Star Flight by Phyllis A. Whitney

Author:Phyllis A. Whitney
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781504046923
Publisher: Open Road Media Romance
Published: 2017-08-10T04:00:00+00:00

9

Somehow I got through that long, stumbling walk, hating Gretchen every inch of the way. A blister started on my heel, but at least no snakes appeared. Most the time, I felt buried in thick woods. Only glimpses of the lake appeared now and then, and treetops hid the mountains. The path was totally overgrown in places, but I managed at last to reach the house Ty had mentioned.

Fortunately, I was in time. The retired couple who summered there weren’t leaving until the next week. They offered sympathy for my predicament and the man drove me back to the lodge in his station wagon. By the time I reached the lobby, there was just time to go up to my room to shower and change my clothes before Roger came for me.

As I reached the stairs, Gretchen came from behind the desk to hurry after me. She was the last person I wanted to see. I started up, turning my back on her.

“I need to talk to you,” she told me.

“I don’t think we have anything to say,” I said curtly.

“Wait, Lauren.” We’d reached the upper corridor and I didn’t wait. She hurried on. “That was no way for me to act, going off and leaving you like that. I thought about driving back for you, but a car can’t get through to where Ty’s holed up, and I didn’t think you’d stay put.”

“I’m in a hurry now,” I told her. “I don’t understand why you left me, but I haven’t time to talk about it. There’s no point. I need to shower and dress before dinner, and there’s a blister on my heel I need to fix.”

“Please.” She sounded surprisingly meek. “It’s about Victoria that we need to talk.”

This hooked me. If she wanted to talk about her sister, Roger would have to wait.

“All right,” I said. “Just for a moment.”

I opened the door of my room and she followed me in, taking over in her own way. “Let me see your foot, Lauren.”

I didn’t want her ministrations. “I’ll do fine with a Band-Aid.”

She motioned me toward the bed. “Take off your shoes and lie down.”

When she spoke in that tone, one obeyed. Unwillingly, I slipped out of my sandals and lay down. She sat at the foot of the bed, where she could reach my foot.

“Just relax. Let everything go.”

That wasn’t easy, but I closed my eyes. Her hands were gentle as she touched me. I turned on my side so she could reach my heel and I showed her the place. When her hands hovered above my foot, I could feel a subtle current of warmth play over my leg. Tension fell away and I relaxed, though I opened my eyes so I could watch her.

She was quiet now, with her eyes closed—as though she’d gone away to some inner space. Her face seemed to glow with a light that came from within. I lay very still, and after a few moments she sat back and smiled

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