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With her face bare of , pure lines Rust-colored lashes outlined the unusual tan of her eyes and the rounded ridges of her cheekbones stood out cleanly Her wide lips lay coenerous

Her glance lifted to his face “This is one day I’lad to see end”

“Tired?” Quint guessed

“Tired and sore” The ad that a long, hot shoon’t cure, though”

“A shower has a definite appeal right now” But it was the vision of her under its spray that lived in his h post near her head “It doesn’t seem like we’ve had a moment to call our own these last couple of days”

A smile deepened the corners of her mouth “Or if there ere too tired to care”

Quint chuckled softly “That, too The worst should be over after today, though With any luck, things will start getting back to normal”

Dallas shook her head in mild skepticis norht you walked into the café” And there was very little about it that she would have changed if she could; in fact, there was only one thing she would have done differently The thought of it pushed at her “Quint,” she began on a serious note

The side door to the barn swung open and sunset’s rosy light flooded in Then Eh’s

full,” he announced “Did you get the chickens fed?”

Straightening up fro toward Empty “All done”

“Then what are we standing around here for?” E “Let’s head to the house What are we having for supper anyway?” He addressed the question to Dallas

“I don’t know” She released a heavy breath “Spaghetti would be the quickest, I guess”

“Tell you what,” Quint said, falling in step with her as she ht and you can go take that long, hot shower you were talking about”

“You’ve got a deal”