Texas Fandango: Texas Montgomery Mavericks, Book 3 by Cynthia D’Alba Page B
Authors: Cynthia D’Alba
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else. Said he’s tired of my divorces and paying off my ex-husbands. Travis is the only man I know who really believes in marriage. I need him. I know he could keep me on the straight and narrow.”
Drake sighed. “I’m sorry, hon, but I do think you’re chasing a ghost fantasy.” He kissed her cheek. “Now, for tonight, let’s go have some fun.”
As they followed in the wake of others headed for the dance, Elsie Belle’s words haunted him. He believed in marriage. So much so, maybe he did try to find relationships where none existed. Did others look at him and believe otherwise? Had KC looked at him and seen a man interested more in a good time than a serious life partner?
KC downed the last of the wine in her glass and looked up. Her brother Reno had just stood to get his date another drink. She waved her empty wineglass at him. “Please? Fill it to the rim.”
Nadine Montgomery gave KC one of her motherly stares, as though she could read KC’s mind.
“What?” KC asked. “I want another wine.”
Her mother sighed. “This isn’t like you, honey.” She scooted closer. “What’s bothering you? Or…should I ask who is bothering you?”
“Nobody, Mom. I’m fine.”
“You just got home from a two-week vacation so don’t tell me you’re just tired. Did you meet someone while you were gone?”
She hadn’t told anyone about her and Drake’s trip, not even Caroline or Lydia. She wasn’t sure why. It wasn’t as though she was ashamed of it. She thought maybe it was because if she told anyone, they’d realize how deeply she’d fallen for him. Then they’d realize he didn’t feel the same and they’d feel sorry for her.
“No, I didn’t meet anybody,” she said with a smile. “And you know the rules. We don’t ever discuss my love life until the day before I marry. Then, and only then, you get to tell me about the birds and the bees.”
Her mother laughed. “Or maybe you could give me some pointers.”
KC felt the heat flare to her cheeks. Her parents loved each other very much, but the last thing any kid wanted to think about, much less talk about, was their parents’ sex life.
“Um, no. I don’t think so.”
Her dad leaned over and whispered something in his wife’s ear. She giggled and nudged his shoulder.
Oh man. This night couldn’t get any worse. She looked around the room for a reason, any reason, to get away from her parents making goo-goo eyes at each other. Fate saved her as Travis and Caroline entered the dance. She stood and met them at their table. She took Caroline over to meet her parents and her two brothers, Reno and Darren and their dates. After the introductions and a brief conversation, Travis led Caroline onto the dance floor, leaving KC alone…again.
She finished the wine Reno had brought her and was trying to decide if she wanted another when she saw Drake and his date. Good Lord in heaven. What was he doing with that man-eater, Elsie Belle Lambert? Everybody knew she was on the prowl for husband number three. Did she have Drake in her sights?
Abruptly, Elsie Belle stopped dancing, whispered into his ear and they walked out of the ballroom and into the lobby where KC could no longer see them. KC headed for the bar. To hell with ordering one wine at a time. She picked up two filled-to-the-rim wineglasses and made her way back to the Montgomery tables. She took a seat at table two, but she could have chosen any of the three designated Montgomery tables as most of the seats were empty with the family on the dance floor.
She should have brought a date, and she would have if she’d known anyone to ask. She loved living in her hometown, but one of the downsides was knowing most of the men here. The ones she might be interested in were either married, engaged or in a serious relationship. Or they were Drake Gentry, who’d never seen her as anything other than one of the Montgomery cousins.
After watching the dancers for about fifteen minutes—or was it
Drake sighed. “I’m sorry, hon, but I do think you’re chasing a ghost fantasy.” He kissed her cheek. “Now, for tonight, let’s go have some fun.”
As they followed in the wake of others headed for the dance, Elsie Belle’s words haunted him. He believed in marriage. So much so, maybe he did try to find relationships where none existed. Did others look at him and believe otherwise? Had KC looked at him and seen a man interested more in a good time than a serious life partner?
KC downed the last of the wine in her glass and looked up. Her brother Reno had just stood to get his date another drink. She waved her empty wineglass at him. “Please? Fill it to the rim.”
Nadine Montgomery gave KC one of her motherly stares, as though she could read KC’s mind.
“What?” KC asked. “I want another wine.”
Her mother sighed. “This isn’t like you, honey.” She scooted closer. “What’s bothering you? Or…should I ask who is bothering you?”
“Nobody, Mom. I’m fine.”
“You just got home from a two-week vacation so don’t tell me you’re just tired. Did you meet someone while you were gone?”
She hadn’t told anyone about her and Drake’s trip, not even Caroline or Lydia. She wasn’t sure why. It wasn’t as though she was ashamed of it. She thought maybe it was because if she told anyone, they’d realize how deeply she’d fallen for him. Then they’d realize he didn’t feel the same and they’d feel sorry for her.
“No, I didn’t meet anybody,” she said with a smile. “And you know the rules. We don’t ever discuss my love life until the day before I marry. Then, and only then, you get to tell me about the birds and the bees.”
Her mother laughed. “Or maybe you could give me some pointers.”
KC felt the heat flare to her cheeks. Her parents loved each other very much, but the last thing any kid wanted to think about, much less talk about, was their parents’ sex life.
“Um, no. I don’t think so.”
Her dad leaned over and whispered something in his wife’s ear. She giggled and nudged his shoulder.
Oh man. This night couldn’t get any worse. She looked around the room for a reason, any reason, to get away from her parents making goo-goo eyes at each other. Fate saved her as Travis and Caroline entered the dance. She stood and met them at their table. She took Caroline over to meet her parents and her two brothers, Reno and Darren and their dates. After the introductions and a brief conversation, Travis led Caroline onto the dance floor, leaving KC alone…again.
She finished the wine Reno had brought her and was trying to decide if she wanted another when she saw Drake and his date. Good Lord in heaven. What was he doing with that man-eater, Elsie Belle Lambert? Everybody knew she was on the prowl for husband number three. Did she have Drake in her sights?
Abruptly, Elsie Belle stopped dancing, whispered into his ear and they walked out of the ballroom and into the lobby where KC could no longer see them. KC headed for the bar. To hell with ordering one wine at a time. She picked up two filled-to-the-rim wineglasses and made her way back to the Montgomery tables. She took a seat at table two, but she could have chosen any of the three designated Montgomery tables as most of the seats were empty with the family on the dance floor.
She should have brought a date, and she would have if she’d known anyone to ask. She loved living in her hometown, but one of the downsides was knowing most of the men here. The ones she might be interested in were either married, engaged or in a serious relationship. Or they were Drake Gentry, who’d never seen her as anything other than one of the Montgomery cousins.
After watching the dancers for about fifteen minutes—or was it
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