"Wyatt?"
"Huh?"
"I
loved you...long before Israel died." The confession rocked her thoughts.
She had loved Israel, but she had longed for Wyatt years before Israel had
died. It had been wrong and there were times it made her feel like she hadn’t
done right by her deceased husband. She weaved her fingers into Wyatt’s,
touching with tenderness where the fracture had been. “I did, right or wrong. I
mean...I loved Israel, we had so much in common with his study of science and
plants and my study of medicine, but I was guilty of dreaming for you long
before...he died."
His
smile was tender as he lifted her chin. “I’ve known that for a long time, Doc.
And I can’t count how many nights I lay awake, wishing I were holding you.”
She
held tighter to him. “And when you left Cheyenne, it was all my fault. I knew I
had made a mistake. I wasn’t even myself without you. It was as if I kept
falling and falling, never hitting the ground to land anywhere.”
With
that he wrapped his arms around her and kissed her. “I’ll always be here to
catch you, Doc, always.”
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