Matter of Time by Brisbin Terri

Author:Brisbin, Terri
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: sexy, scotland, time travel, highlander, medieval, time travel romance, terri brisbin, mackendimen clan
Publisher: Terri Brisbin

Chapter 20

His own hands shook as he unwound the recently placed bandage from the boy's arm. Not quite sure what he'd find, he held his breath. He didn't believe that Caitlin could heal with her touch but he also couldn't begin to explain what he'd witnessed a few minutes before. How could he shatter her belief in herself? What could he say?

Moira watched from across the room with those eyes that saw everything and knew even more. She believed in her daughter's abilities to heal. What would she say when this sham was exposed?

The last layer of linen came loose from the still-moist ointment and Gavin's arm lay before him.

Unmarked.

No swelling.

No sign of the surgery that he and Caitlin had performed.

Not willing to accept what his eyes saw, he lifted the boy's arm and turned it, examining it closely. Douglas searched for the marks of the scalpel and needle, for the tear in the skin over six inches long from the rock.

Nothing. The skin was as flawless as the day the child was born, soft and unscarred.

And he knew he must be losing his mind. He'd accepted many things, very strange things, in the last month but this stretched him more taunt than he could stand.

Douglas squeezed the area where the break had been, applying a moderate amount of pressure and waiting for the boy to rouse due to the pain. His breathing hitched once or twice but he never stirred. How could this be? How?

"'Tis her gift, Douglas, as I tried to tell ye afore."

Damn her! Moira read the question in his mind again. Well, he must have been here too long for he was actually beginning to accept all manner of paranormal experiences. Or this was a bad dream and he would awaken from it soon, feeling tired but none the worse for wear.

He closed his eyes and shook his head, not quite sure if he wanted it all to disappear or not. The cottage was the same when he opened them again—the boy lay sleeping in front of him and Moira stood across from him. Caitlin was still on her pallet recovering from whatever she'd done.

"You told me she was a healer."

"And, because ye were unwilling to accept my words on their face, ye took a different meaning from mine." Gesturing toward the worktable, Moira continued, "Ye thought I was talking about her gift as an herbalist. Ye hiv refused to see the rest of it."

"But, it doesn't work that way. Healing with the touch of a hand is impossible." His organized, thoroughly modern mind rebelled at the thought of something more than medicines and treatments.

"Impossible as traveling through time, Douglas?"

He was completely overwhelmed. Of course it was. Impossible. Shaking his head, he dragged his hands through his hair and held his head. What could he do? How could he survive in this bizarre place with its strange powers and gifts? How could he fit in at all?

"Yes. I mean no. Oh, I don't know what I mean!" Douglas moved away from the boy and strode to the door.

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