Whatever You Say_A Highland Springs Romance by Leigh Fleming

Author:Leigh Fleming [Fleming, Leigh]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: No Publisher
Published: 2017-04-03T16:00:00+00:00

The following Monday, the Buick’s engine sputtered to a stop outside Liza’s small, white clapboard house. The white gingerbread trim along the roof’s eaves and cozy front porch brought to mind a child’s doll house. Kate had been on her way to Brody’s to drop off a packet of information she’d gathered for the community center, but decided to pop in, uninvited, to see Liza. If this had been DC, she would have called ahead.

She rapped on the wooden screen door and took in the surroundings while she waited. Across the gravel lane that led to Brody’s house was a fenced field, a perfect place for horses or cows to graze. Surrounding the back of Liza’s house was a thick, hardwood forest where woodland animals surely found a pleasant home.

After a few minutes of silence, she gave up, accepting that Liza wasn’t home. She glanced off in the direction of Brody’s, finding an inviting farmhouse at the end of the lane. It was such a beautiful evening, with the sun starting to dip below the horizon, she decided to walk.

She found her way up the stony drive and noticed a full moon rising low in the sky. She gathered the manila envelope against her chest and wondered what Brody’s reaction would be when he read through it. She’d spent Friday dealing with the battered woman and her children, and the rest of the weekend on the contents of this packet. File after file of courtroom testimony was waiting for her when she got back to Gram’s. She’d rushed through a bit of it this afternoon, but planned to make time tomorrow to properly review the material.

Coming up over a knoll, she stopped to take in the beauty of Brody’s home. It was a two-story farmhouse with a wrap-around porch, set atop a hill with a sweeping field in front and rolling hills in the distance. The same thick forest dotted a steep rise behind his house. As Kate drew nearer, she came to a stop. Through a window, she caught a glimpse of Brody walking into the room, shirtless, hair damp as if he’d just stepped from the shower. She looked around and dove behind a large evergreen sitting a few feet to her left. From there, she was able to ease her head around the tree to get a second look.

To her delight, Brody was wearing only lounge pants and she felt her heart hammer as she took in his lean, defined chest. He dropped into a desk chair at his computer and sipped from a mug. When she stood on tiptoe, she could just catch a mouthwatering view of his broad shoulders.

She surveyed the room as best she could, noticing several guitars hanging on the wall in front of him and a large whiteboard alongside. The board was covered with Post-It Notes like the ones she’d seen him writing on at the meeting. If only she had a ladder to get a better view. She stepped from behind the tree and walked to the adjacent sidewalk, which led to the porch.

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