Kiss a Falling Star by Barabara Elsborg

Author:Barabara Elsborg
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Ellora's Cave Publishing Inc.
Published: 2013-11-06T05:00:00+00:00

Chapter Fifteen

Ally clutched Caspar’s hand as they made their way down from the moorland and onto the road back to the village. The adrenaline had dissipated to leave her exhausted but full of pride for Caspar.

“When did you start giving Neil CPR?” she asked.

“Not long after you’d gone.”

“All that time? Have you ever done it before?”

“Only on a model.”

“The kind with long legs, big breasts and beautiful eyes?”

He smiled. “Yes, but plastic.”

“Bit tricky bringing those back to life.” Ally sighed. “Wow, what a day. Do you think Neil and his wife will be all right?”

“Mary will be. I don’t know about Neil.”

She squeezed his fingers. “You’re my hero anyway.”

Ally would never have wished a heart attack on anyone, but she really hoped that people appreciated what Caspar had done.

“Cup of tea?” Caspar asked as he pushed open the door to the Gatehouse.

“Great.”

He tossed the rucksack onto the kitchen table and knocked Ally’s purse to the floor. The contents flew out and Caspar’s medal skated across the tiles. Ally’s heart dropped into her stomach. When the medal came to a halt against the skirting board the silence was deafening. She couldn’t look at him.

Oh Christ.

Caspar bent and picked up the cross. “What the hell was this doing in your purse?”

Ally flinched at the anger in his voice. “I followed you. I persuaded the guy to let me have it back. I didn’t—”

“You know how much it’s worth?” he snapped.

She raised her head. “Yes, I—”

“And you thought you’d sell it and pocket the money?”

What? “No, I—”

“I can’t believe you’d do this to me.”

Ally could feel everything spiraling away from her. “Caspar, I—”

“Get out.”

“But—”

“Now.” He glared at her, his eyes black with fury.

Ally grabbed her purse and left, closing the door quietly behind her. Halfway to the road, she realized she still wore Caspar’s fleece. She took it back and dropped it on the doorstep. Ally wasn’t sure what to feel about his reaction. She was in the wrong for having followed him, for retrieving the medal and most of all for not telling him before now.

Why didn’t I tell him? I’m an idiot.

She hadn’t told him because she hadn’t known whether he’d be angry or pleased. Even the idea of posting it anonymously through his letter box was a crap one because he’d have rung the guy in the shop who’d then describe her and Caspar would know she’d done it.

Have I just fucked everything up?

She’d felt numb with shock when the medal had fallen on the floor, and the feeling hadn’t passed. Everything had been so brilliant and then so crap. But why hadn’t he given her chance to explain? He should have. She stifled a sob.

Only, what the hell would she have said? “I saw you wipe a tear from your eye and figured you didn’t really want to sell it?” She’d had no right to interfere. But it wasn’t as if she’d stolen the damn thing. A spark of anger flared. Okay, so Caspar would have to go back

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