A Laird for Christmas by Gerri Russell

Author:Gerri Russell [Russell, Gerri]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Tags: Literature & Fiction, United States, Romance, Historical, Scottish, Historical Romance, Holidays
ISBN: 1477808876
Amazon: B00CAUZQI4
Publisher: Montlake Romance
Published: 2013-10-15T04:00:00+00:00

Jane waited until the toll of the bell died before she reached for the door latch. Two hours had passed. The competition was at an end. A part of her was curious to see what they had created. Another part of her was less eager to have to choose a winner.

“Are you ready to see how they fared?” Margaret asked from beside her.

“They are awfully quiet.” Silence was all that greeted them from the opposite side of the door. “Perhaps they have killed each other with the pins?”

“Do not be dramatic, dearest. They are most likely as nervous as you are.”

She was nervous, but determined to get the selection of her next champion over with. Steeling herself, she opened the door and went in.

The first surprise was that they were all alive and watching her every move as she stepped into the chamber. The second surprise was that the room was clean. The fabric had been neatly gathered and placed back into the basket. The shears, needles, and thread were collected and returned to their proper places.

The third surprise was that each of the men waited not in his chair, but on their feet, their movements arrested as though only a heartbeat before they had been pacing like caged animals about the chamber.

“Goodness,” Lady Margaret exclaimed, giving voice to the thoughts running through Jane’s head. “You all completed your task. That is excellent. Simply marvelous.” Her aunt moved to stand near Lord Galloway. She offered him a coy smile and color flooded her cheeks.

Jane watched the exchange between her aunt and Lord Galloway with interest. Her aunt never blushed. And the look she gave him before leaning against the wall at his back was almost as though she were under some kind of spell.

The tension in the chamber was thick as Jane moved into the room slowly, allowing herself time to digest her aunt’s fascination with Lord Galloway. David stood off to her left. One glance at his dark expression revealed his trapped desperation. His eyes sparked with undisguised temper.

A quick glance at the others revealed the same caged energy. None of them were happy about the competition Lady Margaret had foisted on them.

Returning her gaze to David she asked, “What have you created for me, Sir David?”

David slowly unfolded his hands to reveal a bright yellow folded star.

She offered him a smile of appreciation. “How very clever of you to fold the cloth into angles, then secure it with thread.”

“It was all I could think of,” he admitted, his gaze dropping to the star. “Leave me in the wilderness for days on end with no food or water and I can survive. But sewing, it is the worst sort of torture and not something I ever wish to do again.” Tension coiled in his wiry frame.

“Tell me why you chose a star.”

“It is supposed to be the Christmas star, the one the wise men followed to lead them to the Christ child.”

“Very well done, David.”

At her words he met her gaze once more.

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