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Kingdom Ranch: Western romance Eighteen
The clock on my bedside table says it was almost 3 in the morning. I couldn’t believe that last night had been real. The drive back had been totally different, we actually conversed and even stayed in the car after we had arrived. He wasn’t teasing or trying to make me feel uncomfortable in any way. It felt like a real date. I mean, it was a date and all I kept thinking was “So that’s what a date was.” In other circumstances, maybe in another life, I would have already gone to several of them. Maybe not quite as much but at least one or two; movie and a diner or perhaps a party where the alcohol was bought my someone’s older brother and the pretty girls from the school were dressing in skinny jeans and tight shirts. That’s how usually goes in movies, but not to me. He must be sleeping by now while I twist and turn overthinking or going over every little detail, I swear I’m trying to fall asleep but the cranks i
Kingdom Ranch: Western romance Nineteen
“Here, let me help.” Strong hands tilted my face up, directly towards the warm water. There was no way to mistake his voice. Andreas had stepped into the bathroom and now watched me struggle naked. “Shhh, relax.” I held onto the strong arms whimpering, coughing because someone in my struggle I had swallowed a bit of soapy water and now felt like I was drowning. “Open your eyes. That’s it, there. You’re okay. See?” The burning soon disappeared as he brushed my face lightly. “Carla.” I whimpered. “She’s held up downstairs. I heard your screams and came rushing in. And thank god I did, you were about to break your neck.” I knew it was not intentional, but also this was anything but right. “Close your eyes, I have to get rid of the soap on your hair.” He waited until I closed my eyes. The water ran once again down my face. A stone statue, that’s what I had become. Here I was, sitting naked in a plastic chair and nowhere to go or nothing else to do but to sit there and wish for the eart
Kingdom Ranch: Western romance Twenty
There's something is comforting about solitude. In the darkness, the absence of color makes it seem like everything around me is the same. The light coming into my bedroom is not enough but with time my eyes adjust. Noises coming from outside, there’s some type of activity going on. Music and loud voices, probably there’s some alcohol going around, and food. Some sort of celebration I wasn’t invited to but from the loud barking laughs most attendees are men. There had been a time when I could dance, not very fast but my leg sometimes was able to support my weight for a few seconds without bothering me too much. Back at the family farm, we had nights similar to these, my brother, when on a good mood, would tell me some of it; men drinking, their women would come with homemade dishes wearing brand new dresses and rouge on their lips. It wasn’t a celebration but more like something to lift their spirits. If it weren’t for the wheelchair, I wouldn’t even be able to move towards
Kingdom Ranch: Western romance Twenty-one
The cold night breeze, the crisp air, and the stars were all the things I loved the most about living so far from everyone else. “Birthday cake.” “I pegged you for a chocolate kind of girl.” He said before stepping away from my opened window. “Even rocky road.” The town was alive tonight, the main street decorated with tinkle lights and people going about with happy grins on their faces. Why couldn’t I be normal like them? Walking was something people gave for granted, I mean it's not like I couldn’t do it, at least for now I can’t. I have to get better soon, I can’t continue being so reckless and it had nothing to with making him mad, I only tried to get myself in and out of the shower on my own. I wanted to do things without having to wait for people to be available for me to do a tiny thing like getting up to brush my teeth. “Rebecca?” “Oh sorry.” There it was my two scoops of Birthday cake. “Thank you.” For someone else this, escaping to get some i
Kingdom Ranch: Western romance Twenty-two
The way back seemed longer. For a moment I thought we were lost but in the distance then I saw the house behind the trees and my stomach muscles started to churn up, I was tense from head to toe. We didn’t make it all the way to the house, I didn’t need the car lights to see him, walking in our direction. Eduardo was smart enough to stop, he knew him too well. I had no other choice but to sit there and wait, I even removed my own seat belt as he opened my door. With just the moonlight was hard to see his face, but saying he was angry would be a close guess. Without saying a word, he pulled me out of the vehicle and held me close to his body. He barely gave Eduard any acknowledgment before shutting the door a little bit too hard. When had him arrived? How had he known we were coming from the back road? Should I say even something? Would it change anything? Better not, things might get worse for Edward. Me, I was trapped in this whole deal with
Kingdom Ranch: Western romance Twenty-three
Eduardo disappeared the next day, I only asked once and the had to go home, and that was a big at lie. He either had some heated exchanged of words or feared it. At least could have said goodbye, he had been nice to have around. My social privileges weren’t reinstated but at least Lacey was able to come over and I was able to dump all on her. Not the part where I want physical stuff to happen or the bathroom episode when he saw me all wet and naked. All the other stuff, and the more I told her and heard myself the less serious her face looked. I saw one corner of her mouth twitch and the hysterics began. She laughed and laughed while I felt my whole face burning to something that felt like anger. “Let me know when you’re done.” I brushed an imaginary lint of my jersey pants trying to hide the hot boiling shame trying to scurry its way out of me. “I’m sorry, but do you hear yourself?” She said between laughs when she was finally able to articulate like a normal p
Kingdom Ranch: Western romance Twenty-four
This is the first time, in a long while, that I find it hard to get into a woman’s pants. Don’t get me wrong, I’m no Casanova but I didn’t have to work so much. She’s no saint either but the town is small and the rumors do reach my ears but somehow, she doesn’t see me. Is bad enough that I have to pretend it doesn’t affect me but for the longest time she has been engraved in my thoughts the second I saw her. It didn’t help that she was by baby sister best friend. Her rare appearances at home most of the time were unannounced. Mostly bumping into her on her way out, stopping her for a few blessed seconds with silly question around the main topic of all our conversations; my sister’s health. Her sole companion knew the reality of the accident and was one of the only people Becky would confide everything. One or two times I drove her home, whenever her siblings were caught up and those times she was accompanied by my sister. I can’t take out of my mind the time it start
Kingdom Ranch: Western romance Twenty-five
Attempt number two for mission wedding dress was a success, although in a different store but this time I went with Clara and by then word had spread around. The dress was simple, white, long enough to cover my leg and it had a bit of lace. Okay fine, it was the prettiest dress I’ve ever seen, a little bit loose on the chest area and some hemming was needed since there was no need for me to drag the train, I wasn’t really walking down the aisle. I was to be carried or roll down myself all the way there. The specifics weren’t quite there yet, or at least I didn’t know them, maybe no one had thought of it or asked. People hated to ask about mobility things around me. In two days, I was going to become Mrs. Andreas MacKinnon and it was all going to change for me. Cold feet or not there was no going back. The thrill, the butterflies, the urge to puke kept coming. According to Lacey, the town was buzzing after the news got out. I, Rebecca Kennedy was getting married, but
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