Page 2 of A Cowboy Takes A Chance

Having no idea what to say to him as he continued to stare at her, she said the first thing that popped into her head.

“Maybe I’ll see you on one of the trail rides.” Nodding, he turned from her. “Having a conversation with you is like pulling teeth,” she muttered.

He spun around. “Maybe because I don’twantto have a conversation. Good day, ma’am.” He climbed into his truck and drove off.

Taking a deep breath, she entered the cabin and shut the door then leaned back against it and closed her eyes. He was so sexy, and she had never felt that way before, or since seeing him. When he was brought into the hospital, she ran into the room to help the doctor and couldn’t breathe when she saw Jaxon Callahan. Another nurse took off his boots then his socks. The doctor took a pair of scissors and started cutting his jeans off then removed them, making Jaxon shout out in pain since they had to roll him to remove them. He laid there in his boxer briefs until someone placed a blanket over him and rolled him up to x-ray. The image of him lying there in black boxer briefs had burned into her eyelids.

Presley carried the towels and walked down the hallway to get into the Jacuzzi. She’d planned to do nothing while she was here. That was until she saw Jaxon Callahan. She wondered if he’d remarried.What did it matter? You’re going home in a month. Damn it.Of course, she’d find him now when she had a tough decision to make, and she couldn’t get involved with him. Not that he’d encouraged her, quite the opposite. Besides, Idaho Falls was far from Spring City, and she’d never been into long-distance relationships.

“Good Lord, Presley. Who says he would doanykind of relationship? You’re grasping at straws,” she muttered as she hung a towel up, put the rest in the linen closet, undressed then stepped into the Jacuzzi.

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Jaxon drove down the road to around the back of the barns. Parking, he climbed out to see his fraternal twin, Devin heading toward him.

“Where did you go?”

“One of the guests didn’t have towels in her cabin. Josie roped me into delivering them.”

“Why weren’t there any towels? What’s going on with housekeeping?” Devin asked him with a frown.

“Hell if I know, but we need to talk to Rosita about it. Maybe one of the new girls just missed the cabin, but it doesn’t make us look very efficient.”

“I’ll call Willa and have her look into it,” Devin said as he pulled his cell phone out.

“You just want an excuse to talk to her. You’re not fooling anyone.” Jaxon grinned.

“Hell, I’m not trying to fool anyone. I’m in love with my wife. What can I say?”

Jaxon laughed and strode down through the barn. The horses had just been put in for feeding. One of the ranch hands came out of one of the stalls and nodded at Jaxon.

“Hey, Jax. All the babies are fed and watered. I’m about to head out of here.”

“Sounds good, Chip. I’ll see you tomorrow.”

Jaxon entered the office in the barn and booted up the computer. There was a trail ride tomorrow, along with a camping trip. By the looks of the list, they had the maximum of people going on both. Jaxon glanced toward the window and thought about the woman in the cabin. She was beautiful. He didn’t really remember her, but she did look familiar. A nurse. She’d been there when he’d been in a lot of pain, so it was no wonder he didn’t remember her specifically. But when he’d seen her a few minutes ago, he knew he’d seen her from somewhere. Herdark hair flowed over her shoulders, and thick, lush lashes surrounded her blue eyes. A pert nose sat over sexy lips.Shit!He didn’t need to think of her at all. Nothing could come of it. No matter how beautiful she was, he wasn’t interested in her or a relationship. He’d had the love of his life, and he knew no other woman could replace her. The phone rang, and he picked it up.

“Jaxon,” he said by way of answer.

“I have an add on to the camping trip if you can fit one more in,” Josie said in his ear.

“I can always add one more. Let me pencil them in. What’s the name?”

“Presley Reynolds. You delivered the towels to her.”

Well, hell!“Does she know how to ride?” Jaxon clenched his jaw, hating the idea of seeing her again so soon.

“Yes, and I told her breakfast was at six, and she had to be at the barn at seven.”

“All right. Not a problem. Thanks.” Jaxon hung up and swore.

“Problem?”

Jaxon glanced over to see his sister-in-law, Willa.

“No. Not really. What are you doing here?”

“Just wandering the grounds.” She smiled at him.

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