Cowgirl Fever (Novak Springs Book 1) by Dawn Brower Read Free Book Online

each other. That doesn’t mean we don’t pay the price for hurting each other. You can always depend on me.”
    “I know that, Dallas. You and Wes are the only men I can count on.”
    Oh hell his sister had sunk down to his level. He needed to work on his attitude toward women. Maybe somewhere along the way he could find a good one. He’d need to step up and show her that not all men were bad. Maybe all women weren’t, either. He didn’t like the idea of opening himself up to that kind of hurt again.
    “You shouldn’t close yourself off, Em.”
    “You don’t have a lot of room to talk.”
    “I know, but I’m not someone you should aspire to be.”
    “I don’t see it that way. You’re a good man, Dallas. I think you should take your own advice. Find a good woman. Take a risk. Try to feel again.”
    “I’ll take it under advisement. You could be right.”
    “I’m always right.”
    “No, you’re not.” He laughed. “But in this case you might be. I have to go. Let me know if you need anything else.”
    “I will. Now go take care of the ranch. I’d hate for it to go down in ashes before I have a chance of trying out the Cowgirl Yoga program.”
    Dallas laughed as he left the room. At least he had been able to get her to smile. Mission accomplished. He had a few things he needed to take care of. Number one on his list was locating Wes and getting him to help with Emma’s scavenger hunt. He couldn’t wait to see the look on his face when he realized what her prize was. That alone was worth tracking him down and giving him the good news.
     
     
     

Chapter Five
    Dallas still couldn’t believe he let Emma talk him not only into leading one of the groups on that blasted scavenger hunt but also to take the winners out on an overnight camping trip. Why did he let her talk her into doing these things to entertain her guests? Oh yeah, he wanted to make her happy. He remembered now. It still irked him a bit. The only good thing was Wes’s reaction to it had been priceless. It should be entertaining at least to spend the evening with his brother on that campout.
    He had a lot of things to do and most of them involved running the ranch. He sometimes wished he didn’t love his family quite as much as he did. They were the only ones he allowed inside his heart. After what he went through with Melody, he didn’t trust anyone he hadn’t known his whole life, and if he was being honest, sometimes he didn’t trust them. He learned that women were fickle and that he really only needed one thing from them. As long as they understood he wasn’t the staying kind, he would form a relationship of sorts with them. The relationship consisted of one night of no-holds-barred sex and he left them. Once the night was over, he didn’t give any of them a second thought. Why bother? All he needed was to occasionally have his needs met, and he had no problem finding a willing female to give him what he desired most. Of course in light of his discussion with Emma, he believed it was time to make a change. He had no clue how he’d go about making that happen. It was hard to let go of already ingrained attitudes.
    As he sauntered out of the barn to walk to the main house, he saw a navy blue Honda Civic pull up in the long driveway. The driver pulled it up to the front of the house and parked it by the white wraparound porch attached to the sunny-yellow house. She got out of the car, closing the door with a small thud. She began to pull her long butterscotch locks up into a messy ponytail that left random strands to fall all over her head and face. The woman adjusted her oversized sunglasses that covered her high cheekbones while her heart-shaped mouth lifted into a smile as she looked at the house. Dallas was awestruck at how beautiful she was; her breasts were full and high, and her waist narrowed into a plump ass. He had never seen hair quite that shade, and he wanted to touch it to feel if it was as soft as it looked. As she