Once Upon a Highland Autumn (2014)
“It was a simple, polite, careful touch, and nothing more, but she was aware of him, the rub of his shoulder against hers, the careful way he guided her past roots and rocks that poked through the path, as if she was the most precious thing on earth. At the gate, he’d stepped back, let her go, and smiled at her, the light in his eyes intimate, devastating, and she’d wanted to kiss him again. He gave her a half-smile and bowed, taking her hand instead. He kissed her fingertips in a courtly gestur...e. “Goodnight, Megan,” he said softly.
She resisted the urge to curtsy, to hold tight to his hand and not let him go. She’d clasped her hands together instead. “Goodnight, Kit.”
He waited until she reached the door, and went inside. She felt his eyes on her back. The second the latch clicked behind her, she raced upstairs, threw back the curtains on the nearest window, and watched him go, his strides long and sure, his hands clasped behind his back. Her heart hammered against her ribs, and her lips tingled.MoreLess
She resisted the urge to curtsy, to hold tight to his hand and not let him go. She’d clasped her hands together instead. “Goodnight, Kit.”
He waited until she reached the door, and went inside. She felt his eyes on her back. The second the latch clicked behind her, she raced upstairs, threw back the curtains on the nearest window, and watched him go, his strides long and sure, his hands clasped behind his back. Her heart hammered against her ribs, and her lips tingled.MoreLess
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