Bigfoot Believer (River's End Ranch Book 49) by Caroline Lee

Author:Caroline Lee [Lee, Caroline]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2018-04-22T04:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER SIX

Okie sat on a log near the edge of an overlook, her tablet on her lap and her stylus in her hand. The view in front of her was just incredible. She’d spent the last two hours totally immersed in her art, creating and recreating and capturing the majesty with bold strokes and small tweaks.

She was home.

And what made it better—a hundred and fifty-three times better than the last mountain she drew, by the calculations which had been going on in the back of her mind—was Nick. He sat beside her on the log, his phone in his hand. He’d been playing Clash of Clans, judging from his occasional muttered narration. She liked that she knew exactly what he meant when he yelled about Townhalls and Hog Riders, and had even been able to offer him a few useful suggestions.

Mostly though, they’d just sat in silence, her painting and him playing. When groups of hikers passed by on the trail behind them, they both ignored the other humans as they focused inward. She liked that neither of them felt as if they had to speak to feel at home with the other.

Home. Home. Him home.

It was an odd feeling, to be so comfortable with another human. Especially while she was creating art. Was part of the art.

Nick hadn’t seemed too interested in being on the mountain. He’d pointed out the spot where one of his friends had found the mysterious clumps of fur which had belonged to Bigfoot, but that’s all he’d said. Instead of lingering, he herded her over to the overlook, pointing out the view of McIver’s Mountain from this angle.

He was right; it was a great view, and she hadn’t painted it from this angle. And it was pretty cool she was doing it from a spot where Bigfoot had actually been at one point!

“I think I’m done.”

It was hard to say when a painting was really done, and if she allowed herself, she could tweak and change forever. But her butt was getting sore, and she knew she’d captured the feeling of the mountain, and that’s what mattered.

“Let me see.” Nick shifted on the log until his leg was brushing up against hers. “Yeah, that’s…wow. Hmm.”

Hmm? What did that mean? Did he not like it? Okie’s mind raced, wondering what she’d done wrong, wondering why he didn’t seem to love it. Wondering why his leg touching hers made her feel warm and tingly all over.

“What’s wrong?” she asked bluntly.

His chin jerked up, his eyes tearing away from her tablet, meeting hers. “Nothing’s wrong. Why do you think something’s wrong?”

She couldn’t hold his gaze—couldn’t hold anyone’s gaze—for very long. “You said ‘hmm’ like you weren’t sure.” She compulsively saved for the fourth time, then began to shut down her programs, ready to put away the tablet.

But his fingers on the back of her hand halted her movements. Her hand hovered over her tablet, unwilling to press the button on the screen because it would mean pulling away from his touch.

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