Hidden Gifts (A Castle Mountain Lodge Romance) by Aitken Elena

Author:Aitken, Elena [Aitken, Elena]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Romance, Contemporary romance, Romantic series
Publisher: Ink Blot Communications
Published: 2012-09-18T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter Twelve

Morgan didn’t know the first thing about camping or trail rides, let alone combining the two. For the hundredth time that morning, she wondered how on earth she’d been talked into going on the trip to Stanley’s Cabin. It was Ella. She couldn’t say no to those sad eyes. And even if she could have said no, it would have meant that Ella wouldn’t have been able to go and Morgan refused to be responsible for that disappointment. Even if it meant that she’d have to go way out of her comfort zone. Besides, she wasn’t going to deny the fact that spending all that time with Bo wouldn’t be a draw as well.

“What else do I need?” Morgan asked Astrid, who was sitting at their kitchen table with a variety of yarn and fabric and was making what looked to be like a half-finished miniature bag in front of her.

“Did you pack the stone I gave you?” Astrid didn’t look up as she began to expertly weave a piece of fabric onto the bag.

“I can’t take a rock into the woods—there are tons of rocks out there.”

“It’s not a rock. It’s a stone.”

Morgan sighed and picked up the crystal from where she’d tossed it on the bed. “Fine. I’ll take it.” She tucked it into the outside pocket of her backpack. “But seriously, what am I really going to need out there?”

Astrid turned around, a smile on her face. “Trust me. You’ll be glad you have it. The powers of sunstone are strong. It will keep you safe.”

“It is pretty,” Morgan admitted. “But I’m pretty sure it won’t do me any good. Besides, do I need protecting?”

She’d been trying not to think about all the dangers that were waiting for her in the forest. Let alone the fact that they were taking a small child into that danger zone.

Astrid laughed, and abandoning her craft project on the table, she moved to investigate the contents of Morgan’s backpack. “You have extra clothes. That’s good,” she said as she peered inside. “Four extra pairs of socks?” Astrid gave Morgan a questioning look but Morgan only shrugged.

“I hate wet feet.”

“It’s not calling for rain.”

“Bo said there might be snow up high.”

Astrid shook her head and continued digging. “You won’t need this.” She pulled Morgan’s make-up kit out of the sack. “In fact, I’d wash your face right now before you go. You don’t want to wake up all smeary.”

“Smeary?”

“Morgan, there’s no running water at the cabin. There is actually a small, although very cold, glacier-fed lake, however.”

Bo had told her roughly what to expect from the trip, but there was a part of Morgan that was hoping he’d been kidding. She didn’t even want to think about the bathroom situation. Sometimes she was embarrassed by her naiveté when came to anything outdoors. But she was still willing to try.

Morgan grabbed her make-up kit out of Astrid’s hand and went to the bathroom to wash her face. She really was trying and

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