A Christmas to Die for
“The grip of her hands was frantic, her breath ragged.
"Rachel, what's wrong?" He drew her close, all the exasperation he'd been feeling gone in an instant. "Are you hurt?" She shook her head, but her grip didn't loosen, and he found her tension driving his own.
"Come on, Rachel. You're scaring me. Tell me what's wrong." He tried to say it lightly, but the depth of concern he felt startled and dismayed him. When had he started caring so much about Rachel?
She took a deep breath, and he felt her ...drawing on some reserve of strength to compose herself. "Sorry. I'm sorry." She drew back a little. "I'm not hurt. Just scared." "Why? What scared you?" Fear spiked, making his voice sharp.
She pushed soft brown curls away from her face with a hand that wasn't entirely steady.
"The lights went out. I was in the sanctuary, finishing up the decorating by myself, when the lights suddenly went out." "There's more to it than that." He gripped her shoulders. "You wouldn't panic just because you were alone in the dark." She shook her head.MoreLess
"Rachel, what's wrong?" He drew her close, all the exasperation he'd been feeling gone in an instant. "Are you hurt?" She shook her head, but her grip didn't loosen, and he found her tension driving his own.
"Come on, Rachel. You're scaring me. Tell me what's wrong." He tried to say it lightly, but the depth of concern he felt startled and dismayed him. When had he started caring so much about Rachel?
She took a deep breath, and he felt her ...drawing on some reserve of strength to compose herself. "Sorry. I'm sorry." She drew back a little. "I'm not hurt. Just scared." "Why? What scared you?" Fear spiked, making his voice sharp.
She pushed soft brown curls away from her face with a hand that wasn't entirely steady.
"The lights went out. I was in the sanctuary, finishing up the decorating by myself, when the lights suddenly went out." "There's more to it than that." He gripped her shoulders. "You wouldn't panic just because you were alone in the dark." She shook her head.MoreLess
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