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.“Hi, Paige.” She looked at Cash.“You, I’m not speaking to.” But the sparkle in her eyes gave away her mirth.“Oh, sis.You know you love me.” Cash pulled her into his arms, gave her a loud smacking kiss on her cheek and then messed up her hair.Paige brushed a kiss on Olivia’s cheek.“A horse?”“Oh, yes.After I distinctly told my brothers not to buy a horse for Adam for his birthday, that arrived this morning.” She pointed to a chestnut-brown colt.“Meet Rocky.”Paige chuckled.“He’s lovely.”“He’ll grow up with me,” Adam said.“I’ll love him forever.”Cash knew his sister would forgive them.Every little boy had to have his own horse, at least in his family they did.“And how old were you when you got your first horse, sis?”Olivia flipped her hair over her shoulder.“Irrelevant.”“How old were you, Momma?” Adam asked.Cash leaned over to his nephew.“She was seven.”Adam laughed.“The same age as me.”“Now that your uncle Cash and Paige are here, let’s go cut the cake,” Olivia said, clearly redirecting her son.Over her shoulder, she whispered, “If you two ever have a son, I’m buying him a set of drums.Two can play at this game.” She followed Adam as he raced toward the house.Paige slipped her arm around Cash’s waist.“Oops.You might have won this battle, but I think the real war is ahead.”Cash slung his arm around her shoulders.“Gotta love a good family scrimmage that’ll take years to win.”Walking with Paige, their arms intertwined, Cash knew his plans for the day were right.He belonged with Paige and she belonged with him.Forever.Wedding anniversary presents for Travis and Caroline had to wait until Adam tore through his stack of birthday presents.Boots.Gloves.A new saddle—from his dad who’d known about the horse.A hat.And more toys and books than Cash could count.Unlike Adam, who ripped and tore his way through his gifts, Caroline was much more restrained as she opened the few anniversary gifts for Travis and her.Each gift was pronounced as perfect before being handed off to one of the other women to see.The men stood off to the side, each of them with a drink in hand.Beer for some.Soft drinks for others.“You’re a lucky man,” Cash said to Travis with a tip of his glass of Coke toward Caroline.“Don’t I know it,” Travis said with a smile.“I don’t deserve her, but whatever you do, don’t tell her.”Cash laughed.“So, little bro, when you stepping up to the plate?” Jason asked.Cash frowned.“That’s an excellent question.” He looked over at the women in his family sitting on his parents’ patio.The men were gathered with him.Adam was over in the pasture running with his new colt.“You know what they say.No time like the present.”He stepped away and walked over to the women.Their high-toned voices quieted when he knelt beside Paige’s chair.She turned toward him.“What’s wrong, Cash?”He pulled a small black velvet box from his front pants pocket.“What’s wrong is your last name.I want to change it to Montgomery.” He popped open the box and the two-carat oval-diamond engagement ring sparkled in the late afternoon sun.“Will you marry me?”Paige’s mouth dropped.Tears began filling her eyes.Behind him, he heard the shuffle of boot soles as the men in his family joined the women on the patio.No one spoke as they waited for her answer.Her hand went to her mouth.Her gaze shot from him, to the ring, and back to him.“Ohmigod.Ohmigod.Are you serious?”Cash smiled.“I’m serious.Marry me.Hell, you need to make an honest man out of me.You’ve made me live in sin with you for months.”She laughed and threw her arms around his neck.“Of course I’ll marry you.I love you.” She covered his face with kisses.Around them, his family cheered and applauded.It didn’t matter what twists and turns life held for them.As long as they were together, they could weather any storm.About the AuthorCynthia D’Alba was born and raised in a small Arkansas town.After being gone for a number of years, she’s thrilled to be making her home back in Arkansas living in a vine-covered cottage on the banks of an eight-thousand acre lake.When she’s not reading or writing or plotting, she’s doorman for her two dogs, cook, housekeeper and chief bottle washer for her husband and slave to a noisy messy parrot.She loves to chat online with friends and fans.You can find her most days at www.cynthiadalba.com or www.everybodyneedsalittleromance.com.Follow her at www.facebook.com/AuthorCynthiaDAlba, www.twitter.com/CynthiaDAlba, or email her at cynthiadalba@gmail.com.Look for these titles by Cynthia D’AlbaNow Available:Texas Montgomery MavericksTexas Two StepTexas TangoTexas FandangoTwo weeks on a beach can deepen more than just their tans.Texas Fandango© 2014 Cynthia D’AlbaTexas Montgomery Mavericks, Book 3KC Montgomery was eleven when she met the love of her life.Of course, seventeen-year-old Drake Gentry didn’t know she existed, but that didn’t stop her girlish fantasies from growing and changing over the years.Now, after enjoying a front-row seat to his breakup with his latest girlfriend, she’s been handed an all-grown-up fantasy come true—two weeks at the Sand Castle Resort.With him.Drake most definitely noticed KC a long time ago, but the timing’s never been right.Now that he’s facing a lonely vacation that was supposed to be for two, it seems only natural to accept KC’s offer to fill in.And as far as her terms go… No strings.No expectations.No holds barred.Drake is no fool—he’s all over it [ Pobierz całość w formacie PDF ]