Johnny Winchester: River Hunter by Carr Elizabeth

Author:Carr, Elizabeth [Carr, Elizabeth]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Published: 2013-06-05T21:00:00+00:00

The Trip Home

By the time she’d showered and dressed, Suzi was already exhausted. The fear of boarding a plane in only a few hours was eating at her; she had thought that, since it would be a large jet, with more than one engine, and probably no vortexes en route, it might cause a little angst, but she had not expected her current level of distress. Though the terror was a problem, she simply had to hide her feelings from Johnny.

The hours since the NTSB interview had been both intimate and tense. Johnny’s warm, understanding embrace had given her a sense of security she’d never felt from any man, and she didn’t know how long she stayed within it. When the tears were finally spent, the implications of the situation struck her, so she pulled away. And he had let her go. She’d gone to the bathroom to freshen up and when she’d come out, Johnny was on his cell. They both spent the rest of the day busying themselves with this and that, went out to the dining room for dinner to relieve the tension that was rising, and spent the evening watching TV, Johnny had even ordered a movie.

The night was spent mostly awake, worrying over the plane ride and trying to sort through her feelings for Johnny. It was imperative that she not fall apart again, risking more intimacy, and that she not fall for Johnny. She wasn’t about to give up her independence or risk trusting any man and as far as Johnny was concerned, well, he was just a sensitive man who had offered support, he was not Mr. Right, falling in love with her.

Johnny wasn’t faring any better. Holding Suzi while her heart poured out all its emotions had touched a part of his own heart he had not known existed. It was a full twenty minutes before her tears had dried, but it seemed like it was over far too quickly. He had no idea how long he would have stood there, holding her, but never would he hold her longer than she wished, so, when she pulled away, he let her go. When she went into the bathroom, he knew he had to find something to distract him, to break the bond he felt; it was, as he’d told himself before, transient and the sooner it was gone the better.

His night was also spent mostly awake, listening to Suzi fidget, worrying about what was on her mind, and trying to sort through his feelings for her. The instinct to protect her from her pain was strong, but it was imperative that he not give in to it again, risking more intimacy, and that he not fall for Suzi. As a young man he’d chosen a life of fishing, never looking back, and he wasn’t about to look back now. Besides, though Suzi was a remarkable woman, she had her family and clearly valued her independence, she wasn’t likely to fall for a grizzly, wrung-out old fisherman.

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