Teaching Tamlyn by Cindy Caldwell

Author:Cindy Caldwell [Caldwell, Cindy]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2018-07-15T05:00:00+00:00

Chapter 10

It was a beautiful day for a drive in the mountains. The sky was bright blue and it wasn’t expected to be too warm—and rain showers weren’t in the forecasts although she’d seen that Idaho summer weather was a bit unpredictable.

She stretched her arms to the sky as she stood on the balcony of her apartment in Riston, the one she’d originally shared with Alicia before she got married. She’d toyed with the idea of another roommate—had even considered Felicia when she’d arrived—but she liked being alone. Or at least she thought she had.

Things seemed quiet now as she waited for Bradley. She’d texted him the night before and offered to pack a picnic, but he’d said it wasn’t necessary. He’d bring snacks, and there was a restaurant somewhere called Quinn Valley that he wanted to visit to take her to. She’d hadn’t been anywhere but Riston and River’s End Ranch, so she was game for anything.

As she paced on her balcony, the summer breeze blowing through her hair, she ticked off her list of things in her bag. Sunscreen, a visor, a sweater and her phone. She felt funny bringing nothing else besides her wallet, but he’d told her not to. She did sneak in a bag of chocolate chip cookies she’d made, but that was it.

She waved when Bradley pulled into the parking lot of her apartment complex and he got out, looking around at the several entrances and staircases.

“Up here,” she said and he shielded his eyes and tried to follow her voice.

She waved again, and he spotted her.

“How do I get up there?” he asked.

Tamlyn laughed. The complex was really pretty, pathways meandering through small stands of trees, but it was a little confusing.

“I’ll be right down. Just wait there.”

She rifled through her bag one more time, making sure she had everything, and realized that she’d forgotten her hiking boots in her car. She grabbed her keys and headed down, not taking the stairs too quickly. She wasn’t sure if they’d be hiking, and she’d pulled on her cowboy boots, but wanted to take her hiking shoes with her just in case.

“I’ll be just a minute,” she said as she opened her trunk and grabbed her hiking boots. She took in a breath when she saw the little gift bag that Bradley had given her almost a week ago—he must think she was incredibly rude. She had forgotten all about it—hadn’t even opened it. She decided that honesty was the best policy and grabbed it, expecting to apologize once she hopped into his Jeep.

He opened the door for her and she nodded, reaching up for the bar to help her get in. It was a 4-wheel drive, for sure, and was a little higher than her car and she laughed as she pulled herself up.

“I’d help, but I think you’ve got it,” Bradley said as he laughed and shut the door.

Tamlyn waited until he’d started the engine to say, “Bradley, I want to apologize for not having opened your gift before now.

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