“Mandy! It’s about time you got here!” Patty laughed, rushing forward to grab Carson by the arm. She looked nervous and flustered, and nearby, Jake was talking to a group of cowboys. Mandelyn had never in her life felt such a violent urge to hit another woman. Patty, blissfully unaware of her friend’s reaction, clung closer to Carson’s sleeve and grinned. “The Gibsons have been waiting for you,” she teased. “Jack said he wouldn’t even play if you didn’t come.” Carson laughed, and Mandelyn could ...have cried, because it seemed that the day was long gone when he would laugh with her that way. “In that case, I’d better get over there, I reckon. You look sweet,” he added in a soft drawl, glancing down at Patty’s blue polka-dotted dress and white shoes. “Thank you,” Patty said, and curtsied. Her eyes flirted with him. “It’s nice to have my efforts appreciated.” Her hair was loose tonight, too, and she’d never looked less tomboyish. Jake glanced at her out of the corner of one eye and scowled.MoreLessRead More Read Less
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