Too Texan To Tame (Texas Cattleman's Club: Inheritance Book 5) by Janice Maynard

Author:Janice Maynard [Maynard, Janice]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Contemporary Romance, Women's Fiction, Forever Love, Bachelor, Single Mother, Sensual Story Theme, Hearts Desire, Lifetime Love, Life-Changes, Second Chance Reunion, Honesty & Trust, Home & Family, Romantic Schemes, Beautiful & Feisty, Love-Family & Forever, Small Town & Rural Area, Action & Adventure, Sexy Workplace Romance, Texas Cattleman's Club: Inheritance, Cowboy & Western Romance, Accidental Pregnancy, Biological Father, Family & Domestic Life-Young Child-Daughter, Reconcile The Past, Hometown 0f Royal Texas
Publisher: Harlequin Desire; Original edition
Published: 2020-04-01T04:00:00+00:00

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In the end, the FAA report was more than Vaughn had counted on. It was an hour before he and Brie were able to leave the airport. Despite his protestations to the contrary, Vaughn was not okay. After purchasing tickets—on Vaughn’s credit card—to get them home tomorrow afternoon, she used the phone number he gave her to contact the transportation service he had summoned. The hired car had been waiting outside all this time.

After touching base with the driver, she scoped out the Cattleman’s Club’s location and booked rooms at a nearby hotel, an upscale chain that would be comfortable and quiet, two things she and Vaughn both needed after their traumatic morning.

When they exited the airport at last, Vaughn was gray faced and exhausted. Brie took over quietly, ushering him into the car and speaking to the driver. She did the same thing at the hotel during check-in, dealing with the desk clerk and shielding Vaughn from annoying questions.

The bellman loaded their few bags onto a cart and escorted them upstairs. Vaughn extracted a $100 bill and thanked the young man. Then—when the door closed behind the jubilant kid—Vaughn shrugged out of his jacket and face-planted onto the mattress.

Brie shook her head in wry amusement. “At least take off your shoes,” she said. “And tell me when we need to leave later. I’m not going to let you sleep more than thirty minutes at a time because of the possible concussion.”

Vaughn lifted his head and glared. “I don’t need a nurse.”

“You need something,” she said, putting a bite in her retort. “You look like hell, and you’re getting mean. Either you cooperate with me, or I’ll pull the plug on this meeting tonight.”

Vaughn gaped. “You wouldn’t. You couldn’t.”

She put her hands on her hips. “Try me.”

To her utter astonishment, the man actually cooperated. Perhaps because he saw the sense in her words. Or more likely because he felt dreadful and arguing was too much of an effort.

He stood and stripped down to his shirt and knit boxers. Brie hadn’t been prepared for how the sight of him half-naked would affect her. His legs were long and muscular and lightly dusted with hair. Vaughn was a gorgeous man in any situation. But right now, with his reserve temporarily at bay, she saw him as more approachable than usual.

Though she wanted to join him in the bed, she also wanted to feel clean again. She probably smelled of cornfield dust and antiseptic. “I’m going to take a quick shower,” she said. “And wash my hair. Will you be okay?”

He had resumed his prone position. “Humph...” The guttural syllable was supposed to be an affirmative.

It bothered her to leave him, but surely the EMTs would have insisted on hospitalization if the head injury were dangerous enough that he couldn’t be left unsupervised, even for a minute. With one last worried glance at the man sprawled on top of the covers, she grabbed her luggage and made her way to the bathroom.

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