Caving into You (Love in the Old West series Book 1) by McBride Bess

Author:McBride, Bess [McBride, Bess]
Language: eng
Format: azw3
Publisher: Bess McBride
Published: 2014-05-17T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter Ten

Tears streaming down her face, Hilly let Clint lead her blindly down the ladder. She kept a tight grip on his hand, unwilling to let go, unwilling to lose him. He paused on every rung as if waiting for the time travel to occur.

After an eternity or only a few minutes, Clint stilled, and Hilly looked down. Through blurry eyes, she saw that he had reached the bottom of the shaft. He gently guided her down to the cave floor and pulled her into his arms.

A sob erupted from her. She couldn’t hold it back any longer.

“We are still together,” Clint said. “My heart’s desire and worse fears have come true.”

Hilly pressed her face against his chest and clung to him with all her might.

“I’m so sorry,” she sobbed. “I’m so sorry. I’m such a burden.”

“No, no, never a burden, Hilly.”

She hiccupped and lifted her head to look at him.

“But how did we get here last time? How did you go to the future? Just from me calling out to you?” With bleary eyes, she looked around the cave. There was nothing extraordinary about it. No portals. No gleaming stone talismans.

“I don’t know,” Clint said. “That is all I remember before I awakened in your time. As for our return, you were there. I grabbed your hand as you fell. I am still unwilling to take a leap of faith, skip the ladder and jump into the cave with you.” His lips curled into a tender smile.

Hilly gave him a watery chuckle. “Me either. Admittedly, this time travel thing is surreal, fantasy, but I’m not willing to stretch the truth any further and make the jump either. We would both end up at the bottom of the cave with broken arms and legs at best, and dead at worst.”

“Was there a particular time of the day? Or an hour? Maybe morning is not the right time.”

“No, it was morning when we came out here last time.”

“And afternoon when I first heard your voice.”

Hilly leaned up to kiss him on the lips. “Well, if I had to be stuck in the past, I’m glad I’m stuck with you,” she whispered against his mouth.

“Are you?” Clint asked quietly. “Are you truly?”

Hilly nodded, and Clint pulled her closer and responded to her kiss like a thirsty man might to a drink of water. In minutes, he lifted his head and eyed her lovingly but with a resolute glint in his eye.

“But I am taking you back to town, Hilly. We will find a place for you to live. Surely, you can see that even the necessities of nature make it too hard for you to live out here.”

Hilly nodded. “But promise me, I’ll see you every day. Every day.”

“A promise I am happy to make. I’ll find a place in town as well and come out to the mine to work every day. I’m thinking of asking Nan Dorn if you can stay with her. I’ll pay for your upkeep.”

Hilly smiled. “Or maybe I can help her out in that store of hers next to the stable.

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