A Mail-Order Illusion (Miners to Millionaires Book 8) by Janelle Daniels

Author:Janelle Daniels [Daniels, Janelle]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Dream Cache Publishing
Published: 2018-03-21T05:00:00+00:00

“That’s it! You got it! Keep going!” Jimmy shouted as Violet cut through the water.

Exhilaration pumped through her. I’m swimming! It wasn’t graceful, or all that productive, but she pushed forward.

After several feet, she stopped and maneuvered herself upright. Her head went under the water a moment before she found her footing and shot back up. Instead of panicking, she was excited.

“I can’t believe how far you’ve come in only a few lessons. You’re a fast learner.” Jimmy swam over to her, a huge smile on his face, and Violet answered it with one of her own.

She tried not to blush at his praise, but she wasn’t sure she’d succeeded. She’d had plenty of compliments before, but this was different. Men had often praised her for her beauty—dark hair, icy-blue eyes, a desirable figure—but this had nothing whatsoever to do with her looks.

This time, Jimmy praised her for her accomplishment. No one had ever done so in her past, and it meant so much more to her than anything having to do with her looks. “I couldn’t have gotten this far without a good teacher.”

“A compliment?”

Violet rolled her eyes. “I’m sure you get plenty of them.”

“But never from anyone so unused to giving them. I don’t hear many compliments out of your mouth, so it means even more.”

Violet wasn’t sure what to say to that. She ran her hands along the top of the water, taking in the lush green foliage of the trees, the sounds of birds darting in and out of the treetops, anything to keep her mind off what Jimmy had said and how it made her feel. “So how many more lessons do you think I need until I’m proficient?”

He smiled, and she knew he realized she was avoiding his words. He shook out his hair and droplets sprayed in an arc before falling into the river. “I’m not sure. Everyone is different. Sometimes it takes a long time, sometimes hardly long at all. With how far you’ve come, I’m sure it won’t take much longer.”

Violet wasn’t sure how to feel about that. On the one hand, she was excited she had learned so quickly, but after she had learned how to survive in the water, Jimmy’s job would be over. There wouldn’t be any excuses left to see him, unless he continued to need help with etiquette.

“We’ll keep going until I’m certain you’ll be safe if you fall in the river again.”

He grinned at her, and though she smiled back, she didn’t feel as at ease as she had earlier. “Do you want to keep going? Or should we call it a day?” she asked.

He hovered closer to her. “I think you’ve had enough for today. But if you want to do some more, I’m up for it.”

“You sure you don’t have another appointment?” Violet teased, delighted he was willing to stay if she wanted to, but also touched, because he was paying enough attention to know she was tired.

He chuckled. “I wish. Things are so boring.

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