Tall, Dark, And Determined (2011)
“Lawson. I did not agree to the arrangement.” Lacey gritted her teeth at the reminder of what transpired the evening before when her friends betrayed her trust and their own good sense. By the time the doctor finished with her, the girls finished making the monumental mistake of hiring Mr. Dunstan.
Looking back, Lacey clearly saw she’d been maneuvered away so she couldn’t make them see reason. While she smiled sweetly over gritted teeth, allowing the doctor to bathe her tender shoulder in a stin...ging solution and cluck at her over the dangers of cougars, her friends were smiling at Mr. Dunstan.
Of course, Mr. Lawson held no share of the blame for any of it. The well-meaning engineer looked faintly bemused by the news they’d taken a mountain man into their employ. Of course, Mr. Lawson looked faintly bemused since they day he arrived in Hope Falls with his heavily enceinte, newly widowed sister in tow, which made it difficult to discern his thoughts.
“I wondered. Mr. Dunstan hardly seems the sort you’d enjoy having underfoot.”MoreLess
Looking back, Lacey clearly saw she’d been maneuvered away so she couldn’t make them see reason. While she smiled sweetly over gritted teeth, allowing the doctor to bathe her tender shoulder in a stin...ging solution and cluck at her over the dangers of cougars, her friends were smiling at Mr. Dunstan.
Of course, Mr. Lawson held no share of the blame for any of it. The well-meaning engineer looked faintly bemused by the news they’d taken a mountain man into their employ. Of course, Mr. Lawson looked faintly bemused since they day he arrived in Hope Falls with his heavily enceinte, newly widowed sister in tow, which made it difficult to discern his thoughts.
“I wondered. Mr. Dunstan hardly seems the sort you’d enjoy having underfoot.”MoreLess
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