Tempestuous Eden by Heather Graham

Author:Heather Graham [Graham, Heather]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 978-1-4804-0828-9
Publisher: Open Road
Published: 2013-03-01T21:53:00+00:00

CHAPTER NINE

SHE MUST HAVE SLEPT a long while, because when she opened her eyes again, it was with the realization that though the boat was swaying, she wasn’t moving forward. There was movement in the cabin, and as she focused sleep-fogged eyes, she saw Craig once more at work in the galley.

With that sixth sense of his, he knew she had wakened. He turned to her with a scowl. “I hope you realize you almost burned us up this morning.”

Automatically smoothing her hair, Blair sat up in the bed. “Am I supposed to be sorry?”

“Yes!” he snapped, moving toward her with what at first appeared to be menace, but then she realized he was merely handing her a plate of something that looked like stew. “I value my hide, Mrs. Teile, and I assume that you value yours. Grow up a little. You aren’t getting away from me, and it seems you’re determined to kill one of us with your escape attempts.”

Blair accepted the plate he handed her because she was ravenous. “Taylor, trying to get away from you has nothing to do with growing up. Someone neglected to tell you that kidnap victims were not necessarily cheerful and cooperative.”

“You could trust me,” he said quietly.

It was tempting, so tempting that it hurt. “Sorry,” she said coolly, turning her attention to her food.

He sighed and moved into the galley, then returned and sat across from her at the table. Suddenly feeling ridiculous and vulnerable sitting on the bed, Blair shifted to join him at the table.

“No,” he ordered quickly, “you’re not getting out of bed today. You do any more to that foot and we really will be in trouble.”

“I can’t just sit in a bed all day.”

“Well, today you will,” he told her firmly. Both fell silent as they finished eating, then Craig rose, took both plates, and put them in the sink. He returned to Blair’s side and sat beside her, grasping her injured foot without a word. He unwound the bandages, cursed softly, and rose once more to return with the first-aid kit. Blair stiffened and dug her fingers into the bedding as he again cleaned and bound it.

“You will stay off it today,” he repeated softly. Then he was rising and left her behind as he climbed the ladder topside.

Blair couldn’t remember a longer day in her life. The sun had dropped low before Craig returned to the cabin, having cast anchor for the night. By that time Blair was thoroughly irritated and edgy.

She watched as he came directly to her. “How does it feel?” he inquired.

“Fine,” she snapped shortly.

He shrugged and moved away. “I thought you might like to go up on deck for dinner,” he murmured indifferently. “But …”

He seemed so capable of so easily dismissing her! Blair thought with a sudden fury. She swung both legs over the side of the bed and grasped the paneling for support.

“I can go topside,” she insisted, then felt her fury drain as he looked at her with quelling eyes.

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