Chapter 59

• Rose almost stopped walking. Her eyes fixed on the broad shoulders she remembered, the narrow waist, and those lean hips now encased in black hip-hugging swim trunks. She could see the outline offirm cheeks through the wet material that clung to his body. For the second time in two days she was seeing this man without his shirt.
• Rose bit her lip to keep from smiling. If she were totally honest she would admit that neither experience had been painful.
• She caught a glimpse of a little blonde head just by Rose’s hand and realized that he was in the water with the little kids she’d heard about. He was probably giving them a swimming lesson. For a man who made it clear how busy he was it came as a surprise to he was spending a weekday afternoon entertaining a child. She admired that. She smiled and kept on walking. Mrs. Smith was right. Luke did not take long to appear at the office door. She’d been sitting there less than five minutes, just enough time for Mrs. Smith to bring her a cup of herbal tea, when Luke arrived fully dressed in white button down shirt and navy trousers.