Whispers of Moonlight (Rocky Mountain Memories #2)
Lori Wick
Language: English
Pages: 432
ISBN: 0736918191
Format: PDF / Kindle (mobi) / ePub
When Travis and Rebecca marry, rumors quickly spread that he has done so only for her dying father's ranch. Confused and convinced that Travis can never truly love her, Rebecca strikes out on her own. She disappears to make a new life for herself in a town far away, but her friends there are few, and life is hard.
When desperate circumstances drive Rebecca home to Travis, she can see the change in the man she left behind. In her absence, he has grown from a rough-hewn cowboy to a confident rancher.
Still, her wounded heart is hesitant. Is she more afraid to love—or to be loved?
“She’ll agree,” he said very softly. “She’s a good girl, and she knows I’m taking care of her. I still plan to beat this, but just in case I don’t, she’ll have you. You understand ranching—even more than Grady did. You’ll run things, and she’ll be safe from Hannah.” He saw the question in Travis’ eyes but said only, “Reba will tell you about Hannah someday. You’ll have lots of time to get to know each other.” With that, Andrew appeared to go to sleep. Travis stood for a moment in indecision, but
laundry than she already has.” “She’s not going to do any laundry in her condition!” Dan thundered, but Angel shook her head. “We can’t do that do her, Dan. I want her to take it easy, but I think that, baby or not, she’s discovering who she is for the first time. As for the man, if he could let a woman like Rebecca get away, he doesn’t deserve her.” Dan sat for barely a moment and then spoke fervently. “Nothing has changed for me, Angel. I don’t care about the other man or the baby or
the smile that spread over her mouth. What a changed girl Rebecca was from even the beginning of the week! Monday night she realized she was in a family way, and by Thursday she was telling both Dan and Angel what she would and would not do. She did laundry all day Wednesday, cleaned the house Thursday, and prepared a gorgeous supper for four. It concerned Angel that Rebecca had begun to look at men as the enemy, but wasn’t she like that herself? She and Dan had been friends for a long time, and
Travis wanted to tell her to face facts, but he refrained. The boys were not rambunctious, they were … Travis’ mind hesitated. What were his sons? He wanted to call them brats or monsters, but in truth they were sinners. Self-seeking sinners, as all people are. Please, Lord, let me show them You. Help my attitude and care of them to be such that they will see a difference. Travis would have prayed on for his family, but he suddenly noticed Rebecca’s scrutiny of him. “Will you miss Pine Grove,
that was the last thing on his mind. What he wanted to do was love her for the rest of their days, but he wisely kept that to himself. After a few quiet moments, Rebecca finally spoke, her voice sad. “Everything you said is true, Travis, but because it’s true, it also means that I’m a complete failure as a mother. I don’t mind telling you that that doesn’t sit very well with me.” “You’re not a failure, Rebecca,” he told her sincerely, hating the pain on her face. “I know the boys are a handful,