Mountain Moonlight by Jane Toombs

Author:Jane Toombs [Jane Toombs]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
ISBN: 9780821764404
Goodreads: 10522157
Publisher: Zebra
Published: 2012-09-05T14:00:00+00:00

Chapter 9

With Davis in his sleeping bag between her and Bram, Vala finally relaxed and slept, the temptation to reach out to Bram gone.

In the morning, they ate a quick breakfast in the cabin. Pauline followed them out and drew Davis aside while they were packing up to leave. Vala couldn't hear what she said, though it evidently surprised Davis because Vala heard his startled "Whoa!" very clearly.

He listened some more and then nodded. "Okay, I won't forget," he assured Pauline. About to turn away, he added, "I wish we lived closer to you."

"Things are as they are," Pauline said. "But remember, boy, conditions are always changing for man and beast alike."

She waved to them all, reentered her cabin and closed the door, not waiting for them to ride off.

"Mokesh never said goodbye, either," Davis commented.

They fell into single file with Bram in the lead and Vala bringing up the rear, which made conversation difficult. Once she called ahead to Davis to ask how he was doing. "Okay," he told her.

Though she tried to keep her mind on today's travel, her thoughts drifted to what was troubling her most. She no longer worried so much about Davis being disappointed if they found no treasure. The trip itself had turned into enough of an adventure to give him something memorable to bring home. What bothered her was Bram. Or, rather, what had happened between the two of them. No, that wasn't quite right, either. The real problem was how she was going to cope after she was back in New York--without him.

She had no illusions that their coming together was anything more than an interlude to him. How and why had it become more than that to her? Maybe because until now she hadn't had any interest in a man since the divorce.

Shaking her head, she scolded herself--come on, be honest. You know it's not just the sex. In the first place it wasn't just sex, not with Bram. You made love with him. Love. The word seemed to hang in the air like a warning beacon.

Bram watched for the subtle landmarks Pauline had told him about, but that didn't take all his attention. His thoughts circled, homing in on what he kept coming back to-- Vala. When they started off on this trip, he didn't plan to make love to her. When he realized how badly he wanted to, he'd still tried to control the temptation. Then it became inevitable and he was lost.

He still felt lost. Making love with Vala had set him down on an unfamiliar trail, with no recognizable landmarks. He was traveling blind, uncertain where he was headed. If he'd thought about it at all, he might have believed once he gave way to his driving need for her, he'd be free of it. How was he to know the need would increase with each time they came together?

It scared the hell out of him to even consider there might be more than sex involved, but

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