Heart's Second Chance by Barbara McMahon

Author:Barbara McMahon
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Sweet Romance Stand-alone Collection
Publisher: Barbara McMahon
Published: 2024-01-25T00:00:00+00:00

The next morning, Tally woke earlier than usual. She might as well start breakfast for Alberta. It wasn’t often she felt in the mood, but liked to indulge when it hit her. While Alberta loved her job, she didn’t mind others pitching in from time to time.

Tally was in the midst of preparing biscuits for breakfast, setting the bowl in the sink to soak once the dough had been rolled and cut, when she caught sight of Devon coming from the barn. She hadn’t known he was up. No one else stirred around the place. Glancing at the clock, she knew why. It wasn’t even six yet What was he doing up and dressed? Or had he gone to bed?

“Tally,” Devon’s voice held surprise when he entered the kitchen. “I thought Alberta had come early.”

“How long have you been up?” she asked.

His eyes narrowed and his defenses rose. Intrigued, Tally watched. It was as if she could see the barriers erect themselves.

“For a while.”

He hesitated a moment, then shrugged and placed the basket of eggs on the counter.

“I couldn’t sleep, so thought I’d get the eggs. Want to come and see what one of your fool chickens has done now?” he asked.

“What?”

“Come and see.”

He stepped back, held the screen door open.

Walking beside Devon as she dried her hands, she wondered if he would make any mention of their kiss now that they were alone. He remained silent until they entered the cavernous barn. Once a few feet inside, Devon stood and pointed up. Balanced on a narrow cross beam beneath the rafters sat a large brown egg.

“How did she lay it up there?” Tally asked, gazing in amazement at the egg. “Why didn’t it fall?”

“I don’t know.” Devon said, shaking his head. “I don’t know how she balanced herself long enough to lay it.”

“I wish I could have seen it,” Tally said with a wide grin, trying to envision a hen on the narrow stretch of wood.

She’d have to tell Jimmie May; it would make a good scene in a book.

“Can you get it down?”

Even as tall as Devon was, the beam was beyond his reach.

Devon nodded, glancing around. Spotting a pail nearby he brought it beneath the beam, turned it upside down and stepped on it. Just as his fingers reached the egg, the pail began to crumple on one side.

“Watch out!” Tally cried, startled.

She didn’t want him to fall.

Off balance, startled by her cry, Devon’s fingers brushed the egg, knocking it off its perch just as he jumped to his feet. Slowly the egg fell, landing on his head above his left eyebrow.

Tally burst out laughing.

He glared at her.

“Are you all right?” She asked, gasping between waves of laughter. “Here, use the towel to get it off.”

She stepped up to blot some of the runny egg goo from his face, brushing ineffectively against his shirt, trying to pick large chunks of shell from his head and shaking them from her fingers onto the dirt floor.

“At least egg shampoos

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