Head in the Clouds
“Only she hit more than air. Vibrations from the collision skittered down the broom handle and into her arm. A muffled masculine groan tolled like a death knell in her ears. She squeezed her eyes shut, not wanting to face what she’d done. But there was no escape. Her stomach sick with dread, she turned.Gideon stood at her side, slightly hunched as he cradled his jaw in his hand. He worked the injured bone back and forth, as if assuring himself that it wasn’t broken. When he glanced over at her, ...she cringed, expecting to be flayed by an angry glare, but his chocolate-brown eyes twinkled with humor.“One of these days, I’m going to learn not to sneak up on you.”The fiasco in the barn flashed through her mind. Yesterday she’d showered him with oats and today she’d pummeled him with a broom. At this rate, he’d be dead by the end of the week.“Mr. Westcott, I’m so sorry. I had no idea you were there.” Adelaide dropped the broom as if distancing herself from the weapon could remove some of her guilt.He wiggled his jaw one final time and then lowered his hand.MoreLess
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