The Great Gift (Contemporary Romance - Urban Life) by WRIGHT MISTY

Author:WRIGHT, MISTY [WRIGHT, MISTY]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Tags: YA Romance Comtemporary Novel
Publisher: iVisionary Media
Published: 2012-08-19T07:00:00+00:00

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The plane rose steadily in the dying wind and leveled off at forty-two meters. "Soon you'll see the full view of The Oasis," said Kent.

A shiver shot through Alyssa's body. Was it possible she was falling in love with Kent? She was tempted to give into her heart and wrap her arms around him, but first she had to find out what made him tick. She couldn't totally love someone who had any secrets.

"You didn't answer my question when I mentioned the rodeos," she said.

"I didn't think it was a question," said Kent.

"Lighten up. It's not healthy to keep too many things to yourself."

"You sound like my sister-in-law."

"Maybe she's trying to tell you something," said Alyssa.

"Maybe."

The plane banked left as it changed direction. Alyssa dug her hands into the seat to stop herself from leaning heavily on Kent. She waited patiently for the plane to level out.

"It could be why you're still single," she said.

"Maybe," said Kent.

Alyssa's probing was like trying to dig a deep hole with a kid's plastic hand shovel: slow and tedious. "You're clamming up again."

Kent shrugged and fell silent. She looked away and watched the desert landscape slowly change. The few trees that dotted the area below the plane looked as though they had died years earlier. She focused on a herd of kangaroos basking in the sun. Then she spotted a herd of cows eating near a small dam that was full of clean rainwater. She had counted twenty- seven cows before they slipped from view.

Windmills slowing in the dying wind dotted the landscape. They snaked in an endless line before them. Each had been anchored to the side of a dam a kilometer apart.

'Strange,' Alyssa thought. 'I wonder if there's an underground river feeding the dams.' Alyssa shielded her eyes with her hand and looked toward the horizon. She followed the line of dams as far as she could, then traced the line back the way they had come.

Alyssa smirked at knowing the desert's secret. She glanced at Kent and wondered if he knew about the underground river.

"I've got a question," said Alyssa. She watched Kent's chest rise and fall as if he was glad of the break in the silence.

"I'll try to answer your question to the best of my ability." He was grinning as he gave the plane's instruments one long look, then appeared to give her his undivided attention. "You sure are the most beautiful sight out here," he whispered.

Alyssa wasn't prepared for that statement. Her cheeks reddened. "How did you get an education?"

Kent's grin widened. "That's easy to answer. I thought you were going to ask something hard."

Alyssa rolled her eyes and shook her head.

"In flying school, I was at the top of my class."

"I was taught about that school when I was twelve, but I wasn't totally convinced that a school system over the radio was a good thing," said Alyssa.

"It might not be, but out in the middle of Australia, there was no other way of learning."

"What about school friends?" she asked.

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