One Wish by Jodi Thomas

Author:Jodi Thomas [Thomas, Jodi]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Zebra Books
Published: 2019-10-29T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter 9

Maggie stood in the kitchen for a long while after Sam left. When she’d thought of playing like they were married she’d guessed there would be long talks over dinner and maybe enduring embraces good night. She’d never dreamed there would be kisses. Not just kisses, but one long kiss that shattered all she knew of kissing. One kiss that curled her toes and made her body feel like it was on fire.

Touching her lips, she could almost feel the way his mouth had covered hers. He’d held her close while she was falling as if to say he was there for her. This was nothing like what she thought the game would be between them . . . this was more. She’d wanted a tiny twinkling star moment to remember, and he’d offered her the universe.

The only remaining question seemed to be if she would be brave enough to accept his offer, and Maggie knew deep down in her soul that she’d never been brave.

Web was awake when Sam returned. He carried in wood and stoked the fire while she held the boy, then Sam sat him beneath his workbench as he started work. “I want to catch the last few hours of light,” he said without looking at her.

Maggie felt in the way, so she went to the kitchen and decided to make bread. She had to do something besides stand around all day dreaming of one kiss. Sam would think she had only air for brains.

An hour later when she had the bread baking, she stood in the doorway and watched father and son. Both looked like they were doing the same thing, playing with leather straps, only Web’s were just scraps and Sam’s were blending into a harness.

She’d bought enough harnesses to know fine work. “Do you sell these?”

“A few, now and then. I take the train into Fort Worth every spring to sell horses. I’ve got a man near the livery who buys all these I have time to make.”

“You wouldn’t have to go all the way to Fort Worth. You could sell them in town.” She bit her lip to keep from adding in my store. If he sold them to her, it would mean they would be talking on a regular basis even after this crisis was over. She could even imagine him coming in late with orders and her offering him supper before he had to head home.

He shattered her daydream by saying, “Don’t want to sell them around here. I prefer to take them to people who don’t know me.”

She moved closer. “Afraid they might come looking for you when one of them breaks?”

“No. Afraid they might come looking for me to buy another one. I’d just as soon not have the grassland worn to my door.”

“I understand. It’s fine work, Sam.”

“Not much else to do on a day like this. Snow’s up to my knees. It’ll be three feet deep by morning. Looks like we’re going to have a white Christmas for sure.

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