Dance with Me by Mary Manners

Author:Mary Manners
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: christian Fiction
ISBN: 978-1-61116-222-6
Publisher: Pelican Ventures Book Group
Published: 2012-09-20T04:00:00+00:00

6

No way was Kaci planning to tell him the whole humiliating story. Even now, the memories seemed like a horrible outtake from someone else’s life. Still, there was something in the way Ryne looked at her, the way he seemed to truly care, that made her give sharing with him a second thought.

“You OK?” Ryne slid a hand across the table to tap her fingers. His touch soothed the wasps that swarmed her belly.

“Oh, yeah.” Kaci shook her head to clear it. “Sorry.”

“You went away for a minute.” Ryne’s gaze locked with hers as she caught her lower lip between her teeth. “Where did you go?”

“Just…remembering.” Kaci squeezed her eyes shut for a moment as she felt the tears begin to come. She swiped a hand across her face and leapt from the chair, turning from the table—and Ryne—so he couldn’t see her face. “Would you like more coffee?”

“No, thanks.” His chair legs scraped as he stood. “Kace, why are you crying?”

“I’m not crying.” She shook her head again. “I’m…misting.”

He chuckled. “Those look like real tears to me.”

“Yeah, well…” What more was there to say? She was a complete failure in the dating department. And forget about marriage. The wedding dress she’d burned—actually burned in a bonfire last March—was proof of her failure at that. Kaci busied her hands by turning off the coffeepot and dumping what was left of the brew down the sink. She filled the basin with a squirt of dish soap and hot water and then dipped the frying pan to soak.

The touch of Ryne’s hand on her shoulder startled her. “Let me.” He eased her out of the way and bellied up to the sink, dipping his hands into the soapy water. He scrubbed each dish, setting them one by one into the dish drain. Then he tackled the frying pan.

“You don’t have to do that.” Kaci picked up a dish towel to dry.

“Of course I do.” Ryne glanced at her, and she had to laugh at the bubbles that clung to his forearms. “You cooked, and you shouldn’t have to clean, too.”

“Well…thank you.” She slipped him a sidelong glance. “I’m…pleasantly surprised.”

“That’s me…just full of surprises.” He worked a scouring pad along remnants of scrambled eggs. “You grab your jacket while I finish here. We’ll go for a walk, OK? The fresh air will clear our heads.”

“OK.” Kaci brushed a tear from her cheek and smiled. “I like walking with you, Ryne.”

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