Rugged Hearts by Amanda McIntyre

Author:Amanda McIntyre [McIntyre, Amanda]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Tags: The Kinnison Legacy, Book One
Amazon: B00CH3NZAK
Publisher: Decadent Publishing Company, LLC
Published: 2013-04-20T21:00:00+00:00

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Two hours later, Wyatt felt as though his life had gone to hell in a hand basket. There was a mad dash to the bathrooms upon their arrival back at the ranch and an intense, emotional plea from Rory to borrow a change of clothes. Their exhausted teacher, after seeing her students were completely safe, allowed him to tend to her wound.

“This might sting,” he cautioned, dabbing gently at the bloody area with a clean washcloth.

“I should have turned around the minute it started snowing. I put the lives of my students in danger,” she said, her eyes in a daze.

He’d assumed her stoic expression was part of the shock from the accident, but when she spoke, he realized it was far more. He examined her injury and what he thought was a gash turned out to be a severe grazing of the flesh, for which he was grateful. He applied an antibiotic cream to the pad and dressed the wound with gauze and tape. “Don’t beat yourself up, Aimee. You had no way to know the storm had changed direction.”

She eyed him. “I hope Principal Kale sees it that way. I feel so guilty.”

He backed to the doorway and gave her ample room to wash her hands and check out his handiwork in the mirror. Arms folded over his chest, he leaned against the doorframe. “To my way of thinking, if you didn’t, you wouldn’t be a good teacher. You thought you had time to get back to town before it got worse. Anyone can have an accident.”

She tossed at him a weak smile. “Sorry. I’m grateful it wasn’t worse, and I’m not sure what would have happened if you hadn’t shown up.” She leaned on the bathroom sink, head down.

“I’ve spoken to Mr. Kale, Aimee. I told him the kids and you are safe. He didn’t sound like he was upset with you.”

She nodded and blew out a quiet breath. “May I trouble you for some pain medication?”

“Sure.” He reached for a bottle on the shelf, fished out two tablets, and handed them to her. “Maybe it’d be a good idea if you lie down and rest a bit,” he suggested.

She swallowed the pills with a sip of water, paused at the door, and looked up at him. “I don’t know how to thank you.” She looked as though she might collapse any moment.

He steered her toward the living room. “You can thank me by getting some rest so you can help me handle this brood I have in my house.” She offered him a sweet smile as he tucked her in on his couch. He paused for a moment, fighting the urge to lean down and kiss her forehead. One of her students appeared silently at his side and took her teacher’s hand, effectively thwarting any intimate ideas Wyatt might have entertained.

“You’re still my helper today, Emilee. Can you help Mr. Kinnison while I rest awhile?”

She nodded and looked up at Wyatt, her dark brown eyes looking very wise for one so young.

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