The Unlikely Wife by Cassandra Austin

Author:Cassandra Austin [Cassandra Austin]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781459250772
Publisher: Harlequin Treasury

Rebecca didn’t think Alicia seemed like her old self the next day. Of course Aunt Belle’s scolding for the torn dress could have been partially responsible. Still, she seemed nervous, and Rebecca couldn’t help but believe that something had frightened her the night before. She had a suspicion that the something was Victor Brooks.

Even before Rebecca finished breakfast, she knew she would be riding next to the ambulance, if for no other reason than to keep Aunt Belle from adding to Alicia’s distress. The day before, her biggest concern had been to make sure Clark thought his flirting had been ineffective. After the burned cabin and Alicia’s tears, it seemed so trivial.

Promising her aunt that she would be back quickly, she headed for Clark’s tent. She found herself smiling. If Clark was shaving this time, she would march right in and interrupt him. Surely it wouldn’t be as embarrassing as she had once supposed.

Her timing was perfect. He dropped the brush in the cup and set it aside, lifting the razor. Now, she told herself, before he actually begins, before she ran the risk of startling him and he cuts himself.

But her feet were rooted to the spot It was simply too intriguing to watch him scrape the soap away from that strong, lean jaw. It wouldn’t take him very long, she reminded herself. It was more polite to wait. And watch? Well, maybe polite wasn’t the right word.

She watched each stroke, each flex of his shoulders. When he laid aside the razor and bent to rinse his face in a basin of water, she started forward. She tried to walk purposefully, as if she had only just arrived. She hoped the heat she felt on her face didn’t leave a visible stain.

“Good morning, Miss Huntington,” he said as he brought a towel to his face.

He hadn’t turned. “How did you know it was me?” she asked, feeling her cheeks grow warmer still.

“I recognized your step.” He placed the towel beside the cup and razor and reached for his shirt. “What can I do for you?”

Rebecca tried to keep her eyes on his face. It shouldn’t have been difficult, she loved his face. But she was curious about the rest, and he didn’t seem in any hurry to get the shirt buttoned.

“Rebecca?”

She shook herself. “I wanted to tell you I’ll be riding near the wagon today.”

“You might be safer there.”

She smiled. “It wasn’t my safety I was thinking of.” What exactly should she say about Alicia? She didn’t want to jump to conclusions, yet it seemed only right to say something. Everything that happened in the caravan concerned him. His voice brought her out of her contemplation.

“Tired of my company?”

She laughed. “Of course not”

Maybe that was a little more honest than she should have been. She went on hastily, “Alicia took a scare last night. I don’t know exactly what happened, perhaps nothing, but she seems a little nervous and preoccupied this morning. I thought I’d ride with her and try to keep her distracted.

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