Page 45 of Her Wild Cowboy Billionaire

He lifted an eyebrow. “Oh, do you live in Montana?”

“No, I was visiting a friend.” She tried to follow his lead, but it was difficult. She didn’t think Rory had danced much.

“So where do you live?”

He twirled her faster than the music tempo.

She stumbled but caught herself quickly.

“Forgive me,” he said. “I have no gift for dancing, I’m afraid.”

Willow looked around and saw Travis dancing with Pamela. His face was tight, though hers was smiling as if she’d just won the lottery. Willow felt a hint of jealousy and quashed it. Travis didn’t look like he was enjoying himself at all.

“I thought you were Travis’s friend.”

He furrowed his brows. “I am.”

“Then why are you doing Pamela’s bidding? You are only dancing with me, so she could dance with him. As though a single dance will change his mind about marrying me.”

Rory continued in the circles he’d started when they first began the dance. “Pamela is my friend, as well. She made a minor mistake. Should she be punished for that forever?”

Minor mistake? What kind of person was he to consider it a minor mistake? Her actions showed she didn’t love Travis at all and he would never love her after that. “Sleeping with someone else is not a minor mistake. It’s a breach of trust and yes, she should be punished forever.” Willow stopped dancing. “I’m done with this farce. Goodnight, Rory.” She started to walk off the dance floor and then changed her mind and found Travis and Pamela in the crowd. She walked up to them and tapped Pamela on the shoulder. “I’m cutting in.”

Pamela’s face went red. “You can’t.”

“I’m afraid she can. Observe the social niceties and don’t make a scene, Pamela.” Travis dropped Pamela’s hands like they were red-hot pokers and took Willow’s. “Goodnight, Pamela. Tell Rory I hope he was happy with his dance with Willow. It won’t happen again.”

Pamela turned on her heel and stomped off the dance floor.

Willow and Travis waltzed again.

“Thank you for saving me.” Travis pulled her closer than was proper for the dance.

“I’d had enough of Rory’s attempts to dance, and he was obviously as uncomfortable as I was. So, I stopped and found you. You are my perfect dance partner. She was just trying to break us up, you know.”

“We seem to dance in sync.” He pulled her a little closer. “I know what she was trying, but that will never happen. You’re stuck with me.”

He twirled her around, causing her skirt to swing out and reveal sparkling stones that could only be seen when the skirt was open.

He had a half smile and eyes that pleaded with her. “Marry me, Willow. You know you’ll say yes. What are we waiting for?”

Willow smiled. “I want to be courted. I want to go out on dates, both with and without Mindy. She loves you so much, you know.”

“I know and I love her, too. I can’t wait to officially be her dad.”

Willow’s heart melted again. What was she waiting for? She knew. Three little words from Travis. She waited to hear I love you from his lips. Was she wrong, when everything he did proved he loved her?

“And I can’t wait to be your husband, to make love to you whenever we want to. Where would you like to go on our honeymoon?

“Well, I know that Mindy would like anywhere that has horseback riding.”

“Do you want to take her on our honeymoon? What if we go on two honeymoons? One with Mindy and one without. I selfishly want time alone with you.”

Willow smiled. Her heart loving this man a little more each time they were together. “That would be perfect.”

“Then where would you like to go?”

“Well, I understand horseback tours are a great way to see Botswana and Bali also has horseback riding. But with Mindy’s love of horses and animals in general, I think Botswana would be the destination to choose. We can have a treehouse or luxury tent accommodations. Then, during the day, we’d be riding through the game preserve and seeing all kinds of animals.”