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motorcycle pulling off.
 Love? Dammit, Dare, weren t you listening to anything Thorn said? He said he wasn t in
love with Tara, Stone said angrily.
Dare smiled.  Yes, I heard everything he said. But I believe differently. Take it from someone
who s been there, who s still there. Thorn is so much in love with Tara that he can t think
straight. However, he needs total concentration for that race, which is why I m glad he s
leaving for Daytona early. Thorn needs Tara at that race, but once the race is over there is no
doubt in my mind he ll begin seeing things clearly. It won t take long for him to realize just
how much he loves her.
Chase frowned.  We all know just what a stubborn cuss Thorn can be. What if he never
realizes it? Where does that leave Tara?
Dare chuckled.  Right where she s been for the past two years, deeply embedded in Thorn s
heart. But it s my guess that Tara s not going to settle for being any man s bed partner and
will force Thorn to face his feelings.
 And if he doesn t? Storm asked, still not convinced.
A smile tilted the corners of Sheriff Dare Westmoreland s lips.  Then we beat the crap out of
him. One way or the other, he s going to accept that Tara is no longer his challenge. She s the
woman he loves. But I don t think we have to take things that far. Rumor has it that he s sent
Tara flowers for Valentine s Day.
Chase raised a shocked brow.  Flowers? Thorn?
Dare chuckled.  Yes, Thorn. You know Luanne Coleman can t hold water, and word is out
that Thorn went into her florist shop yesterday, ordered flowers for Tara and wrote out the
card himself. I heard he even sealed it before nosey Luanne could take a peek at it.
 Damn, Stone said, with disbelief on his face. He d never known his brother to send flowers
to any woman before, and that included Patrice. Everyone knew Thorn hadn t really loved
Patrice, but had merely considered her as his possession, and when it came to the things
Thorn considered his, he had a tendency to get downright selfish and wasn t into sharing.
Being in love was a totally new avenue for Thorn, and Stone couldn t help wondering how his
brother would handle things once the discovery was made. Knowing Thorn, he would be a
tough nut to crack, but he agreed with Dare; Tara was just the woman to set him straight. In
Thorn s case she might need a full-fledged nutcracker.
 Hey, guys, I bet there will be a wedding in June, Stone said to his brothers.
 I think it will be before June. I doubt he ll wait that long. I ll say sometime in May, close to
his birthday, Chase threw in.
Storm rolled his eyes.  Love or no love, Thorn is going to kick and scream all the way down
the aisle. He s going to be difficult, that s just his nature, so I bet he won t be tying the knot
before September.
All three glanced at Dare to see what he had to say about it.  All of you know I m not a
betting man. A smile touched his lips.  But if I were to bet, I d have to agree with Chase.
Thorn won t last until June.
Tara walked down the busy hospital corridor, glad she was finally able to take a break in her
hectic schedule. It only took a few minutes to slip into the small chamber that led away from
the crowded hallway lined with patients, as she made her way toward her office.
Once inside she closed the door behind her, walked across the room and collapsed into the
chair behind her desk. She had been at the hospital since six that morning and had agreed to
make it a fourteen-hour day instead of a ten. One of her fellow doctors had asked her to cover
for her while she treated her husband to a special dinner for Valentine s Day. Since Tara
hadn t made any plans for the evening herself, she decided she could be flexible and help her
co-worker out.
She leaned back against her chair and closed her eyes and immediately remembered what had
happened two nights ago when Thorn had come to see her to let her know of his change of
plans.
After days of little sleep, her body had needed the release he had given to it, and she had been
sleeping like a baby since. But now she was feeling downright guilty at the thought that in a
few weeks, after the race, she would be letting him down. He thought he would be getting an [ Pobierz całość w formacie PDF ]