Page 53 of A Cowboy's Trust
Jinx got home from school and promptly had to watch the video of the wedding. “Awww. You guys are so cute,” she said when it was done. She wiggled to the front of the couch and twisted toward Logan, who sat in the easy chair beside her. “Wasn’t that adorable?”
Logan shrugged. “Not much up on weddings, I guess.”
Jinx rolled her eyes. “Well, I am. And that was perfection.”
She exited the living room with a huff and a flounce in her step.
Tansy exchanged glances with Petra, amused as all get out. “It’s okay, Logan. You barely know the players. You’re not expected to be gaga over their wedding.”
“I mean, you guys look happy,” Logan offered to Petra cautiously. “That’s a good thing.”
“It’s a very good thing,” Petra agreed before bringing Logan a pot of potatoes. “You can sit there and peel these, please.”
She rejoined Tansy at the counter.
Tansy stole another hug. “I agree with both sentiments. That was an adorable wedding, and you guys look happy together. Congratulations.”
“Thanks.” Petra examined her face. “I’m guessing here, but it looks as if Jake handled your participation well.”
“Pretty much,” Tansy agreed. “He doesn’t know everything, but he said some really perfect things that make me want to keep moving forward.”
Happiness somehow got brighter on Petra’s face. “I’m glad.”
“Me too,” Tansy said honestly. She paused. “Good job with the hacking. What was the password, by the way?”
“His daughter’s name and birthday.” Petra sighed heavily. “Which everyone in Heart Falls knows is Christmas Day.”
“Ouch. Yeah.”
A not-so-fancy but still delicious wedding supper was followed smoothly by a couple of pretty normal days. Suddenly, it was Saturday, and before she knew it, Tansy was getting ready for her date.
She eyed herself in the mirror on the back of her bedroom door, twisting from side to side. “You don’t think it’s too much?” she asked Sydney, who had shown up to check on Logan and been conned into staying to spend the evening with Jinx and Petra watching some classic horror movie.
Sydney got to her feet and did a slow walk around.
Tansy wore leggings under a long-sleeved, body-hugging, thigh-high dress. Both the leggings and the dress were a deep azure blue that made Tansy feel as if she was a movie star headed onto the red carpet. She’d left her hair down, the blonde waves falling to mid-back.
Black leather boots with a modest heel finished the outfit, and the idea of Jake undressing her set all sorts of delightful shivers down her spine.
Sydney rummaged on the counter for a moment then passed Tansy a new lipstick. “That dress colour is dynamite on you, but you need one final thing. This will keep him staring at your mouth until he’s going wild,” she suggested.
“We pretty much already established that he and I are about to be a happening thing, at least in the sex department.” Tansy grinned. “I don’t know if there’s anything clearer than a green light, but we’ve flashed it.”
“No sharing flashing stories,” Sydney warned. “Not my kink.”
Putting on lipstick while snickering was disturbingly difficult. “Are you getting some of whatisyour kink these days?” Tansy asked. “If you need a confessional.” Or advice on who to hit on since Sydney didn’t seem to be involved with anyone on a regular basis.
“I’m doing what works for me, and I’m happy.”
Huh. Not the answer Tansy expected.
Sydney raised a brow at Tansy’s face. “Seriously? You thought I was staying at home every night studying medical texts?”
“To be honest, I thought maybe you were getting some during your out-of-town trips,” Tansy shared, dropping to the mattress beside her friend. “You found someone who is nice to you, girlfriend?”
“Yes, Mom.”
Tansy poked Sydney in the side. “Be serious. Petra and I care, even if you’re a Sphinx at times, so you just have to put up with our loving nosiness. Are you really okay?”
