Everything In Its Time by Dee Davis

Author:Dee Davis
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Romance, Suspense
Publisher: Dee Davis
Published: 2011-11-13T05:00:00+00:00

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"There you are. I was wondering where you'd gotten to." Iain strode into their bedroom, and impish smile on his handsome face.

"I thought it would be more peaceful here." Katherine watched as he walked over to the chest and began rummaging about.

"Evening meal at Duncreag can be a bit o'ertiring, especially when everyone is trying to talk to the new mistress of the clan." His voice was muffled, his head deep in the trunk.

"And trying to touch her. I think I have hand prints on every part of my gown." She looked down at herself with dismay.

Iain stood up, a look of triumph lighting his face. Crossing the room, he sat down next to her on the bed, his prize hidden behind his back. "I've something for you. A gift to start our life together."

"A gift. Oh, Iain, I've nothing for you."

"You have already given me the greatest gift of all." His look spoke volumes, and Katherine felt herself blush.

"Here." Iain pulled his hand from behind his back, presenting her his gift. "This was a gift from my father to my mother on the eve of their marriage. 'Tis fitting that it should now be yours."

She took it from him with shaking hands, her eyes already recognizing the intricate carving and golden bands. Her heart fluttered and then, if she hadn't known better, she'd have said it stopped. She stared at the box almost afraid to touch it. Afraid that somehow it would snap her forward in time. Break whatever enchantment held them together.

"Dinna you want it?" Iain's eyes reflected his hurt.

"Oh, yes, of course I do. I'll treasure it forever." She reached for the box, her fingers closing around it, relieved when nothing happened. It was after all, only a box. Her heart resumed it's steady rhythm. "It's just that I recognize it." She lovingly ran a hand over it.

"Nay, that canna be so." He frowned, staring first at the box and then at her. "My father had it made specially for my mother. I'd wager, there's none other like it in the world. It has the Mackintosh crest on the top. See the wee mountain cat?"

Katherine traced a finger along the lines of the cat's paw. "You don't understand. This box—your box—belonged to my grandmother, too. In my time, she gave it to me. So, in some odd sort of way, the box has come full circle."

He covered her hand with his, his gaze colliding with hers. "Then we shall treasure it all the more."

She stared into the deep green of his eyes, her own filling with tears. "Thank you."

"Open it." His voice trembled with emotion.

Katherine opened the latch with trembling fingers and lifted the lid. There inside, nestled against rich brocade, was her cairngorm earring. She lifted her head to look at Iain, her expression questioning.

He reached into the box and retrieved the small stone. "I thought it was time for the earring to return to its rightful owner. I wore it so that I would never forget you.

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