might be little, but he had seen for himself how big her bite could be. Heaven help him if she found out about the newspaper picture thing.
An awful thought came to him. If Em or Abby either one saw the Razor , it was over. Em would kill him, and Abby would make sure he wasn’t still kicking.
“Do you know if Em gets the paper?” He hoped the abrupt change of subject didn’t arouse her suspicions.
She shook her head. “Emily refuses to read or watch the news while she’s out here. This has always been her oasis—ever since we were kids and came out here with her parents. She figures if she doesn’t know it’s happening, then it isn’t. Why?”
“I just wondered. You know since the photographer and reporter from the Razor are here, I thought she might be following their story.” He sure hoped not.
“If she is, she’s not sharing it with me, and her motor home isn’t that big.” She chuckled. “Now, since I’m not about to let you get away with changing the subject, tell me. Do you want to find out what’s up with you and Em?”
He answered honestly. “I think I do.” He just wished those blasted newspaper people were out of the picture.
Chapter 16
“Come take a walk with me.” Logan had appeared at Emily’s side.
She looked around the empty pavilion. “What about Trevor?” They had all just cleaned up after dinner, and gone back to the tents for some kind of story activity Pastor Rhinehart had planned.
“He’s with Bo and Seth. It’s okay. It seems to help Seth when Trevor’s around, and Trevor doesn’t need to spend every waking moment with me to know I care.” He put his hand on her arm. “Please take a walk with me.”
She looked at him, carefully considering his request. “Okay. We’ll walk on the Sweet Gum Trail. It’s only half a mile long and shouldn’t be too dark yet.”
“Lead the way.” He took her hand in his and laced their fingers together as they walked to the trailhead.
“How did Trevor like his clothes?” She’d noticed he was wearing them.
“I didn’t think he was going to accept them at first, but after I told him about his grandparents, he was fine with it.” He tugged her a little closer.
“What about his grandparents?” Emily knew only that he lived with them, and they were nearly destitute.
He told her about the jobs he was going to offer them as soon as he got home.
She stopped in her tracks and looked at him in amazement.
“I’m going to kiss you,” she informed him.
“Not if I kiss you first.” He gathered her into his arms and tenderly kissed her lips. Her hands snaked into his hair and pulled him tighter against her, wanting—no, needing— more. Logan didn’t disappoint her. He tilted their heads to deepen the kiss, and if he pulled her any tighter against him, she wouldn’t be able to breathe. She could barely accomplish that as it was.
“What are you doing to me?” he murmured between kisses, then put his hands underneath the back hem of her blouse and started to slide them around to the front.
Suddenly he froze. He dropped his hands and broke off their kiss before he stepped away.
“What’s wrong?” She was confused by his actions.
“I’m sorry, Em.” He gently kissed her again. “This just isn’t the time or place for doing what I want with you.”
Her heart soared. He actually cared enough to not give the other men reason to think she was “easy”. After all these years, could the two of them be feeling something…romantic for each other?
They resumed their walk, once more holding hands.
“Tell me about your job,” Logan requested. “Your real job—not this one.”
“I’m the day-shift head nurse in the emergency room at Ransom Hospital.”
“How did you get away for this long, then?” Hadn’t she said she was there for a couple of months?
An ironic little laugh escaped her. “I told you about my mom and dad’s anniversary present. The fact is, they tricked me. They asked if I would
An awful thought came to him. If Em or Abby either one saw the Razor , it was over. Em would kill him, and Abby would make sure he wasn’t still kicking.
“Do you know if Em gets the paper?” He hoped the abrupt change of subject didn’t arouse her suspicions.
She shook her head. “Emily refuses to read or watch the news while she’s out here. This has always been her oasis—ever since we were kids and came out here with her parents. She figures if she doesn’t know it’s happening, then it isn’t. Why?”
“I just wondered. You know since the photographer and reporter from the Razor are here, I thought she might be following their story.” He sure hoped not.
“If she is, she’s not sharing it with me, and her motor home isn’t that big.” She chuckled. “Now, since I’m not about to let you get away with changing the subject, tell me. Do you want to find out what’s up with you and Em?”
He answered honestly. “I think I do.” He just wished those blasted newspaper people were out of the picture.
Chapter 16
“Come take a walk with me.” Logan had appeared at Emily’s side.
She looked around the empty pavilion. “What about Trevor?” They had all just cleaned up after dinner, and gone back to the tents for some kind of story activity Pastor Rhinehart had planned.
“He’s with Bo and Seth. It’s okay. It seems to help Seth when Trevor’s around, and Trevor doesn’t need to spend every waking moment with me to know I care.” He put his hand on her arm. “Please take a walk with me.”
She looked at him, carefully considering his request. “Okay. We’ll walk on the Sweet Gum Trail. It’s only half a mile long and shouldn’t be too dark yet.”
“Lead the way.” He took her hand in his and laced their fingers together as they walked to the trailhead.
“How did Trevor like his clothes?” She’d noticed he was wearing them.
“I didn’t think he was going to accept them at first, but after I told him about his grandparents, he was fine with it.” He tugged her a little closer.
“What about his grandparents?” Emily knew only that he lived with them, and they were nearly destitute.
He told her about the jobs he was going to offer them as soon as he got home.
She stopped in her tracks and looked at him in amazement.
“I’m going to kiss you,” she informed him.
“Not if I kiss you first.” He gathered her into his arms and tenderly kissed her lips. Her hands snaked into his hair and pulled him tighter against her, wanting—no, needing— more. Logan didn’t disappoint her. He tilted their heads to deepen the kiss, and if he pulled her any tighter against him, she wouldn’t be able to breathe. She could barely accomplish that as it was.
“What are you doing to me?” he murmured between kisses, then put his hands underneath the back hem of her blouse and started to slide them around to the front.
Suddenly he froze. He dropped his hands and broke off their kiss before he stepped away.
“What’s wrong?” She was confused by his actions.
“I’m sorry, Em.” He gently kissed her again. “This just isn’t the time or place for doing what I want with you.”
Her heart soared. He actually cared enough to not give the other men reason to think she was “easy”. After all these years, could the two of them be feeling something…romantic for each other?
They resumed their walk, once more holding hands.
“Tell me about your job,” Logan requested. “Your real job—not this one.”
“I’m the day-shift head nurse in the emergency room at Ransom Hospital.”
“How did you get away for this long, then?” Hadn’t she said she was there for a couple of months?
An ironic little laugh escaped her. “I told you about my mom and dad’s anniversary present. The fact is, they tricked me. They asked if I would
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