Cole's Montana Bride (Sweet,clean Western Historical Romance)(Montana Ranchers and Brides Series Book 7) by Maya Stirling Page B
Authors: Maya Stirling
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just how natural it felt to be a part of a place like this. For a brief moment she shared Cole's pleasure at being under the sky, seated on the back of a horse and gazing down upon a scene that could fill up a person's soul.
Cole took her to some places that she remembered. Rocky outcrops, high ridges with stunning views of the distant mountains and finally they started down toward the river. They'd spent many a warm, summer afternoon down at the river. Cole had taught Victoria how to fish, but she'd never had much luck catching anything. The only thing she'd ever caught was Cole's full attention, which he'd always been more than happy to give her. That had been when they'd been so sweet on each other that it had seemed inevitable they would end up married.
Victoria pushed thoughts of the past to the back of her mind as they started down a meadow which led to a forest, beyond which lay the bend in the river. Cole pulled his horse to a halt and glanced up at the sky. A heavy bank of dark cloud had been building steadily up for the past while. The air had gotten suddenly cooler and Victoria had pulled her collar tight around her neck.
"Looks like it might rain," Cole observed. Just as he said those words Victoria heard the distant hiss of a bank of rain further back in the direction of the house. They were a long way from the ranch house. It would probably take nearly a half hour to make it back to the house.
"What are we going to do?" Victoria asked.
Cole frowned and glanced toward the forest. "There might be a chance to take shelter over there," he said gesturing to the trees.
"There?" Victoria asked. She glanced back and saw the thick sheet of rain heading in their direction.
Cole moved his horse on. "Follow me," he said. Victoria guided her mount behind Cole.
After a few moments she started to feel the first heavy drops of rain falling onto her bonnet. They moved on quicker and finally made it under the temporary protection of the overhanging trees.
The rain was getting heavier by the minute and the horses were starting get restless, their ears twisting back and forth.
Victoria knew she and Cole would have to make it to shelter soon or they were both going to end up drenched. Victoria could see that Cole was getting concerned. He looked like he was trying to figure out how they could get out of the rain. Victoria held onto her bonnet as a gust of wind shifted it momentarily out of place. Drops of rain soaked the back of her gloves.
"Can't we get out of this rain?" she asked Cole above the sound of the slowly shifting branches.
Cole peered through the trees and a flash of recognition lit his eyes. He drew his horse closer to Victoria's and reached over, grasping the reins, holding the animal tight. "I think there's a cabin through these trees," he called out to her.
Victoria frowned. "Cabin?" Her voice felt suddenly strained, uncertain.
Cole nodded. "It'll give us shelter until this stops," he said looking up at the dark clouds, squinting at the tumbling raindrops. Victoria followed his gaze. It looked like the rain was going to get worse before it got better.
Both horses started to shift nervously from side to side. Cole kept a firm hold on Victoria's horse.
Cole seemed to sense Victoria's alarm and reached out a hand, placing it gently on her arm. "Let's go. I think we can get to the cabin in a few minutes. It'll be warm and dry. We can wait out the storm," he said peering at her through the rain. She felt so unsure. Could she trust Cole enough to take shelter in a cabin in the woods? Victoria felt herself stiffen and hesitate.
"You want to go?" he asked finally.
With one last look up at the heavens and a visible and very impatient roll of her eyes, Victoria nodded.
Cole quickly removed his jacket and threw it around Victoria's shoulders, lifting it so that her head was covered. She tried to voice some resistance to his gesture but he would have none of it. Underneath the heavy jacket Victoria felt
Cole took her to some places that she remembered. Rocky outcrops, high ridges with stunning views of the distant mountains and finally they started down toward the river. They'd spent many a warm, summer afternoon down at the river. Cole had taught Victoria how to fish, but she'd never had much luck catching anything. The only thing she'd ever caught was Cole's full attention, which he'd always been more than happy to give her. That had been when they'd been so sweet on each other that it had seemed inevitable they would end up married.
Victoria pushed thoughts of the past to the back of her mind as they started down a meadow which led to a forest, beyond which lay the bend in the river. Cole pulled his horse to a halt and glanced up at the sky. A heavy bank of dark cloud had been building steadily up for the past while. The air had gotten suddenly cooler and Victoria had pulled her collar tight around her neck.
"Looks like it might rain," Cole observed. Just as he said those words Victoria heard the distant hiss of a bank of rain further back in the direction of the house. They were a long way from the ranch house. It would probably take nearly a half hour to make it back to the house.
"What are we going to do?" Victoria asked.
Cole frowned and glanced toward the forest. "There might be a chance to take shelter over there," he said gesturing to the trees.
"There?" Victoria asked. She glanced back and saw the thick sheet of rain heading in their direction.
Cole moved his horse on. "Follow me," he said. Victoria guided her mount behind Cole.
After a few moments she started to feel the first heavy drops of rain falling onto her bonnet. They moved on quicker and finally made it under the temporary protection of the overhanging trees.
The rain was getting heavier by the minute and the horses were starting get restless, their ears twisting back and forth.
Victoria knew she and Cole would have to make it to shelter soon or they were both going to end up drenched. Victoria could see that Cole was getting concerned. He looked like he was trying to figure out how they could get out of the rain. Victoria held onto her bonnet as a gust of wind shifted it momentarily out of place. Drops of rain soaked the back of her gloves.
"Can't we get out of this rain?" she asked Cole above the sound of the slowly shifting branches.
Cole peered through the trees and a flash of recognition lit his eyes. He drew his horse closer to Victoria's and reached over, grasping the reins, holding the animal tight. "I think there's a cabin through these trees," he called out to her.
Victoria frowned. "Cabin?" Her voice felt suddenly strained, uncertain.
Cole nodded. "It'll give us shelter until this stops," he said looking up at the dark clouds, squinting at the tumbling raindrops. Victoria followed his gaze. It looked like the rain was going to get worse before it got better.
Both horses started to shift nervously from side to side. Cole kept a firm hold on Victoria's horse.
Cole seemed to sense Victoria's alarm and reached out a hand, placing it gently on her arm. "Let's go. I think we can get to the cabin in a few minutes. It'll be warm and dry. We can wait out the storm," he said peering at her through the rain. She felt so unsure. Could she trust Cole enough to take shelter in a cabin in the woods? Victoria felt herself stiffen and hesitate.
"You want to go?" he asked finally.
With one last look up at the heavens and a visible and very impatient roll of her eyes, Victoria nodded.
Cole quickly removed his jacket and threw it around Victoria's shoulders, lifting it so that her head was covered. She tried to voice some resistance to his gesture but he would have none of it. Underneath the heavy jacket Victoria felt
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