A Time to Heal by Dora Hiers

Author:Dora Hiers [Hiers, Dora]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Grace Legacy Publishing LLC
Published: 2019-10-14T16:00:00+00:00

11

“Come on. No arguing. It’s time for you to relax.” Mason tugged Remi’s hand until she stood up. She’d been holed up in the house all afternoon, and now she sat hunched over the keyboard of her laptop. Invoices, checks and paperwork scattered across the kitchen table.

Since he’d arrived at the ranch this afternoon, she hadn’t made it outdoors one time. Too busy or was she avoiding him?

His lips quirked up on one side. That wasn’t happening. Not if he could help it. Especially since he’d rearranged his schedule so that he could fly out in the morning rather than tonight.

“Relax?” she muttered, sliding her warm hand from his grasp to stretch her arms above her head and then roll her shoulders. “Who has time to relax? I’ve got a ranch to run. Animals to feed and take care of.”

“Not tonight. You have the night off. The animals are all fed and tucked in for the evening.” He dangled the bursting-at-the-seams picnic hamper in front of her. “And you have to eat.”

Her eyes brightened, and she perked up. Now he knew what motivated her. Food.

“You did all that?”

He waggled his eyebrows. “The animals part. Not the picnic. I thought we could spend a quiet evening together. Just you and me.”

Goliath let out a single bark, loud and echoing through the tiny house.

Mason’s gaze shot to the Golden sitting on his haunches next to them. He rubbed the soft fur on Goliath’s head, trying to glare at him but not succeeding all that well. The dog couldn’t take a hint, and he surely wouldn’t stay behind. “Correction. You, me, and Goliath.”

Remi tossed that mane of silky dark hair back and laughed. She crouched and rubbed the canine’s ears. “That’s a good boy. You’ve trained your master well.”

She rose and lifted her pretty nose in the air. “Thank you, Mason. Actually, something to eat sounds awesome and it smells divine. What’s in there?”

“Dinner.”

She gave him a playful swat on his upper arm, and he felt the magnetism that constantly drew him to her all the way through his denim jacket. He grabbed her hand and took his time bringing her palm to his lips, his eyes never leaving hers.

Amber specks burned like melted gold against the backdrop of her green eyes. She drew in a sharp breath. Her body stilled in anticipation.

He kissed the soft flesh on her palm and then guided her hand gently back to her side. This woman made his heart flap like crazy, but he didn’t want to do anything to jeopardize the tenuous thread that held them together.

“Ready?” Willing his primary organ back to a normal rate, he swept the air with his arm, inviting her to the front door.

She might have smelled crusty bread from the roast beef sandwiches, strong cheese, and oatmeal cookies with chocolate chips from the basket, but all he breathed in was her jasmine and spicy cinnamon scent as she passed by. That, and a slight whiff of chocolate and peanut butter from her latest candy binge.

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