Harvesting Hope: in Saddleback Ridge by Milan Watson

Author:Milan Watson [Watson, Milan]
Language: eng
Format: mobi
Published: 2020-08-23T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter 14

Gemma let out a contented sigh as she closed the door of the pickup. She hadn’t looked forward to spending an afternoon with Dusty, especially not after this morning.

She had woken up in the Caldwell home feeling disoriented and her ankle protesting after driving the day before. When she finally hobbled downstairs to find coffee it was only to be met with complete silence from Dusty, Drake and Ford. Drake sported a dark purple bruise on his jaw and not one of them spoke to each other even though they all greeted her.

Something had happened and she had a feeling it had something to do with her. She wanted nothing more than to go home, but after spending the afternoon at the construction site she knew she would need to check in regularly. They had to move one cabin three feet to the right to accommodate a large boulder, and there were bound to be other small changes to come.

Although she wouldn’t admit it she was grateful for only having to ride shotgun back to the house instead of all the way back to town. Dusty had barely said two words to her all afternoon; although he had stayed within arm’s reach the whole time. Every time she seemed to miss a step he was already reaching out to catch her, luckily she managed to regain her balance every time and didn’t need his rescuing or the assault on her senses from his touch.

He climbed in and gunned the engine without even glancing her way. Shifting the pickup into gear he started up the dirt road that would take them back to the main house.

Gemma searched the lines of his face and wondered when he had become so hard. Where was the fun guy she had fallen in love with? The one who could flirt and make her smile, or make a double entendre and wait for her to blush.

A sigh escaped her as she shook her head. The past might be in the past but it was clearly affecting their current business relationship. If this project was going to work they needed to be able to talk, and right now he couldn’t even stand to be in the same room as her.

Gemma had laid awake so many nights wondering what had gone wrong between them. Perhaps she needed to dig up the past to deal with the atmosphere currently riding shotgun in the pickup with them. “Dusty?”

Dusty glanced at her briefly before turning his gaze back to the road. “Yeah?”

“Why are you so angry with me?” Her voice was soft, barely loud enough to hear over the roar of the engine. “Back then… I’m still not sure what happened.”

Dusty yanked the handbrake, bringing the pickup to a sudden stop before he turned to her with a narrowed look. “Really? You’re not sure what happened?”

“Please, I don’t want to fight.” Gemma said with a sigh. “I just don’t understand what happened that you’re so angry with me. You’re the one that stopped calling and coming around.

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