Page 10 of The Cowboy's Unshakeable Love

He climbed into his truck, and Travis set her down in the wheelchair. “Sorry, I should’ve let you sit instead of keeping you on your feet.”

“It’s fine. I enjoyed having a conversation at eye level. It’s been a while since I’ve been able to do that.”

He frowned and squatted down in front of her. “I should’ve thought about that before now.”

She laughed. “I wasn’t complaining! And you don’t need to get down like that just to talk to me.”

He grinned. “I do. I like it.” He gripped the arms of the chair and leaned in close. For a second, she thought that he was goingto kiss her. Instead, he whispered in her ear, “How can I expect you to see eye to eye with me if I’m up there and you’re down here?”

He pulled back to look into her eyes.

“And what exactly do you want me to see eye to eye with you over?” she asked.

He shrugged. “Guess we’ll have to wait and see, won’t we?”

Chapter Three

After he’d shown her around the restaurant building, Travis wheeled Retta back outside to his truck. He stopped when her phone rang, and she fished it out of her purse.

“Hi, sweetie. Yeah, I’m good.” Retta laughed and looked up at him. “I promise I’m taking it easy. Travis hasn’t given me any choice.”

He winked at her.

“I don’t know, I’ll text you again later. I …”

Travis raised his eyebrows.

“She wants to know what time she can expect me back.”

“Whatever time you say – I’ll keep you out until your curfew if I get a say in it.”

She chuckled and spoke to Callie again. “He wants to know what time my curfew is … No, but I don’t want you to worry … Okay … I’ll text you later.”

She ended the call. “She’s not worried about the time – only that I don’t overdo it.”

“We both know there’s no chance of that. And seriously, just let me know if you’ve had enough; I’ll take you back whenever you want to go.”

“Thanks, Travis. I’m excited to see more of the place. You said there’s a few cabins; do you live in one of those?”

He grinned. “Nope. The cabins are great, but I live in the main house. It’s too big for me, but it’s more of a home. The cabins are a bit … rustic.” He shrugged. “They’ll suit the guys who come tostay, but I want something more permanent for myself. Want to come see?”

She nodded eagerly.

He opened the passenger door to his truck, and just as he was about to lift her out of her chair, they both looked up at the sound of vehicles approaching.

Ty’s truck came first, and he and Shayna waved as they passed. Libby followed them in her truck and as she pulled into the parking lot, she put her window down.

“Hey, you two. I’m not stopping. I just wanted to say hi.” She smiled at Retta. “And to welcome you.”

“Thanks.” Retta gave her a rueful smile. “I wish it were under different circumstances, but …”

“How’s your leg doing?”

“It’s fine. It’ll just take time. Once I can get about by myself, I’ll head home and get out from under Callie and Kolby’s feet.”

Libby glanced at Travis before she said, “Is there any chance that you’d consider staying?”

Retta shrugged, and Travis chuckled.

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