A Rancher of Her Own. Barbara Daille White
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Название: A Rancher of Her Own
Автор: Barbara Daille White
Издательство: HarperCollins
Жанр: Современные любовные романы
isbn: 9781474032254
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She smiled. Sharon had brought Rachel to the Hitching Post early this morning, and the little girl had sat beside her at breakfast. In the ranch’s big SUV, Rachel had worked her way to a seat next to Jane, too.
Watching Rachel made her think of Rachel’s daddy and the way he acted every time she was around the child. What could he possibly have against her talking to his daughter? He seemed as strict with the girl as her own father had been with her. Maybe for that reason alone, her sympathy went to Rachel.
Still, she couldn’t deny she had other feelings for Pete. The memory of his touching her hand and her hair sent a pleasurable tremor down her spine. To her dismay, when she caught sight of her reflection in the mirror, her cheeks had turned pink.
Beside her, Ally leaned closer to the mirror and adjusted the bodice of her gown. “I think I’m going to give up eating this week.”
“Then you’d have to come back for another fitting,” Tina reminded her.
“Oh...that’s true. Maybe I’ll just skip desserts.” Ally glanced at Jane.
Glad for the chance to redirect her thoughts, Jane laughed.
They had planned to have dinner here in Santa Fe. Before the ride, they had all met for a quick lunch in town. At SugarPie’s, Cowboy Creek’s bakery and sandwich shop, the two of them had learned they shared a love of sweets.
“You’re on your own with that idea,” Jane said. “The other day, I thought about sacrificing dessert and realized I’d rather give up my main course—although I’m not sure about that now, either. Paz’s cooking is too delicious. And I can’t wait to get to SugarPie’s again. Sugar’s corned beef sandwich is as good as any New York deli’s.”
“Is it enough to make you stay in Cowboy Creek?” Tina asked.
Jane laughed. “Sorry, nothing’s that good.”
“Speaking of giving up,” Andi said, “have you fired your assistant yet?”
She froze for a moment, then pretended to be inspecting her dress more closely in the mirror. “No, I haven’t. Why?”
“I’m not so sure Pete likes taking orders from you.”
“First of all, Andi, I don’t give orders. And he’s fine about doing things for me.”
“Maybe he’d like to do even more for you,” Ally murmured.
“Watch it, girl, or I’ll steal your dessert tonight.” Jane looked at all three women and settled her gaze on her cousin Tina. Unlike Andi with her teasing and Ally with her over-the-top ideas, quiet, reserved Tina could always be counted on to tell the truth without embellishment. “What’s going on?”
Tina smiled. “I think Andi means Pete’s distraction when Jed was talking to him in the dining room yesterday. Ally was probably taking a wild guess about what Pete wants.”
The maid of honor rolled her eyes.
“Why should his distraction have something to do with me?” Jane said. And why did even the thought of it make goose bumps race down her bare arms? “He’s probably got a lot on his mind. He’s told me—more than once—how busy it is on the ranch around this time.”
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