Ghosts of Culloden Moor 25 - Kenrick (Diane Darcy) by LL Muir

Author:LL Muir [Muir, LL]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2016-10-20T07:00:00+00:00

It wasn’t quite dark and Allison wasn’t ready to go inside yet. “Do you want to go for a walk?”

“Aye.”

Minutes later they strolled past two of her neighbors’ houses and onto a dirt lane. Kenrick chased the dogs around, throwing sticks, and the dogs were loving it. Even Bonnie chased a few, though she let the other dogs claim them.

“I can’t believe the difference in Bonnie. I’m thrilled with how well she’d doing.”

“She only needed a bit of direction.”

“You mean she needed someone to worship.”

He grinned at her. “Having females worship me sounds a pleasing way to pass the time.”

She gently hit his shoulder. “You’d better be talking about the dog.”

He laughed at that. “What else?”

Allison was very aware of him next to her. He was easy to know. Easy to talk to. Was he like this with everyone, or was it just her? She’d heard of this happening before. Where you met someone and you instantly clicked with them. You could talk to them for hours, whereas with someone else, you might not be able to come up with a single sentence in a five-minute conversation.

Of course, she wasn’t exactly comfortable with him. She was aware of his every movement. The huge mass of his body, the ease with which he walked. The way her heart seemed to beat faster. She swore she even got whiffs of the way he smelled. Masculine, earthy, and male. He made her weak in the knees.

“You mentioned your wife earlier. Do you mind if I ask what happened?”

Kenrick shrugged. He picked up a rock and threw it. “I was married, and before the year was out, we had a child. I was sent to France to fight and our son died. My wife was inconsolable, and I was nowhere to be found. When I arrived back home, I quickly found she blamed me for not being there, and wanted naught to do with me. She wanted me gone, so I left again and eventually heard she took up with a Campbell. At that point, I think mayhap was a relief for the both of us.” He paused. “It wasnae a love match between my wife and me, but I’d wanted it to be one.”

Though he kept his tone matter of fact, the pain in his eyes betrayed his hurt. Allison’s heart went out to him. “I’m so sorry. Did you ever go back home again?”

“Nae, it wasnae possible.” He looked off into the distance. “I used to hope she might come visit me, but she never did.”

“Why didn’t you just go home?”

“Couldn’t.”

“So you never saw her again before she died?”

He shook his head.

They walked in silence for a moment.

“My apologies. It must turn yer stomach to hear me whining about my unfortunate circumstances.”

“Oh, Kenrick. Not at all. My heart aches for what you’ve been through. You lost a child. That’s horrible. And I know what it’s like to lose someone you’ve made plans with, and then suddenly you feel as if it’s just over.

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