An Unspoken Dream (Kansas Crossroads Book 13) by Amelia C. Adams

Author:Amelia C. Adams [Adams, Amelia C.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2017-04-28T23:00:00+00:00

Chapter Nine

When Gilbert had caught a flash of light blue through the trees, he hadn’t expected to come upon Grace from the hotel. He thought that perhaps he’d found a fisherman or someone else who might be able to help him back to town. He’d looped his horse’s reins over a tree branch and walked down to the riverbank only to find himself looking at the barrel of a gun.

Now, sitting here with Grace and eating half her food, he couldn’t think of anywhere else he’d rather be. She looked beautiful in a lighter dress, just as he’d thought she would. It wasn’t pink, but the blue set off her eyes and made them even more enchanting.

“Just what did you have in mind? To make up for disturbing me today,” she clarified.

“While I was looking around town, I noticed a boarding house down Main Street a few blocks. Since you’re not serving dinner at the hotel tonight, would you like to eat at the boarding house with me instead?” He kept his voice light, but he hoped she’d say yes. He was still unsure just what she was doing to him, but his heart was racing, and he resisted the urge to cross his fingers behind his back like a schoolboy. It was quite ridiculous, really.

“That would be nice. And I’m guessing that after you’ve finished eating my picnic, you’ll go take care of your poor horse and let me get back to my book?”

“What? Oh, yes. Yes, of course I will.” Gilbert had it in his head that they’d spend the day together, but now that he thought about it, he realized that wouldn’t work. She’d come out here on purpose to be alone, and he’d spoiled all her plans. “Shall I just walk back into town, then?”

“That would be best, since you can’t ride. Shouldn’t take you more than an hour and a quarter.”

She said this very casually, as though it was nothing at all, and perhaps to her, it wasn’t. But Gilbert wasn’t used to hiking through the wilderness for any length of time, let alone over an hour, and he had to press his lips together to keep from saying something sharp. Instead, he forced himself to smile. “And you can’t be prevailed upon to rescue me?”

She gave him an arch look. “Mr. Howard, I’ve already given you my food, including half my tart, which was a great sacrifice for me because I love tarts. I’m not sure what else you expect me to do.”

He took a deep breath, ready to reply, but then he noticed that the corners of her mouth were twitching.

She couldn’t remain serious any longer. “Of course I’ll help you get back to town, Gilbert. I wasn’t going to leave you to figure it out by yourself. I don’t imagine you’ve spent much time in nature, have you?”

“I’ve left the house a time or two. I can identify a tree when I see one,” he said, feeling ridiculous for taking offense. It

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