For His Brother's Wife by Kathie DeNosky

Author:Kathie DeNosky
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Publisher: Harlequin
Published: 2015-04-06T16:00:00+00:00

Six

“Cole, I don’t think this is what the doctors had in mind when he said to take it easy and keep your leg elevated,” Paige observed as they walked toward the men working on her barn. His progress was slow, but Cole did seem to be getting the hang of using the crutches.

“I promise if my knee starts to hurt more than it does right now, I’ll have the guys help me back inside,” he said, giving her a smile that caused her pulse to race.

As soon as his men had called to tell him they were all fully recovered from the food poisoning and ready to go back to work, he decided one of them could set up a couple of lawn chairs under the live oak tree closest to the barn so that Cole could oversee their work. After trying to talk him out of it with no success, she finally gave in and carried the pillow for him to put under his leg when he propped it up on the other chair.

“What if it starts raining?” she asked as he lowered himself into the lawn chair and laid his crutches on the ground beside him. “You’re not supposed to get the bandage wet.”

“Do you worry this much over everything?” he asked, laughing.

“Your father used to call it fussing.” She smiled at the fond memory as she placed the pillow she had under her arm on the chair facing Cole. “He used to tell me I fussed over everything.”

“Well, I’m sure he loved having you around ‘fussing’ over him,” Cole commented. “Dad didn’t get much of that after Mom died.”

“That’s what he’d told me.” Helping Cole get his leg positioned comfortably in the chair, she added, “But I didn’t mind at all. We became quite close over the years, and I really miss him.”

When she turned to go back to the house, Cole caught her hand in his to stop her. “Thank you for taking care of my dad when his health started to fail,” he said, his expression turning serious. “I’m glad he had you here with him.”

“No need to thank me. I enjoyed spending the time with him,” she said, smiling. As an afterthought, she warned, “Oh, I almost forgot to remind you. Don’t be so stubborn about working that you overdo things. If you do, you might need to start taking the medication again.”

“There you go fussing again,” Cole teased. His grin caused a tiny shiver to slide up her spine. “Don’t worry. I’m done with those pills. I don’t care how much it hurts—I want to remember everything I say or do from now on.”

Impulsively, she touched his cheek. “Just please take it easy. I’d hate to have to get stern with you again like I did yesterday afternoon when you kept apologizing for being a problem.”

He laughed. “Do you have any idea how cute you are when you’re laying down the law?”

“I prefer to think of it as being assertive,” she said, enjoying their easy banter.

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