Terri Reed - A Sheltering Heart

“Great,” Derek said without enthusiasm. He followed Craig back down the hall and outside. Gwen was talking with Ethan and Moses. When she saw him, she came over.

“You okay?” she asked, worry softening her gaze.

“Dandy,” he muttered, uncomfortable with the way her concern warmed him.

She laughed. “You’ll do fine. I’ll see you in the morning. That’s when the real fun begins.”

He reached out to finger her silky braid. “How on earth can you be so chipper?”

“Working on adrenaline here.”

“I didn’t realize it would be so…rustic.”

She gave him a soft smile. “This is paradise compared to some of the places I’ve been.”

His brows drew together in confusion. “What?”

Reaching up to remove his hand, she said, “Good night.”

He watched her walk inside. At times she seemed so buttoned-up and reserved. Yet, he’d seen glimpses of a softer side. A side that told him she was a woman with a great capacity to love.

A very interesting woman. He reminded himself he didn’t want to be interested.

Gwen woke as the first rooster crowed. Through the small, square window in the room the sun was barely visible on the horizon. She heard movement in the building, the others already working. There was so much preparation to do before the villagers began to arrive.

She’d planned on waking earlier, but since she hadn’t been able to rest on the flight, she’d fallen into an exhausted, deep sleep as soon as she’d hit the foam mattress.

She blamed Derek for her inability to relax on the flight from the UK. Every time she’d close her eyes and start to doze off, she’d jerk awake expecting to find Derek standing in the aisle watching her again.

And every time she experienced a burst of disappointment when he wasn’t there.

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