Giving Chase
Chapter One
Halloween came and went and Maggie worked in her garden all day the first Sunday
of November. She tore out the old beds in the side yard and finished installing
the raised beds she'd begun to build during the early fall. After getting her
spring bulbs in the ground, she trimmed her climbing roses and fertilized her
grass and trees. By the end of the day she'd cleaned out her yard and felt like
she'd cleaned out her life. It felt damned good.
Sore but pleased with a very hard day's work she showered before retiring to her
back porch with a novel and a cup of hot tea.
"Wow, you've done some major work here."
She turned and saw Kyle Chase standing there, hands in his pockets. He looked so
handsome it took her breath away.
"Idle hands and all of that." Her words were wary, even as her pulse sped at his
presence.
He grinned and raised one hand in a casual wave. "Now that I've said, hey, you
gonna invite me up there for a cup of tea? You're a southern woman after
all-it's hardwired in your genetic code."
"Tea?" She began to lose her battle against a smile.
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