The Outlaw Bride (2014)
“Tonight, she couldn’t be still.
It was the heat, she decided. Not Callahan. Not the kisses, or how they’d made her feel. She needed to breathe the night air.
Josie gathered the bottom of her gown, drawing it into a knot away from her legs, and padded through the house, across the enclosed courtyard. A full moon lit the valley, painting it with translucent silver. It was almost midnight, yet the heat was still ovenlike. The scent of roses hung sweet and heavy in the motionless air.
“Evening, Mis...s Josie.” Wash’s voice came out of the darkness.
Josie let the gown fall. She’d forgotten the old man was nearby. Though she was fully covered, her white nightdress made her stand out like a ghost in the moonlight. “Evening, Wash. Any word from Bear Claw?”
“Not yet, ma’am.”
“You don’t need to watch the house, Wash,” Josie said. “I’m sure my patient is no danger to me.” Her voice was a lot more confident than her convictions.
“The sheriff said Dr. Annie would have my hide if I didn’t,”MoreLess
It was the heat, she decided. Not Callahan. Not the kisses, or how they’d made her feel. She needed to breathe the night air.
Josie gathered the bottom of her gown, drawing it into a knot away from her legs, and padded through the house, across the enclosed courtyard. A full moon lit the valley, painting it with translucent silver. It was almost midnight, yet the heat was still ovenlike. The scent of roses hung sweet and heavy in the motionless air.
“Evening, Mis...s Josie.” Wash’s voice came out of the darkness.
Josie let the gown fall. She’d forgotten the old man was nearby. Though she was fully covered, her white nightdress made her stand out like a ghost in the moonlight. “Evening, Wash. Any word from Bear Claw?”
“Not yet, ma’am.”
“You don’t need to watch the house, Wash,” Josie said. “I’m sure my patient is no danger to me.” Her voice was a lot more confident than her convictions.
“The sheriff said Dr. Annie would have my hide if I didn’t,”MoreLess
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