Sundancer's Star by Davis Elsie

Author:Davis, Elsie
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Sweet Romance Publishing
Published: 2023-12-18T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter Ten

Last night, Caleb had almost kissed Madison. The feeling leading up to that point had been almost as natural as breathing. It was as though only the two of them existed, a moment in time to celebrate the joy of uncovering the problem at Bigsby’s. Joelle’s sudden appearance had kept him from making a huge mistake. The problem, however, is that while he knew it was a mistake, it didn’t keep him from the disappointment that followed when he stepped away. He couldn’t explain it…not by a long shot.

Madison herself had seemed like a deer caught in the headlights, the indecision of her expression enough to make him understand they were both treading on dangerous ground. That he was attracted to Madison scared him. Did it mean he was forgetting Lauren? Is that what people meant about time healing a wound?

He hadn’t gone looking for this…a sense of joy at being around someone other than his late wife. And yet it had happened. Hearing the car in the driveway, he knew Madison had arrived, and couldn’t help smiling…eager to see her again. And she was right on time, according to his watch.

“Good morning,” Madison said when he met her at the door.

“Morning. Joelle’s still in bed. I’m guessing it was a late night for her. I didn’t want to wake her, but I need to get down to the barn and feed Star, if that’s okay with you.” It was a good cover for his eagerness to see her and rushing to the door like a schoolboy.

Madison nodded. “Of course. But I was hoping we would have a few minutes to discuss something without Joelle overhearing us.”

He was positive the conversation would be the one he had hoped to avoid because honestly, he wasn’t sure what to say. This was about the kiss. “Sure thing. Star can wait a few minutes.”

“It’s just that we didn’t talk about it last night, but…” she hesitated, clearly at a loss for the right words.

The least he could do was meet her halfway. “I’m sorry. I shouldn’t have tried to kiss you. I was overjoyed at our problem-solving skills, and I got carried away. I hope it doesn’t make things awkward between us.”

Madison looked away, but not before he saw her jaw tighten. Since when was an apology the wrong thing to say or do?

“No, you don’t understand,” she said, twisting her hands together. “It’s just that we didn’t talk about what happens now.”

An almost kiss certainly didn’t qualify for a serious discussion about the future. “I mean, we’re friends…right? Nothing has to happen. I mean, you know my past and I know you’re leaving town. It wouldn’t make sense to go down this road, would it?” Deep down, he almost wished she would disagree with him…or at least he was confused enough to hope she might.

Madison cocked her head to one side. “What road? Are you talking about almost kissing me? Because that would have been nothing more than a celebration kiss. No big deal.

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