The Christmas Journey
“Why in the world was she so prickly?
True, he had mistaken her for a man at first, but she didn’t know that. And he’d stepped in to defend her brother at no small personal risk. Why, he hadn’t even haggled over the outrageous price she’d demanded for the use of her horse.
Still, he couldn’t forget he’d actually let this woman—a member of the fairer sex for all her rough edges—face down a pair of armed thugs while he’d stood by.
His gut clenched every time he thought about it. It was an unforgiv...able act, going against everything he’d been taught about duty and honor. So he was willing to give her more than the usual bit of leeway.
He felt her gaze studying him as he worked, could almost see the questions forming in her mind.
Finally, she broke the silence. “I suppose you’re anxious to get your business taken care of so you can spend Thanksgiving at home.”
Home. Ry paused, patting the horse absently. Lately he’d been trying to figure out exactly where that was—in Philadelphia with his grandfather or Hawk’s Creek with his brother and sister.MoreLess
True, he had mistaken her for a man at first, but she didn’t know that. And he’d stepped in to defend her brother at no small personal risk. Why, he hadn’t even haggled over the outrageous price she’d demanded for the use of her horse.
Still, he couldn’t forget he’d actually let this woman—a member of the fairer sex for all her rough edges—face down a pair of armed thugs while he’d stood by.
His gut clenched every time he thought about it. It was an unforgiv...able act, going against everything he’d been taught about duty and honor. So he was willing to give her more than the usual bit of leeway.
He felt her gaze studying him as he worked, could almost see the questions forming in her mind.
Finally, she broke the silence. “I suppose you’re anxious to get your business taken care of so you can spend Thanksgiving at home.”
Home. Ry paused, patting the horse absently. Lately he’d been trying to figure out exactly where that was—in Philadelphia with his grandfather or Hawk’s Creek with his brother and sister.MoreLess
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