Redwing's Lady by Stella Bagwell

Author:Stella Bagwell [Bagwell, Stella]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Tags: C429, Kat, Extratorrents
Publisher: Silhouette
Published: 2005-01-15T13:00:00+00:00

The three of them remained by the campfire for another half hour and by then Aaron’s chin kept hitting his chest as the boy struggled to stay awake. Maggie didn’t have the heart to tell him to go to the tent and get in bed. Instead she waited until he’d fallen completely asleep before she rose from her chair.

“I think Aaron is down for the count. I’d better get him in bed before he catches cold,” she told Daniel.

She was bending down to gather her son into her arms when she felt Daniel’s hand on her shoulder.

“He’s too heavy for you,” he said as he urged her to one side. “Let me do it.”

Aaron was a solidly built boy, so Maggie was relieved to step aside and turn the task over to Daniel. He lifted the child’s weight effortlessly into his arms and carried him over to the two domed tents they had erected earlier in the day. The shelters were positioned about ten feet away from the fire and some five feet away from each other. At Maggie’s tent Daniel waited while she unzipped the flap.

Inside the cozy room, Daniel placed the sleeping boy on one of the inflated mattresses. “Are you going to undress him?” he asked quietly.

Maggie shook her head. “I’ll just take his shoes and jeans off. He’ll be warm enough under the covers.”

Along with Daniel’s blankets, she’d brought a few of her own just in case they might be needed. Since the night was very cool, she fetched a couple of them from a duffle bag.

After hastily removing Aaron’s shoes and jeans, she covered him with several blankets and tucked them carefully around him. Once she was finished, she glanced up to see Daniel watching her closely, and like before when he’d talked about his father, his expression was a closed enigma.

“Aaron is very lucky that his mother loves him so much,” he whispered.

His unexpected comment caused her throat to thicken with emotion. Her voice was husky as she said, “No. I am the lucky one to have a son.”

He didn’t say anything to that, and after a moment he gave Aaron one last glance and slipped from the tent. Maggie quickly followed.

Outside the tent, the night had grown darker, the stars brighter. A cool breeze was blowing off the lake. Maggie rubbed her arms as she went to stand with her back to the fire.

Daniel tagged along behind her and for a long time the two of them simply stood there together, quietly absorbing the night. For several miles in any direction there wasn’t another human. Maggie doubted very many regular folks ever ventured back this far into the wilderness. The way was arduous and most people didn’t like to rough it to this extent.

“Sorry you came?” he asked.

His voice surprised her and her head jerked around toward his. “Why, no. Why do you ask?”

He shrugged nonchalantly. “Just wondered. I, uh, haven’t known any women who would do this sort of thing. You surprise me, Maggie Ketchum.

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