Worth The Effort (The Worth Series Book 4: A Copper Country Romance) by Jacobs Mara

Author:Jacobs, Mara [Jacobs, Mara]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Publisher: Copper Country Press LLC
Published: 2013-08-01T00:00:00+00:00

They rode in silence, Lucy’s occasional sighs the only sound. This was fine with Deni, she’d never been one who needed to have silence filled. Besides, their silence was a comfortable one, neither feeling the need to talk for talking’s sake. And it wasn’t awkward at all, even if a sense of…anticipation hung in the air.

When they got to the point where you could turn off to go the longer route, or stay on the shorter one, Sawyer put his blinker on and made the turn.

“You did say Copper Harbor, right? Not Eagle Harbor?”

“Yeah, Copper Harbor. Beyond Copper Harbor, actually.”

“And you’re taking this route instead of Covered Drive?”

“I didn’t know you knew your way around up here so well. Do you get up to the harbors much?”

“Not a lot, no. Not as much as I’d like. It’s beautiful up here.” Lucy let out a soft snort, as if agreeing with her. “I usually get up once or twice during the summer. And I try to get up during color season. When I do, though, I tend to take Covered Drive up and then go through Eagle Harbor on the way back.”

“That’s a good route. I just thought this way would be prettier for you. Covered Drive isn’t as great this time of year with no leaves. Without that, it’s just a twisty road—not always the best for winter driving.”

Something about the way he said the last part put Deni on alert. If this were to be just the beginning of something lovely, but short—a snack, as she’d said—she would have just let it go and sit back to enjoy the ride.

But instead she asked, “Is that where your wife’s accident happened? On Covered Drive?”

For a moment he didn’t answer her, and she thought maybe it was too soon for those types of talks. Then slowly, he nodded his head, his hands tightening on the wheel.

“Yes. And it’s not like I’ve never been on it since. It’s just I prefer to go this way if I have the time.”

She was glad he’d answered her, but she could tell he didn’t want to talk about it, so she didn’t push.

“And we have the time today,” she said. “And Eagle Harbor is so pretty. I don’t think I’ve ever been up here this deep into winter. I’ll bet it’s gorgeous in a different way.”

He smiled at her, with gratitude for the changed subject, it seemed.

“It has its own kind of beauty. The snow and ice, the stillness of it all. It might be my favorite time of year up here.”

“That’s because there’s no one up here now. No tourists, no seasonal workers. Perfect for a hermit.”

“Geez. Enough with the hermit thing, please,” he said, but in a good-natured way.

“I think it’s kind of cool. I’ve never dated a hermit before.”

“The non-hermits you’ve dated before? Anyone special?”

Part of the conversation seemed so normal—a new couple doing the “get to know you,” “tell me a little about your past” conversation. And yet, she was teasing

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