'Just Wait For Me', the fourth tale in the Highland Gardens series...
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Several hours passed before they broke free of the forest.
The noonday sun warmed her shoulders. They climbed a hillside with a scattering
of cheerful yellow blooms.
“Lovely, is it not?” Stephen said.
Jillian jerked a surprised gaze in his direction. They were
the first words he’d uttered since leaving camp this morning. Maybe he felt
cranky, too.
“Yes, I’m surprised to see gorse in bloom this late in the
year.”
“Always some in flower. My ma used to say, when the gorse is
in bloom, ’tis kissin’ season.” He laughed and his blue eyes twinkled. “You
should see the golden hillsides near Castle Lachlan in springtime.”
She stared at his lips, wanting to kiss that sexy mouth. But
then she glanced away. Hopefully, she’d be home in North Carolina way before
spring.
“I will miss you, lass,” he said as if reading her thoughts.
She twisted toward him. “You will?”
“Aye,” he said, gravely.
The horses had slowed and Jillian
tried to read the emotion in his eyes, getting lost in their depths. She would
miss him, too. More than she wanted to admit. Perhaps, if only he—
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