Wedding at Cardwell Ranch. B.J. Daniels
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Название: Wedding at Cardwell Ranch
Автор: B.J. Daniels
Издательство: HarperCollins
Жанр: Зарубежные детективы
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“Hey, it’s okay.”
He wanted to comfort her, but kept his distance after what had happened earlier. “It really is okay.”
She shook her head as the music stopped and quickly wiped her eyes, apologizing again. She looked embarrassed and he wished there was something he could say to put her at ease.
“Earlier, I was just trying to comfort you. It was just a hug,” he said.
She met his gaze. “One I definitely needed. You have been so kind....”
“I’m not kind.”
She laughed and shook her head. “Are you always so self-deprecating?”
“No, just truthful.”
“Well, thank you.” She clutched the keys in her hand as if afraid she would lose them if she let them out of her sight.
At the sound of people approaching, she stepped away from him.
“Let me load those boxes in your van. I insist,” he said before she could protest.
As Dana, Lily and the kids came through the barn door they stopped to admire what Allie had accomplished. There were lots of oohs and ahhs. But it was Lily whose face lit up as she took in the way the barn was being transformed.
Jackson shifted his gaze to Allie’s face as she humbly accepted their praise. Dana introduced Jackson to Lily. He could see right away why his brother had fallen for the woman.
“Please come stay at one of the guest cabins for the rest of the wedding festivities,” Dana was saying to Allie.
“It is so generous of you to offer the cabin,” Allie said, looking shocked at the offer.
“Not at all. It will make it easier for you so you don’t have to drive back and forth. Also I’m being selfish. The kids adore Natalie. It will make the wedding a lot more fun for them.”
Allie, clearly fighting tears of gratitude, said she would think about it. Jackson felt his heartstrings pulled just watching. “I’ll work hard to make this wedding as perfect as it can be. I won’t let you down.”
Lily gave her a hug. “Allie, it’s already perfect!”
Jackson was surprised that Lily McCabe had agreed to a Western wedding. According to the lowdown he’d heard, Lily taught mathematics at Montana State University. She’d spent her younger years at expensive boarding schools after having been born into money.
Jackson wondered if the woman had ever even been on a horse—before she met the Cardwells. Apparently, Allie was worried that a Western wedding was the last thing a woman like Lily McCabe would want.
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