Another Man's Wife by Dallas Schulze

Author:Dallas Schulze
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Tags: Romance
Publisher: Harlequin Treasury
Published: 1995-11-04T05:00:00+00:00

Chapter 8

Kelsey spread her arms as if she could embrace the structure that stood in the moonlight. She had her greenhouse. Two solid days of work, and the Walker men had built a piece of her dreams. It gleamed under the light of a full moon, built like the upturned keel of a Viking ship, arched and curved, coming to a peak at the top. It was a thing of beauty and it was hers.

There were still some details to be finished—benches to be built, heating and cooling to fine-tune, watering systems to install, and it would take months of experimentation to learn what she could and couldn’t grow but that was the fun part. The heart of the dream was sitting in front of her, solid and real.

“What are you doing?”

Kelsey started at the sound of Gage’s voice. She spun around, one hand pressed to her chest as if to still her pounding heart. He was standing in the kitchen, looking at her through the screen door. Recovered from her surprise, she gave him a smile that held a touch of embarrassment.

“I’m looking at the greenhouse.”

“At three o’clock in the morning?” He stifled a yawn.

“I was too excited to sleep,” she admitted sheepishly.

“It’s not exactly ready for you to start planting,” he pointed out dryly. The screen door creaked as he pushed it open and joined her on the porch.

“I know. But it will be.” Kelsey turned back to the greenhouse. In her mind’s eye, it was already full of greenery—seedlings for the garden and extras to sell. Maybe she’d even try growing some houseplants to market.

“If that isn’t just like an executive, always looking for new ways to make money,” Gage said, making her realize that she’d been detailing her plans out loud.

She laughed. “I guess I am CEO of this operation. Not to mention treasurer, head gardener, secretary and janitor.”

“Before too long, I expect to see your empire spreading up and down the state. Today a greenhouse. Tomorrow the world.” He swept his hands out in an expansive gesture.

Kelsey laughed again, but it sounded strained to her ears. She was uncomfortably aware that it took a conscious effort to turn her eyes away from his bare chest and the corded muscles of his shoulders. She focused determinedly on her new greenhouse. She’d seen Gage shirtless before. There was nothing unusual in that. If her pulse was beating a little faster, it was excitement over the greenhouse.

“I’ll settle for a little piece of the Santa Ynez Valley, thank you. I don’t want the whole state.”

“It’s probably about to fall into the Pacific anyway,” Gage said, nodding his agreement.

She smiled but the look she gave him was serious. “I can’t thank you enough, Gage. You, Sam, Keefe and Cole, all of you spending your whole weekend put- ting this up for me.” She gestured to indicate the graceful building. “I still can’t believe it’s here. And I can’t believe you guys did all this for me.”

“We had fun,” Gage told her.

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