Mending Hearts: Logan's Story by Kimberly Krey

Author:Kimberly Krey [Krey, Kimberly]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Candle House Publishing
Published: 2015-09-06T16:00:00+00:00

It took a while to get the young plants into the backyard, as distracted as he was. You’d think such a high level of adrenaline would push a man into double time, having him speeding right through the task. But it slowed him down instead. Like sludge crawling through his veins, teaming with the sun to discourage him from the now-dreaded chore.

With the wheelbarrow parked in the shade, Logan stripped off his shirt and reached for a shovel. He wouldn’t think about what would go where, none of that seemed to matter anyhow. He only began to dig, one hole after the next, until he had the first row done.

The sound of a creaking door surprised him as he moved on to the next row. Ice clanking against glass came next, causing him to spin around and squint against the sun. Candice stood there with a tray in her hands, a pitcher of iced water resting right in the center. Beads of moisture clung to the frosty glass, and made a slow trail down one side to the base.

“Thirsty?” she asked. If he’d thought the sight of that water was a glorious thing, Logan hadn’t seen anything yet. Candice had changed her clothes. Slipped into a pair of daisy duke shorts and a button-up shirt. A hint of skin showed along her stomach where she’d tied the ends into a knot.

Logan stopped himself from drooling and sunk the shovel back into the soil. “Sure.”

Candice made her way down the patio steps and moved over to a nearby bench where she set down the tray. “I’m sorry,” she said, taking a seat next to it. “I know I’m being a jerk. I promise I don’t mean to but this is just… going to be an adjustment.”

Logan continued to dig, but his eyes wandered over to her legs where he noticed a pair of cowgirl boots on her feet. He liked that look on her. Playful. Sexy.

“What you said got me thinking. I’m sorry if I made you feel like I just want to end things. I don’t. I’m here, and I really do want to give this a shot. See if – after all this time – we can get past the things that tore us apart.”

Logan offered a silent nod while moving on to the next spot, shovel ready to dig once more.

“So why don’t you stop right there,” Candice said, “come get some water, and we can talk about these giant holes you dug.”

When he glanced up at her, a slow smile spread over her face. “What do you mean giant?” He looked down at the holes. They looked just right to him.

“You’re not planting trees, Logan. Look at the size of those cartons.”

A flash of warmth rushed to his face as he shot a look at the tiny plants, lined up in the wheelbarrow beneath the tree. He wasn’t used to digging small holes for small plants. He was used to digging big holes for sturdy posts to line his father’s property.

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