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“I thought you were crying,” he admitted

“No, I was laughing I couldn’t believe it happened to ain” She sat up, folded one knee to exaht in the knothole and broke off, again” Her eyes carin appeared on her lips “The opposite boot this time”

“Here, let , all because his fingers were touching her

Gazes locked, they stood there for a few minutes before he let her loose They still had to talk He had to set things straight before he could kiss her That was the little voice in his head, and he listened to it, wanted to ht this time

She bent down, picked up a bag, and that ”

“Yes, I just got off the train and was—”

“Just got off the train?” he repeated, sure he hadn’t heard right

“Yes, I missed our scheduled train, and—”

“Youhis hearing again

“Yes”

He spun, glanced at the engine still letting off steam “You were on that train?”

She nodded

Comprehension hit him, made him say, “You were the rich woman in the Pullman car”

Her eyes greide, glancing at the train and then back to him “You were the major with the Indians?”

“Yes”

“We were on the same train?”

“Yes,” he repeated, wanting to pull her forward into his arers around one of her wrists “Millie, we need to—”

“Seth, I want to—” she said at the same time

“Coo to the hotel, where we can talk”

She nodded, spinning around to walk beside hiait had hiht of Rex Moore