Chapter 19 – An Opening
She sat back, rubbing her forehead and smearing a dark trail of rust across her brow. Oblivious, she closed her eyes, feeling the lateness of the hour. The smudge tugged at the hardness Ed was trying to shell around his heart. It made him miss her more than when he'd been hundreds of miles away.
"Your leg needs a part I don't have," she cracked an eye open, staring down at the metal limb now gleaming with a buffed shine. "You'll have to stay until it arrives."
He gave a measured nod, hiding a rush of hope and stomach knots.