Reckless Territory
“Robert sat at the freshly scrubbed table. “We’re going to need two wagons, at least.”
“All the basic staples,” Jace agreed pragmatically. “Flour, sugar, coffee, salt in bulk, and cotton for new curtains, gingham, bedding, tack, oats, rope, soap, nails, wire for the fences—”
Cole broke in. “We don’t have to do it all in this first trip. Let’s get the essentials and not draw attention to ourselves. If we spend too much at once, people will talk, maybe even get curious about us.”
The quick way Vic...toria glanced up wasn’t lost on him. They had yet to really discuss why he was wanted by the law, much less how he got the money for the ranch and supplies. Still, it was going to need to be addressed down the line. She had a quick intellect underneath that glorious crown of golden hair, and she knew full well this was not simple.
“I don’t need anything,” she said quietly. “I don’t mind the clothes I wear now at all.”
Hell.
Cole said more roughly than he intended, “We can’t give you silk and satin, but you must be tired of dressing like a boy.”MoreLess
“All the basic staples,” Jace agreed pragmatically. “Flour, sugar, coffee, salt in bulk, and cotton for new curtains, gingham, bedding, tack, oats, rope, soap, nails, wire for the fences—”
Cole broke in. “We don’t have to do it all in this first trip. Let’s get the essentials and not draw attention to ourselves. If we spend too much at once, people will talk, maybe even get curious about us.”
The quick way Vic...toria glanced up wasn’t lost on him. They had yet to really discuss why he was wanted by the law, much less how he got the money for the ranch and supplies. Still, it was going to need to be addressed down the line. She had a quick intellect underneath that glorious crown of golden hair, and she knew full well this was not simple.
“I don’t need anything,” she said quietly. “I don’t mind the clothes I wear now at all.”
Hell.
Cole said more roughly than he intended, “We can’t give you silk and satin, but you must be tired of dressing like a boy.”MoreLess
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