Heaven, Texas
“He tucked her under his chin and slipped his hand beneath her sweater. With her ear pressed to his chest, she could hear the strong, steady beat of his heart.
He stroked her hair while he caressed the skin on her back with his thumb. “Gracie, sweetheart, you know this isn't forever, don't you?” His voice was gentle and more serious than she'd ever heard it. “You've been a good friend to me, and I wouldn't hurt you for anything, but I'm just not a settlin' down guy. It isn't too late for you to ...change your mind if you don't think you can handle something temporary.”
She'd known from the beginning this wasn't forever, but she didn't believe he wasn't a settlin' down guy. He simply wouldn't be settlin' down with someone ordinary like her. He was used to bombshell blondes and drop-dead redheads, to women who made a career out of aerobicizing their bodies and augmenting their breasts. To beauty queens and rodeo queens and models who posed in nothing but a smile. His future wife would be somebody like that, but Gracie very much hoped she'd have brains, too, or he'd never be happy.MoreLess
He stroked her hair while he caressed the skin on her back with his thumb. “Gracie, sweetheart, you know this isn't forever, don't you?” His voice was gentle and more serious than she'd ever heard it. “You've been a good friend to me, and I wouldn't hurt you for anything, but I'm just not a settlin' down guy. It isn't too late for you to ...change your mind if you don't think you can handle something temporary.”
She'd known from the beginning this wasn't forever, but she didn't believe he wasn't a settlin' down guy. He simply wouldn't be settlin' down with someone ordinary like her. He was used to bombshell blondes and drop-dead redheads, to women who made a career out of aerobicizing their bodies and augmenting their breasts. To beauty queens and rodeo queens and models who posed in nothing but a smile. His future wife would be somebody like that, but Gracie very much hoped she'd have brains, too, or he'd never be happy.MoreLess
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