Heartland (2016)
“His expression was discouraged, the lines in his face etched deeper. As he came closer, he smiled, but there was so much bone weariness in the effort she wasn’t reassured at all.
“Is she d-d...?” She couldn’t get the word past trembling lips.
Steven’s arms came around her at once. “No. Oh, sweetheart, no. She’s not dead. She was chattering to me the whole time I was down there.” His fingers brushed her cheek, and this time when he smiled, it reached his eyes. “Your niece has quite a tem...per. She’s mad as blazes because she thinks Jennifer will get her share of the homemade ice cream you told them you’d make tonight. I swore to her that she could have all the ice cream she wanted when she got out.”
Relieved, but still not convinced that he was telling her the entire truth, she said, “But you looked so sad.”
“We ran up against a problem I hadn’t anticipated, that’s all.MoreLess
“Is she d-d...?” She couldn’t get the word past trembling lips.
Steven’s arms came around her at once. “No. Oh, sweetheart, no. She’s not dead. She was chattering to me the whole time I was down there.” His fingers brushed her cheek, and this time when he smiled, it reached his eyes. “Your niece has quite a tem...per. She’s mad as blazes because she thinks Jennifer will get her share of the homemade ice cream you told them you’d make tonight. I swore to her that she could have all the ice cream she wanted when she got out.”
Relieved, but still not convinced that he was telling her the entire truth, she said, “But you looked so sad.”
“We ran up against a problem I hadn’t anticipated, that’s all.MoreLess
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