Vixen In Disguise. Kara Lennox

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      “You don’t have to put it like that. I’m not ashamed of knowing you. I just don’t want to explain what I was doing at the rodeo when I was supposed to be studying for my final exams. Oh, I have something for you.” She reached into her voluminous purse and withdrew a tiny potted ivy. “Somehow, in the confusion at the cash register, I ended up with one of your plants.”

      “And you actually felt compelled to return it?” Apparently she felt she’d needed an excuse to talk to him. Promising. If he was stuck in Cottonwood while his horse recovered, he could do worse than to spend that time with Anne. Plus, if she accepted him, his own family would almost have to.

      “I like to tie up loose ends,” she said. “This concludes our business, I believe.”

      “C’mon, Annie, I’m dyin’ here. Won’t you throw me a scrap of hope that you care something for me?” He waggled his eyebrows at her, though the question carried more weight than he cared to admit. It really did pain him to think she cared nothing for him. In fact, he simply refused to accept that as a possibility.

      “Wade, please.” But she laughed.

      Okay, now he was getting somewhere. “You want a beer?”

      “Not trying to get me drunk, I hope.”

      “From what I remember, that’s not necessary.” She narrowed her eyes. “You’re not winning any points by reminding me of my unladylike behavior.”

      “Oh, I think you were very ladylike. Stay here. I’ll get you something to drink.” Wade worked his way through the crowd to the kegs. He had to stand in line, but finally he was able to pour a couple of frosty cups.

      He returned to where he’d left Anne, but she was gone.

      “Well, damn.” He was some kind of sucker, wandering off and leaving her alone, giving her a golden opportunity to escape him. And in this crowd, he might not find her again.