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“Lord,” he voiced, amused.
“You give your life’s blood to the people around here, Colton. Sometimes you’re away two and three days at a time, and you were in Rock Springs what, ten days? The least I can do is make sure you have a comfortable place to come home to. Like Anna, you deserve it.” Her doctor man worked himself to the bone and all without complaint for people who often couldn’t pay. He didn’t grouse, call it unfair, or deny anyone his services. If he was needed, no matter day or night, he saddled up and rode out. She admired that, but the woman who loved him wished they had more time together. It seemed as if every time she turned around, someone had fallen off a roof, been injured in a rock slide, or a rancher’s animal was in distress.
“Did Spring say what time she planned to bring Anna home?” he asked.
“In time for supper.”
“It’s only noon. Do you want me to help you move into your new room now that it’s done?”
“That would be wonderful. Mr. James brought my bed yesterday while you were gone.” He’d been overseeing the birth of one of Lucretia’s cows and had gotten in so late, he’d gone straight to bed.
“Lead the way.”
When they brought in the first load he looked around. “I’m impressed.”
“Do you like it?”
“I do. It looks nothing like it did before.”
She liked it as well; from the soft yellow paint on the walls to the ivory drapes made by Dovie to the lovely ivory-and-gold bedding she’d ordered, it was as nice as her bedroom back in Arizona. She’d had a door and a porch added to the space as well.
“Couldn’t find a bigger bed?” he asked, scanning the new oversized four-poster with its ivory brocade canopy.
She smiled. “I wanted it to be large enough to accommodate my doctor when he makes his house calls.”
He walked over and tested the give on the mattress. “I may have to make a series of calls to judge it correctly. Will tonight be soon enough for you, Mrs. Lee?”
The look he gave her made her senses flare. “I believe so.”
He walked over to where she stood. “Are you sure?”
Her body was already calling to him. “Yes.”
He slid a finger down her cheek, then brushed it gently over her bottom lip, before moving it slowly over her already budded breasts, and her eyes slid shut. “Afterwards,” he said, kissing her. “I should probably evaluate your new tub, too. We’ll use that fancy soap I missed out on the last time I was invited.”
She was ready to be undressed and evaluated there and then. “I look forward to it.”
It took a while but her large amount of hat boxes, shoes, gowns, and the rest were all moved in. Now she just had to put everything away. “Thank you.”
“You’re welcome. Figure it’ll take you a while to put all this stuff away, so I’m going to my study. See you in a year or so.”
“Out!” She laughed.
He left, and as she looked around, she thought it might take more than two years.
Later, Regan was in the kitchen preparing for dinner when Spring entered via the back door.
“Hello,” Spring said, “why does your kitchen always smell so much better than mine?”
Regan knew she was teasing because Spring was an excellent cook. “Where’s my daughter?”
“Outside. And she has a surprise. Will you get Colt and meet us out front?”
Wondering what this was about, she said, “Sure. Let me get him.”
She and Colt stepped out onto the porch and seeing Anna perched happily on the back of a smoke gray pony made their jaws drop. They stared at the smiling Spring.
Anna said, “Watch.” She and the pony rode a short distance before she turned him around and trotted back.
