?” Her stillness worried Cole and he braced himself on his elbows, trying not to crush her.

“I love you.” Her whisper feathered over him. For some reason her words scared him even more. He sensed a ‘but’ in there somewhere.

“I love you too.”

“I haven’t been honest with you.”

Cole swallowed in a suddenly dry throat. “Okay.” He pulled out and shifted off of her, and Sunshine sat up. He could make out the shape of her, but he couldn’t see details. He reached for the light but she stopped him.

“It’s about my work.”

Cole felt a rush of relief. He could handle anything that had to do with cooking. As long as Sunshine wasn’t going to leave him—

He went cold. Was she going to leave him? Was this what the trouble between them was really about?

“I thought I’d made up my mind. I chose Chance Creek, and you, and the idea of having a family.”

“But…” He knew it was coming.

“But I’m a chef, Cole. I’m not just a cook, I’m not just an entrepreneur. I’m a chef.”

“I know.” He did know. Unfortunately, he knew all too well what she was saying. It was why he’d rushed to buy a restaurant here and tried to make it perfect—because deep down he knew what Sunshine needed wasn’t in Chance Creek. He’d hoped if he could tie her up with a property and a job, she might forget the rest of her dreams. “So, you want to go back to Chicago.” He felt as if something was dying inside him. Ultimately, he wanted to make Sunshine happy. If she wanted to go, he’d go. He sure as hell couldn’t watch her walk away.

“No.”

Her quiet word didn’t sink in at first. “No?” he repeated. Had he heard that right?

“I don’t want to go back to Chicago. The thing is—I want it all. I want Chance Creek, I want land, and space and room to roam, I want a family, and I want to be… famous.”

He laughed. She’d finally said it out loud. He realized he’d known it all along even though she’d never put it into words.

“I talked to Autumn, Fila and Camila today.”

All women involved in the food business. Cole nodded. That was a sensible thing to do.

“There could be a way for me to get what I want right here.”

Hope blossomed within him. “Really?”

“Yeah. I’d still need a restaurant—”

He nearly let the cat out of the bag right then. “Okay,” he managed to say instead.

“And we’d need somewhere to live.”

“Yep.” He’d start looking first thing.

“But most of all…” She faltered, but then rushed on. “I’d need your help, Cole.”

“I’ll help. I can renovate and install appliances…”

“With the kids.” She spoke over him. “I want more than one. But I can’t be at home with them. Not all the time.”

Cole sat back, as if he’d had the wind knocked out of him. He thought about Jack slipping out the sliding glass door and the way he’d snapped at Sunshine for not watching him closely enough.

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