Tomorrow's Promise (The Hawks Mountain Series) by Elizabeth Sinclair

Author:Elizabeth Sinclair [Sinclair, Elizabeth]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781611945270
Publisher: BelleBooks, Inc.
Published: 2014-08-20T00:00:00+00:00

COLE POURED HIS morning coffee and carried it to the front porch. He flopped down in one of the rockers he’d bought yesterday, because Faith had been right about the rockers. He took a sip of the coffee and waited for the jolt of caffeine to hit his system and bring his sleep-deprived body to life.

It wasn’t often that he got up early enough to enjoy the dawn, but last night and into this morning, sleep had stubbornly eluded him. The idea of sitting out here and watching the sun rise above Hawks Mountain appealed to his need for serenity. Intentionally, he cleared his mind and concentrated on the changing hues of orange, purple, and pink as the sun gradually peeked over the mountain. Except for the few white puffs hanging over the peeks of Hawks Mountain, the sky was clear. It was going to be a beautiful day. Heaving a deep sigh of contentment, he started the rocking chair moving in a gentle back and forth motion.

Just beyond the porch, a squirrel scampered over the sun-dappled grass. A soft whit-chew whit-chew drew his gaze to the birdfeeder hanging from a huge oak tree just beyond the porch railing. A female cardinal scooped up the sunflower seeds, her drab, brown body almost obscured by the backdrop of the tree’s bark. In the maple tree on the other side of the lawn, a flash of brilliant red told Cole that her male counterpart was standing guard over his mate. When the squirrel headed toward the feeder, the male swooped down, putting himself between the squirrel and the female cardinal. Alerted to the intrusion by the raucous cry of the male, the female flew off, followed almost immediately by the male.

The whole scenario served to bring his thoughts back to Faith. If only she’d accept his help and protection as readily as the female cardinal accepted her mate’s. But Faith was fiercely independent—a trait he admired, even if it did frustrate him. In a way, it was good that she didn’t want to rely on him. What would happen to her when he left for Atlanta and his new job? He didn’t want to be the cause of her feeling as helpless as she had when she’d arrived back in Carson.

So what brilliant move had he made last night? He’d kissed her. And not just a friendly peck on the lips. He’d kissed her as if his very life depended on feeling her lips beneath his, and, at that moment, it had. Under different circumstances, her response would have filled him with joy, and it had . . . last night.

But now that he’d had time to reflect on it, he realized it had been a huge mistake. It would have been different if he planned on putting down roots in Carson and settling in to raise a family here. But he wasn’t, and if he continued encouraging Faith to believe otherwise, it could bring both of them nothing but heartache when he left town.

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