Brooding Angel by Marie Ferrarella

Author:Marie Ferrarella [Ferrarella, Marie]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781459288102
Publisher: Harlequin Treasury-Silhouette Special Edition
Published: 2012-07-16T07:00:00+00:00

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He didn’t see her at first when he walked in a little after six. Apprehension nipped at him as he scanned the room. He upbraided himself for his reaction when he saw Clancy, her back to the door, looking out the window. It was the side window in the living room, which faced an open field.

The same field he had stopped in just before coming home. He wondered if she had seen him.

Clancy heard the door opening and took her time turning around. He’d been late—just a few minutes, true—but in those few minutes, she’d thought he wasn’t coming. That he had reconsidered the arrangement and had decided not to return. Just as he had the last time.

Anger and fear had filled her, overwhelming her. Draining her. She couldn’t go on like this. Better to not feel anything than to leave herself open to hope and then come face-to-face with the flip side of the coin, despair.

She was about to tell him that she was going to bed, that she was just too tired to attempt anything he might have in mind, but when she looked, he wasn’t there.

The front door was wide open, but he wasn’t anywhere to be seen.

“Mitch?”

“Be right there.” His voice floated to her from outside.

The next moment Mitch came in, the top of a long, wide cardboard box balanced against his shoulder as he dragged it in. She couldn’t begin to guess what was in it, but it was obviously heavy, from the way he was straining.

“What’s that?”

He leaned the box against the wall and went out to bring in a second. “I went to see McAffee’s brother-in-law today.”

That didn’t tell her anything. “McAffee?” She raised her voice so that he could hear her.

“My partner.” Depositing the second box next to the first, he went out to bring in the next. There were five boxes in all, not counting the weights. It hadn’t been easy, getting it all here. He’d unloaded his car and brought all the boxes to the door before opening it. “His brother-in-law’s a physical therapist.”

She stared at the mounting collection. “And he sold you equipment?”

“No, but he sold me on an idea. I rented the equipment.” Mitch closed the door and wiped his brow with the back of his hand. He wondered if she had moved the screwdrivers and hammer from the kitchen drawer. That was where she’d kept them before.

Crossing to the drawer now, he discovered they were still there. Mitch placed the tools on the counter. “I’m setting up a home gym for you.”

Clancy shifted her eyes from the towering boxes to Mitch, her expression incredulous. Had he lost his mind? “Where?”

“Where else?” That was a stupid question. “Right here.” He thought about putting off assembly until after dinner, then decided against it. If he waited, she would use the opportunity to tender excuses.

He was crazy. It wasn’t a tiny apartment, but it was a long way from large. Especially now. “There’s no room for all this.”

He glanced around.

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