Chapter Seven
As soon as the man ducked into the tack room, Kate picked up her pace and darted outside, stumbling and catching herself on the fence. Slowly, she counted back from twenty as her racing heart slowed to normal.
Who was that man?
Kate’s heart started pounding again as she revisited the scene. He’d looked at her like he’d known her. But he couldn’t possibly know her. She didn’t know any real cowboys. She certainly didn’t know anyone with a military or ranching background. And she’d never even heard of Prairie, Kansas before New Year’s Day. Maybe she’d met him overseas when she was touring with the USO? But how many nameless faces had she met over the last decade? Countless. He could be anyone.
Silly. If he’d recognized you, he’d have told you right off. Elaine hadn’t recogni
