AFTER HELPING OUT WITH cattle wrangling and more roof shingles, Brooke worked in the kitchen as the rain poured. She’d much rather be outside with the horses and men, even if it meant getting wet. Correction, make that one man in particular. She now knew how Lisa must have felt always cooped up in the house tending to cooking and chores. Not that she herself minded. In fact, there was a peaceful sort of rhythm to housework that comforted her.
Pushing aside the sheer curtain over the sink, she peered out at the land. A sheet of gray clouds spread across the sky making it seem later than it really was. The men would be coming in for dinner soon. Typically, she’d make something lighter or reheated leftovers since not many chores were tended to this late in the day.
When she’d walked into th
