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coal of pain, Dani swung the light around and studied either end of the alley, examining the dark shapes of
the trees, and what might possibly be lurking beneath them.
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Carter walked to the end of the barn and stared out into the night. Something about his quietness made
all the fine hairs at her nape stand on end. If Carter had heard something, there must have been
I can smell brownies.
She let out a breath and felt like beating her head against the side of the shed. I ve been baking. And
before you ask, the answer is no and no.
The last thing she needed right now was to hear that sexy, faintly plaintive note in his voice. He knew
what buttons to push; he knew what made her melt. If she said yes to the brownies he d take that as
encouragement, and right now she couldn t afford the extra stress. Added to that he knew she was
vulnerable at night and he knew she didn t like being alone. The first time she had weakened and given in
to the attraction that had simmered between them for years had been barely a week after Susan s and
Robert s funerals. Carter had been there, his shoulder at the ready, and she had dropped into his bed like
a ripe plum. Go home, Carter. There s nothing for you here.
Your choice.
That s right. Her choice, and against all the odds it felt good to say no.
She hadn t realized she was so angry until now. She thought she d had plenty of time to get over him. In
a weird way it wasn t even fair to be angry, because it wasn t as if Carter hadn t ever told her what he
was like. He had always been too restless for Jackson s Ridge. The challenge of Special Forces suited
him better than farming or a settled relationship ever would. He couldn t commit, pure and simple and she
wasn t exactly prime relationship material either.
He strode past her and checked the large gravel turnaround area in front of the barn, as matter-of-fact
as if they d been talking about the price of hay.
Gripping her flashlight, she followed him. One of the things that upset her most was the fact that she d let
herself fall in love with Carter in the first place when she d always promised herself that she wouldn t, but
it seemed that her body had always had a different agenda than her mind. From that first moment, she d
been attracted cancel that, stunned practically speechless and he d known it. It had complicated her
life. She d had enough guilt and issues to deal with without buying into a relationship that was never going
to work.
I ve done a circuit of the place and checked the sheds. There s no one parked down the road, and I
couldn t see anyone on the beach. At a guess, you ve probably got a stray dog or cat hanging around.
Carter turned on his heel, and headed for the once-worn track between the two houses. For the first
time since he d flicked on his flashlight she registered that he was limping.
Remorse tempered her anger. He d come over because he d thought there was a prowler, and if there
had been one she would have been more than happy for his support.
A brief shudder ran down her spine. This afternoon she had thought someone was in the barn. Carter,
wait.
She could just glimpse the pale flash of his T-shirt, enough to see that he d stopped. Before she could
change her mind, she walked inside, wrapped warm brownies in foil and took them out to him.
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For a minute she thought he wasn t going to accept the peace offering.
Thanks.
Within seconds he had disappeared.
Rubbing her arms against the faint breeze from the ocean, she walked back inside, letting the screen
door slap closed behind her. Somehow she d travelled from towering anger to appeasement. Now she
actually felt sorry for him.
And how typical that she had caved in and given him brownies. Somewhere, through all this mess, she
had really hoped that she had learned to say no, and mean it.
Chapter 5
The sound of an engine starting pulled Dani out of a deep sleep. She blinked at the bright light pouring
through her bedroom window. For the first time since Ellen had died she had slept through her alarm.
With jerky movements, she shoved out of bed, pulled on fresh underwear, jeans and a T-shirt and
jammed her feet into sneakers. Pushing out through the French doors that opened onto the veranda, she
strode over to the shed. Carter had already backed the tractor out.
What do you think you re doing?
He parked beside the open double doors of the barn. Leaving the engine on idle, he jumped down.
You said you had to let Bill go.
That doesn t mean I need you to
Forget it, Dani. We re neighbours.
Her jaw clenched as he disappeared inside the barn and began loading hay onto the trailer. Trust Carter
to pull the neighbour thing.
Despite the fact that he was having trouble with his lateral movement and he had the limp to contend
with, he made the backbreaking job look effortless. You re still hurt. You should be taking it easy.
I ve had months to take it easy. I need to get back in shape.
Way number two to bamboozle her. And this is training?
He brushed dust and hay off his T-shirt. You can pay me with treatments.
She crossed her arms over her chest. I am not treating you.
He shrugged and climbed back into the driver s seat. Then someone else will.
The tractor eased forward.
Deliberately, Dani stepped in front, blocking him. You don t know where the cattle are.
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