“My two o’clock is getting settled,” Pru said. “The answering machine is on in case anybody calls looking for a reservation. The two girls from Memphis are still out hiking. There’s a couple coming in from Milwaukee and a student from Nashville coming in for the weekend, but none of them are due until after four. Their rooms are already prepped, and I’ll be out before they get here, so you shouldn’t have to do anything while I’m tied up.”
Flynn set his guitar aside and crossed to her, skimming his hands from her shoulders down to take her hands in his. “I’ll be fine. I told you I’m here to help. It’d be nice if you’d let me.”
He’d learned long ago that getting a strong woman to accept help was often an uphill battle. They were so accustomed to doing everything for themselves that they us
