by Unknown
Adam had his arm wrapped tightly around Blair, her arm was around his waist and she rested her head against the crook of his shoulder.
Adam glanced over Blair's head at Coy and winked. "Now that this trouble is over, I suppose you'll start nagging at me to set a wedding date."
Blair knew Adam had forgiven her for behaving like a fool and this was his way of telling her so. "Yes, I will definitely nag, that is, if you still want to marry me."
"He'd better!" Coy stated emphatically. "Especially after all the trouble I went to! I certainly didn't slip out of the hotel room that night for my health!"
"Where did you go?" Blair asked curiously. "And where have you been disappearing to for days at a time?"
"I've been gambling . . . winning too, but after tonight, I doubt if I'll push my luck. And the night I slipped out, I had to meet a friend near the town they are now calling Oklahoma City. I paid him to file a claim on a plot of land . . . and he filed it under the name of Adam Cahill. I thought it would make a good wedding present."
"But . . . how did you know we were in love? You were never around long enough."
Coy threw back his head and laughed. "When Adam first came to the ranch, I knew you were sweet on each other, just didn't know when the two of you would realize it. About the land, though, you might not want it because it wasn't the site I originally selected. It has a natural pond and a creek running through it, but I doubt if the water will be very good. There's too much oil mixed in it to water livestock. The land is good, though."
Adam hugged Blair to him. "Sounds like he is trying to turn me into a rancher or a farmer."
She kissed him gently on his cheek. "Oklahoma City is a new town, perhaps they will need a good sheriff. And, as for the land, we will need to raise a nice-sized vegetable garden and a few head of beef cattle, especially after the children start coming."
Adam gazed at Blair lovingly. "That sounds mighty fine to me!" Then, he lowered his lips to hers as the wagon rolled on, beneath a beautiful Oklahoma sky.