“Ms. Townsend,” he said in the way of greeting. “You’re out early.”
To his surprise, she must’ve forgiven his nasty behavior yesterday. There wasn’t anything sarcastic in the smile on her face. On the contrary. It was warm enough to chase away the chill in the barn.
“Yesterday you were too busy to deal with me. This morning I came early in hopes I’d catch you before that happened.”
He had a thousand and one things to do, including eating the meager breakfast he was carrying in his pocket. He didn’t have time for Isabelle Townsend. Not this morning, or any morning. But he’d promised Blake he’d be a gentleman and one thing Holt never wanted to do was break his word to his big brother.
“I was headed to my office. If you’d like to join me, we can talk there.” He turned away from Ginger’s stall. “Have you had breakfast?”
“No. But I’m fine. Sometimes I don’t bother with that meal.”
From the looks of her, she didn’t bother with eating much at all. Yesterday he’d noticed she was petite. This morning, he could see she was even smaller than he remembered. Even with the heels of her cowboy boots adding to her height, he doubted the top of her head would reach the middle of his chest. The notion struck him that he could pick her up with one arm and never feel the strain.
But he had no plans to get that close to their pretty neighbor, Holt decided. Not unless she wanted him to.
Copyright © 2019 by Stella Bagwell
ISBN-13: 9781488035333
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