The Cowboy's Surprise Bride. Linda Ford

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      Grady nudged Linette and indicated he wanted to whisper in her ear.

      She bent to hear his words. Her gaze slipped toward Eddie as she answered the boy. “Not yet.”

      She straightened and returned her attention to the dishes.

      Whatever Grady said had something to do with him. “What is it?”

      “Nothing,” Linette replied.

      He waited. He would not be ignored or dismissed in his own house.

      Linette lifted one shoulder. “He wanted to know if you were taking him to see the horses.” She smiled down at Grady. “It’s still snowing heavily.”

      Eddie studied the boy. The air around him vibrated with expectation—whether in anticipation of seeing the horses or fear of being told no, Eddie couldn’t be sure. Seemed the boy had every reason to expect rejection. “Grady, as soon as it’s decent out I’ll take you to the barn and you can visit the horses. It’s a deal.” He held out his hand. Perhaps the boy would trust him enough to shake, but Grady shrank back against Linette.

      Eddie lowered his hand. “Well, then.” He grabbed his coat and ventured out into the cold. It would take time. Trust didn’t happen all at once.

      The heavy wet snow reached his ankles. It would be even deeper farther up the mountains. If the men hadn’t been able to hold the herd... He refused to think of a disaster. Yet how many stories had he heard of cows driven by the wind, trapped in a box canyon, found dead in the spring?

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