The last thing I need is for ma to get it into her head that this girl means more to me than she does.
If I can’t stop thinking of her, I might have to admit it’s true too and that’s not happening.
I have no intention of letting any woman mess with my heart again.
I like being alone dammit!
But gray eyes and fiery hair paint my vision until I keep seeing her out of the corner of my eyes. I kick my heels into Honeypot’s sides hoping to outrun her pretty face but she follows me all day until I finally head home, exhausted and still so fucking hard that sitting on my horse is a trial all its own.
Can this day get any worse?
Turns out it can.
CHAPTER 4
Posy
Morning Star is calling my name. I need something sugary sweet after last night’s craziness.
Yawning, I walk down the sidewalk until I get to the door, waving at people here and there that smile at me.
It’s odd though. I don’t know all these people but they seem like they know something I don’t.
Slipping inside the door, I groan as my eyes drift down the display case. I need a donut like you wouldn’t believe.
I get in line and after a few minutes of people looking at me strangely and whispering, I finally make it to the front of the line.
I recognize Callie’s smiling face and I grin back at her. “Hey. What’s up?”
“What are you doing here so early? Considering how late you were out last night and all that excitement I figured you’d be sleeping in.”
Her sparkling eyes make me groan. “And this is why I sometimes don’t like small towns. Seriously? It hasn’t even been a whole day.”
Oh, Ma Jacobson has already been in town to do her weekly shopping. She’s been talking all over town about how you andyour fiancé have been keeping it quiet for so long but the cat’s out of the bag now! Congratulations! How long have you two been together and sneaking around? Is that why you moved here?”
My brow wrinkles and I cringe. “What the heck are you talking about? I’m not engaged.”
“Still trying to keep it quiet? I get it. But I don’t think it’s gonna work anymore. Everybody knows you and Stone are engaged. Do you know when you’re gonna have the wedding? I’d be happy to put together something special for you two. Stone loves my donuts too.”
“Can I get a chocolate-frosted original, please?”
“Sure.” Her lips turn down but I don’t know what to do. I’m not engaged and I don’t want to lie to people.
Smiling when she hands me my bag, I hand her my card and wait until she runs it. She hands it back and I smile. “Thank you, Callie. I really appreciate this.”
By this I don’t just mean the donut. I mean the warning too. Now I know why everyone’s been snickering behind my back.
A young woman catches my eye and then she whispers behind her hand to her friend and both of them laugh loudly.
I have a feeling they aren’t happy about my good fortune in finding the man of my dreams…supposedly. I think those two could cheerfully rip my hair out by the roots.
Skittering away and out the door, I fight to keep my chin up. Now that I know what’s going on, I can see the people who wish me well and the others that are wishing for me to disappear.
Taking a deep breath, I slip into the front seat of my car and head home. I need to think.
But before I get more than a block away, an older woman flags me down and I pull over, worried that she needs help.
Glancing around, I wonder if she needs the police. I don’t see anyone around her though.
