Chapter Eleven
Within the hour, theywere pulling up to the ranch house, and Jared was helping her from the truck.
“Jerry, will you take these bags up to my room?”
“No problem, and congratulations on your marriage.”
“Thank you.”
Another ranch hand walked toward them, gaining Jared’s attention.
“Hey, Boss, we got a problem.”
“I’ll be right there,” he hollered and watched the ranch hand nod and turn back toward a barn.“Let’s get you into the house.”
Sky put a hand on his chest to stop him.“I can do that, Jared.You need to go.I’ll see you later.”
Jared studied her eyes to make sure she was sincere.“If you’re sure, I’ll go deal with the problem and a few other things and be back.”
“No problem.I’m going to lie down for a bit.”
“Abby is making a special dinner for us tonight, so be down in the dining room at or before six.It’s just after two now.”
“Okay, I’ll meet you there.”
Jared leaned down and kissed her hard before pulling away and turning to walk to the barn.
Sky made it into the house and to her room.She looked at the clock on the bedside table and decided she had time for a long nap, and she lay down.Even with all the excitement of the day, she was out between one minute and the next.
Sky was jolted awake by the alarm clock.
She sat up, dragged her legs to hang over the bed, and looked around groggily.She wondered how long it would be before she caught up with her sleep.She’d been asleep for three and a half hours and still felt exhausted.
Sky knew a shower would help to wake her, but first, she needed to grab some of the bags in Jared’s room because she wanted to find a beautiful dress to wear that night.
Fifteen minutes to six, Sky was in front of her mirror, putting on some of the makeup the saleslady had suggested and shown her how to use.
