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Оглавление“We could marry. In name only,” West hurried to add.
“Marry?” Her lips tightened in surprise. “I just told Bertram I wouldn’t be marrying for the foreseeable future—in name or not.”
West glanced down at her hand, which he still held. “I know, but it would be a marriage of convenience. A business arrangement. A way to make a go of this on our own, while still keeping things proper. You and Hattie would have the house and I’d bunk in the barn.”
It wouldn’t be as if she and West were actually married. Not like her and Chance had been. Vienna squelched a shudder at that thought.
“So what you’re saying is, if we do this, you’d get your dude ranch and I’d get a home?” The question sounded far more frank than she’d meant it, but she wanted to be certain she understood his motives before she made her decision.
A flicker of emotion that she couldn’t identify crossed his face. “Yes, I’d have my dude ranch and you’d have a home.” He withdrew his hand from hers, leaving her feeling a bit cold in spite of the sunshine.
