She pulled away to look into his blue eyes. How can I leave? She managed to keep her voice from cracking, the building sob from escaping. His heart pounded under her ear, his breathing steady and true. Pressed against his warmth, she felt like she was home. I-Īs if he knew she was about to tell him no, he pulled her into the circle of his arms. Her heart wanted to tell him one thing, but every other part of her knew she had to stay. Luke, I- She stopped short of giving him an answer. Even as much as she loved him she couldn’t understand what spurred his dreams in such a different direction. Luke wanted to experience the Englisch world, go to see movies, dance, and drive a race car for money. Walking away from their shared dreams of a simple life in Wells Landing. Boldly walking away from the Plain life they had always known. Since they were no more than ten or twelve, they had talked about getting married, the children they would have, their house, their farm.īut now he was leaving.
He was the handsomest boy she had ever seen. She loved everything about him, from his dancing blue eyes to his unruly hair that was as dark as a raven’s wing. How could she tell him nay? She had loved him as long as she could remember. Oh, how she wanted to tell him yes.īright sunlight spilled all around them. Emily’s skin tingled where he touched her. Luke Lambright took her hands in his, warm and calloused.
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