Mail Order Bride: Westward Christmas Novel (Montana Mail Order Brides, Book 11)

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Authors: Linda Bridey
Tags: Romance, Historical, Literature & Fiction, Historical Romance, Genre Fiction, Westerns, Victorian, Holidays
the ground and rolled. 
    Sparrow enjoyed wrestling with Jack and he was happy to be her sparring partner.  Jack was always surprised by how strong Sparrow was.  Her appearance was deceptive, he knew.  She was also quick with her hands and had a knack for knowing her opponent’s weakness.  Leaning forward, Sparrow bit Jack’s earlobe and was rewarded by his groan and the tightening of his arms around her.
    “Sparrow, stop, I have to go to work,” Jack said laughing.  He sat up with her straddling him. 
    Her dark eyes laughed at him.  “Are you sure?”
    “You should have thought about that a little earlier this morning,” Jack said.  “Rolling around with you then wouldn’t have been a problem.”
    “So make sure you come home early tonight,” Sparrow said as she rose to her feet again.
    Jack grinned at her and said, “I’ll do that.”
    The sound of hoof beats interrupted their playing and Jack stood up.  Both of them brushed leaves from their clothing.  Sparrow picked a couple pieces out of Jack’s hair and he smiled at her.  “Thanks.”
    Roscoe barked at the horse and rider, wagging his tail the whole time.  This was a sign that he knew the rider and that all was well.  If it had been someone he was unsure of, he would have growled and stood with his tail stiffly erect.
    Sparrow grinned and let out a cry of delight when she saw Sasha sitting atop the horse.  She ran over to the horse as Sasha dismounted and enveloped her friend before Sasha was fully turned to her.  Sasha hugged her back and laughed. 
    “I have missed you so much,” Sparrow said. 
    “And I have missed you, too.  I’ve missed everyone so much,” Sasha said as she drew back.  “You look wonderful.  Being married agrees with you, I think.”
    Sparrow’s smile grew as she looked at Jack.  “Yes.  It does.”
    Sasha went to Jack and he embraced her.  Sasha said, “How’s my favorite deputy?”
    “I’m good,” he said as he grinned.  “Great, in fact.  There’s someone you need to meet.”  He hurried over to the cradleboard and took Danny from it.  He kissed his son and brought him over to Sasha.  “Danny, this is your Aunt Sasha,” Jack said.  He held Danny out to Sasha, who eagerly took the baby.
    Sasha looked into Danny’s sweet face and watched his lively black eyes as his brows puckered in confusion.  Her face was new to him and he studied it carefully.  Sasha smiled at him and he smiled back. 
    “He’s beautiful,” Sasha said as she inhaled his baby scent and held him a little tighter as she kissed his forehead.
    Danny seemed to like this and laughed and waved his arms around.  Sasha took one of his hands and kissed it.  “You are so precious.  Do you know that?” she asked.  Danny responded by blowing bubbles at her.  “I don’t think I’ve ever seen such a happy baby.”
    Jack said, “He’s always like that, except when he’s hungry.  It’s amazing how easy he is to get to sleep at night.  We’re lucky.”
    “Yes, we are,” Sparrow said as she leaned against Jack.
    He kissed the top of her head and said, “I gotta get going, but you ladies have fun catching up.  Make sure you go to the ranch.  They’ll get mad if you don’t go visit, Sasha,” he said.
    “Oh, don’t worry.  I planned to go see them,” Sasha said.
    She watched as Jack took a clothespin from his pocket and pinned it to Sparrow’s long, silky hair. 
    “You’re it,” he said, and danced away from her.
    Sparrow stared openmouthed at him.  “That was sneaky!”
    “Who’d I learn that from?” Jack said as he laughed.
    Sasha had trouble reconciling this laughing, teasing Jack with the one who’d killed a Lakota brave right in front of her and all his family.  Unfortunately, it had been necessary, but the images of that terrible time had stuck with her.
    Sparrow pretended to pout and said, “Don’t worry about coming home early.”
    Jack laughed.  “That’s what you say now, but I

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