“Never mind,” was all she said, making it obvious she had height issues.
“Ah. What other secrets are you hiding? A glass eye? Wooden leg?”
Sara lifted one eyebrow. “I’ll never tell.”
“That’s an invitation I can’t resist.” Cade pulled open his car door. “Tomorrow, twelve noon at Cartier’s. Bring your ideas.”
“I should probably warn you, some of my ideas have been called a little, um, off the wall.” Sara tilted her head to one side, studying his reaction.
A wayward ringlet danced in the breeze, then settled against her cheek in a gentle caress. Cade swallowed.
“It’s the off-the-wall ideas that usually turn out best, Sara Woodward,” he said softly so the old woman leaning out the window above them wouldn’t hear. “Don’t you know that yet?”
“I know. I wasn’t sure you did.” She grinned. “Cade Porter, this might be fun.”
He got into the car, his knees as weak as if he just climbed off his horse after a four-day trail ride. “I believe it will be.”
He drove back to the ranch slowly, savoring the memory of Sara’s smile, a picture that stuck with him long after he should have been immersed in the mundane duties of his day.
But later that night, staring up at the stars, Cade knew daydreaming about a woman like Sara Woodward was pointless. He’d lost his chance for love and family the day Marnie died. That’s when he’d known that God’s will for him didn’t include his cherished dream of a wife and family of his own.
So Cade would ignore his emotional draw to Sara Woodward. He’d concentrate on throwing Karen the best wedding he could. He’d continue to hope and pray his sister would choose to live at the ranch or at least nearby. Most of all, he’d accept that his future was to be a solitary one. He had to. He’d learned his lesson too well.
When God made up His mind, He didn’t change it.
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