An Unexpected Proposal by Annette Lyon

Author:Annette Lyon [Lyon, Annette]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Historical Romance
ISBN: 978-0-9968684-0-2
Publisher: Annette Lyon
Published: 2015-10-15T00:00:00+00:00

Fortunately, Mr. Hansen took Caroline’s declaration seriously, arranging for her to be driven home on the next load of wood headed to town the following day. She packed up her few possessions and climbed onto the back of the wagon with the stack of fallen trees, refusing a spot on the bench up front. She may have made the mistake of spending time alone with a man without a chaperone, but she wouldn’t do it again — particularly in public.

The ride home felt twice as long as the ride to camp, and maybe it was somewhat longer, what with the added snow. She purposely kept her eyes fixed on her lap until she figured they’d certainly traveled enough miles to be beyond the road crew. Only then did she raise her eyes to look at the canyon and its snow-covered trees. And there was James, filling a hole in the ground, shovel in hand. He glanced up, did a double-take, and then his gaze locked on Caroline’s. She swallowed against the knot in her throat. They were far enough apart that speaking wasn’t an option, but she could see a new tension pinching his eyes, a gentle downturn of his mouth.

I did that. I made him sad.

He raised a hand and waved. Caroline couldn’t sit there without responding; she hesitantly lifted a mitten-covered hand in return. It felt like lead.

With a lurch, the wagon turned from the Wood Camp road onto the main canyon road, throwing her to one side of the wagon as it veered hard left. By the time she’d righted herself, her vision had blurred with tears. She blinked hard and wiped them away, but James was no longer in sight.

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