‘You sure?’
‘Positive.’ She desperately wanted him to go before Hugh arrived. It simply wouldn’t do for her husband to find her here, with this man, yet she kept on sitting there, just gazing into his face. It was a very nice face, strong and square, and he had the gentlest brown eyes she’d ever seen.
‘You’re ok then?’ Still he made no move to go.
‘I’m fine, truly I am.’
‘I can’t imagine what I was thinking of to be driving so fast. I didn’t even see you.’
‘You can see me now, and that I’m perfectly all right.’
His wide mouth lifted into a slow smile, as if to say she was more than all right. ‘I’d best go then.’
‘Yes, you had.’
With great reluctance he took his leave, his parting words warning her to take things easy for a while. Sara smiled and nodded and waved him away but then the minute he’d gone, and despite her aches and pains, she ignored his advice completely and flew about, desperately trying to catch up on tasks that should have been done hours ago.
For once, The Ship was late in opening and an impatient queue had formed outside, a sternly frowning Hugh turning up just as she unlocked the door to let them all in. He cast a furious glance in Sara’s direction then gave his full attention to offering humble apologies to his regulars. Her silver fair hair was still untidy and windblown, her normally pale cheeks flushed with a betraying pink but she smoothed down her skirt, pinned a smile of welcome on her face and calmly prepared herself for the expected lecture.
Also by Freda Lightfoot available as ebooks
Family sagas
The Promise
House of Angels
Angels at War
Lakeland Lily
The Bobbin Girls
The Favourite Child
Kitty Little
For All Our Tomorrows
Gracie’s Sin
Trapped
Biographical Historicals
Hostage Queen
Reluctant Queen
Historical Romances
Madeiran Legacy
Whispering Shadows
Rhapsody Creek
Proud Alliance
Outrageous Fortune
Luckpenny Land
Storm Clouds Over Broombank
Wishing Water
Larkrigg Fell
Poorhouse Lane Series
The Girl from Poorhouse Lane
The Child from Nowhere
The Woman from Heartbreak House
Champion Street Market Series
Putting On The Style
Fools Fall In Love
That'll Be The Day
Candy Kisses
Who’s Sorry Now
Lonely Teardrops
Short Stories
A Sackful of Stories
About Freda Lightfoot
Born in Lancashire, Freda Lightfoot has been a teacher, bookseller and smallholder. She lived for a number of years in the Lake District where she tried her hand at the ‘good life’, kept sheep and hens, various orphaned cats and dogs, built drystone walls, planted a small wood and even learned how to make jam. She has now given up her thermals to build a house in an olive grove in Spain, where she produces her own olive oil. She’s published over 35 novels including many bestselling family sagas and historical novels.
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