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CHAPTER TEN
IN HER REARVIEW MIRROR, John Fallon looked so alone
standing there backed only by snow and the deep green
of the forest, Fiona had to swallow to ease the pressure
in her chest.
He wanted to be alone, she reminded herself. He’d
bought Thunder Mountain Lodge because of the solitude
it offered. It was silly for her to feel sad for him
when he’d probably do a little jig the minute they were
out of sight and he had his peace and quiet back again.
Still, as she drove down the freshly plowed mountain
pass, she couldn’t shake the memory of him watching
them go, unmoving until she could no longer see him
in the mirror.
If he’d been glad to see them go, wouldn’t he have
turned away as soon as they’d climbed into the van and
she had started up the engine? Her heart cramped.
Would he have kissed her with such desperation if he’d
wanted to reclaim his solitude?
She tried to remember the man he was when they
first arrived, spare with words and sometimes curt with
her or the kids to the point of rudeness. Somehow, she
couldn’t quite conjure him up. Instead she remembered