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She rose on her tiptoes and kissed him.
He cupped the back of her head and settled his other hand at her waist as he deepened the kiss. She felt lightheaded by the time he drew back.
She put her hand to his cheek. “Good night, cowboy.”
“Good night, hon.” He kissed her forehead before she stepped inside.
She let the screen fall shut, but she watched Tyson through the mesh. He headed down the stairs and along the sidewalk to his truck. He glanced back with a long, lingering expression. He touched the brim of his hat in a goodbye gesture before climbing into his truck and driving away.
She let out her breath in a slow exhale as she closed the door. Her sisters weren’t there to drill her, so they were probably out with friends. Leeann had mentioned the Abbotts were home from their trip back East and that she and Jill might meet up with them for a drink at Mickey’s Bar and Grill.
Now that she’d had a chance to pull herself together, she could turn her thoughts back to better things. Tyson wasn’t Danny. He was a cowboy and wouldn’t always put his life on the line helping others.
A smile touched her lips as she thought about her night with Tyson before the near accident. She had a feeling that tonight she would dream of a tall cowboy in a black Stetson.
5
“Happy feet.” Haylee glanced at the nail tech giving her a deluxe pedicure before looking to her sisters, who were in spa seats to her right, enjoying similar treatments. “They always feel so good after a couple of hours here.”
“Same.” Leeann sighed with pleasure as a tech massaged her calves. “It’s wonderful after spending the last week on my feet.”
“The time in the spa chair goes too fast.” Jill’s tech finished giving her an apricot scrub. “We need to do this much more often.”
Haylee looked out the spa’s big picture window and watched pedestrians passing by. She wished she could see Tyson today instead of waiting until Saturday.
“Spill everything about your date at the barn dance.” Leeann drew her attention back. “I’ve been waiting on pins and needles to find out.”
“Ditto.” Jill nodded. “Everything.”
Haylee grinned. “Like I told you, a girl’s gotta have some secrets.”
“Nah.” Leeann shrugged. “You’re too open and honest to hold anything back from us, so get it over with.”
Haylee settled back in her seat and closed her eyes, picturing Tyson and how good he looked last night. “You saw the sexy man for yourselves, so you know things were off to a good start.” She sighed as the tech massaged her feet. “He is such a gentleman and aware of everything, including my feelings about some things. Clint Taylor tried to butt in on a dance, and Tyson got rid of him.”
“Go, Tyson.” Jill leaned forward so she could see Haylee. “Clint is such a loser.” She settled back in her seat. “And do I ever know losers—I just don’t recognize them right away.”
“If you’re talking about Carl, I’m glad you figured it out and got rid of him.” Leeann pushed her dark hair behind her ears. “Same for Clint, Haylee.”
Haylee rested her head on the pillow attached to the spa chair that doubled as a massager. She pressed the button for a back treatment, and the chair started vibrating. “I should have listened to Brady. When I asked him, he told me what he thought about Clint, but I chose not to listen.”
“Sometimes our brothers do know better.” Leeann smiled. “Just don’t tell them I said that.”
“They won’t hear anything from me.” Haylee raised both hands. “They all are so damned protective of us. I think they’ve chased off some good guys over the years, not just the bad.”
Leeann shook her head. “What guy wants to face a five-brother firing squad?”
“You successfully got us sidetracked.” Jill pointed her finger at Haylee. “Tell us more.”
“Tyson is a wonderful dancer and an even better kisser.” Haylee smiled dreamily before coming back to reality. “We ran into three of our brothers and their wives, and I got some teasing over asking Tyson out.”
Jill laughed, and Leeann grinned. “That was pretty cute and awesome.”
“Tyson told them he asked me out for our first date, which was technically true since he took me to the Prickly Pear in Scottsdale after my gallery showing.” Haylee wiggled her toes as she waited for the tech to open the bottle and paint fire-engine red nail polish on them. “It was sweet of him to say so. I was a little embarrassed, but Tyson said he’d planned to ask me out anyway.”
“Anything else happen that we should know of?” Jill sounded hopeful.
“Nothing more than we had a great time.” She watched the tech painting her big toe before looking at her sisters. “The enchiladas were all gone by the time we got to the buffet table after dancing, so he invited me to his place this coming Saturday—I bring the enchiladas, and he’ll get chocolate bunny tracks.”
