Island Hearts (Jenny's Turn And Stray Lady)
“It was a relief the day Lyle came to collect her empty breakfast plate and announced, “I’d like to have another look at that gash on your leg to be sure it’s healing. Then, if the leg looks okay, you could get up.”
His hands were gentle, pressing on the soft skin of her outer thigh. She hoped he didn’t realize how oddly his touch made her tremble.
“It looks all right.”
She couldn’t see the leg, only Lyle’s head, his hair wildly styled by the wind. She’d smelled the tang of the salt air on him w...hen he came into the room.
He put out a hand for balance, his thigh pressing against hers as he probed gently around the bandage. “Hurt?” he asked suddenly.
She started to shake her head, then yelped as he yanked the tape off in one swift, painful motion. “Ouch! Yes, that hurts!”
“Sorry. I always hate that part myself, but the tape had to come off.”
“I suppose so,” she admitted unwillingly, her leg still stinging. She felt nervous, too aware of him. “How does it look?”MoreLess
His hands were gentle, pressing on the soft skin of her outer thigh. She hoped he didn’t realize how oddly his touch made her tremble.
“It looks all right.”
She couldn’t see the leg, only Lyle’s head, his hair wildly styled by the wind. She’d smelled the tang of the salt air on him w...hen he came into the room.
He put out a hand for balance, his thigh pressing against hers as he probed gently around the bandage. “Hurt?” he asked suddenly.
She started to shake her head, then yelped as he yanked the tape off in one swift, painful motion. “Ouch! Yes, that hurts!”
“Sorry. I always hate that part myself, but the tape had to come off.”
“I suppose so,” she admitted unwillingly, her leg still stinging. She felt nervous, too aware of him. “How does it look?”MoreLess
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