Always and Forever by Pierson Cheryl

Author:Pierson, Cheryl [Pierson, Cheryl]
Language: eng
Format: azw3
Publisher: Fire Star Press
Published: 2014-08-09T04:00:00+00:00

Chapter Four

The fires burned low as the night progressed and the children had long since fallen asleep. Gage rose and carried them to their cots in the tent.

When he returned, he put a hand out to Cindy to help her up. She stood, and he immediately shook out the blanket and wrapped it around her shoulders to ward off the chill. The fog had dissipated, leaving the sky clear, the stars sharp and bright.

“Come with me.” He took her by the hand and started for the trees. “Where—”

“Somewhere special.”

Her stomach fluttered, but she followed his sure-footed lead, and they started into the darkness of the woods. Doubt gnawed at her. It wasn't that she didn't trust him. But if something happened to her, who would take care of Jack? David made it abundantly clear he had no desire to get to know his grandson.

Gage turned to look at her in the spotty slivers of moonlight through the branches. “Don't be afraid, Cin. I won't let any harm come to you. I know these woods. This place I'm taking you—it's not far.”

She squeezed his hand. “I trust you.” It was a simple statement, but it was everything. She knew he understood how hard it was for her to put her faith in another man, even after all this time. He understood, because trust was something that didn't come easy for him, either.

He took her in his arms for a moment. “I won't let you down. Not ever.”

She drew back to look into his dark features. “I know.” She shook her head. “This is not like me,” she told him, narrowing her eyes teasingly. “Have you put an enchanted spell on me, Gage Ross? Where is this place? Is it magic?”

He laughed softly. “It is to me. You might think it is too, once you've seen it by starlight.” He looked into her eyes in the dappled darkness. “No enchanted spell, Cindy. But if I had one, I'd use it. I wouldn't play fair.”

He turned away toward the barely discernible trail they'd been following, leading her once more. In a few moments, Cindy could hear the distant sound of rushing water. It seemed loud in the otherwise still night, but the sound seemed to flow into her, filling her, just as the beat of the drums had earlier.

They came out of the woods into a clearing, which, Cindy could see, sloped gently down to a flowing current of water. Gage pointed upward from the river, and Cindy raised her gaze to a fall of water from the land formation rising up on the opposite side of the riverbank.

The moonlight reflected in the water, turning it to liquid silver as it rippled over the mountain rocks to the current below.

“Gage,” she breathed. “This is beautiful.”

He turned to face her. “Magical?”

She nodded, barely able to speak. And even if she could have, there was no other way to describe this scene. Magical was the perfect word.

She raised her eyes to meet his serious look. “I've been wanting to show you this place ever since you agreed to come with me, Cindy.

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