Central to Nowhere by D.J. Blackmore

Author:D.J. Blackmore
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: fiction;romance;drama
Publisher: Rhiza Connect
Published: 2019-04-09T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter Twenty-Six

‘Sure you don’t want to come?’ Adam looked up at her as she stood by the car. ‘It’s a long drive into town, I know. I’m not very nimble at the moment, and I feel like I’m sitting a kilometre from the steering wheel, but I’d keep you safe.’

Ivy’s heart flipped like a pikelet. Adam glanced back at Michael who sat solemn-eyed in the back seat. He could barely see above the door and out the window, and craned his head up, tortoise-necked.

‘Perhaps we can go into town together another time.’

‘Perhaps,’ she teased and was sure she saw Adam blush. It was new to see a grown man’s face turn pink. It was impossible to hide her smile.

‘Maybe we can go window shopping,’ he was quick to add.

‘Diamonds!’ Michael piped up.

‘Diamonds?’ Ivy laughed. ‘What are we going to do with them?’

Now Adam really did blush.

‘Mum reckons they’re a girl’s best friend,’ Michael said, and was silent again. His dad began to laugh, though, and sat there shaking his head.

‘We only go into town once a month, though, right?’

Adam looked down and rubbed the back of his neck but said nothing.

‘Sounds fun. But tonight is boy’s night out. I’ll have coffee and hot milk ready when you come back.’

‘Dad’s gonna get chocolates.’

‘Yeah, let’s go with chocolates, first off.’ Adam’s smile was wry.

‘To share with the coffee?’ Ivy felt like she was out of the loop. ‘Do you like chocolate?’ she asked, bending to look into the little boy’s eyes. Michael’s face broke into a freckled grin.

‘Yeah, ’course I do. Everybody does, and that’s why he’s gotta go to the shops to get some, ’specially.’

‘Oh, I see.’ But all Ivy knew was that once upon a time, Adam O’Rourke had been a dour cowboy who didn’t want to get in the ute for groceries, and the next minute he had the urge to go to town for chocolates. Then again, she supposed he wanted to spoil Master O’Rourke there in the back seat, and she couldn’t blame him for that. He had certainly waited long enough.

‘You take some selfies, won’t you? I’ll give you my mobile so you can take some shots to bring back for me to see.’ Ivy went to get her phone, but Adam stayed her with his hand, shaking his head.

‘Next time we’ll get a snap of the three of us.’

Ivy was smiling as she waved goodbye. As she meandered slowly towards the house, she realised it was still lighting up her face.

She glanced to her right at a movement in the corner of her eye. It was Seth. Adam had taken on the young stockman to help out, since there wasn’t a lot Adam could do around the station just then. The white-blonde worker was thin as a whip and jittery as a snake cornered in a chook shed. Nevertheless, he seemed to know what he was doing and gave Adam no cause for complaint, so Ivy supposed she was the last person who could find fault.

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