Wandering Heart Read Online Free

Wandering Heart
Book: Wandering Heart Read Online Free
Author: Rita Hestand
Tags: Romance, Politics, Widows, love, kids, rita hestand, wandering heart, farms, mr right, harleys
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another word until the movie was over.
    At a loss for
words, she slowly rose to leave, not knowing how to say goodbye, or
why there was a lump in her throat.
    Cooper pulled
at the sleeve of her pink sweats. "Wanna go for a cup of
coffee?"
    "This
late?"
    "Why not?
You're awake. I'm awake. And I know a place that's open all night,
if you're game?"
    "I
shouldn't."
    "Neither should
I," he said with exaggerated seriousness, "but let's do it
anyway."
    "Is it close
by?"
    "Sure, we can
walk," he murmured somewhere near her ear as he stood up and nudged
her elbow.
    The feeling the
movie had put her in, and the fact that for once she wouldn't be
leaving the theatre alone, made Angela agree. She wished she could
spend moments like this with Greg, but he wouldn't be caught dead
in a movie theatre.
    "A quick one,"
she answered, a smile curling her lips as the butterflies churned
in her stomach.
    Walking
distance turned out to be halfway downtown, across the antique
brick road of the main street, and round a corner. It was dark and
wet and the March winds made her shiver, and pull her raincoat
tighter, even though the rain had stopped.
    It was a small
cafe, and the fresh aroma of coffee stirred Angela's senses the
moment they walked in.
    When the
waitress walked over to their table, Cooper ordered for them. "Two
quick coffees."
    Angela locked
gazes with him and laughed. Those beautiful blue eyes of his were
doing strange things to her equilibrium.
    "So, who's the
guy?" he asked throwing her out of her trance.
    "Guy?"
    "Yeah, sure,
the one you keep looking over your shoulder for."
    "Oh, I'm sorry,
I wasn't aware—"
    "Boyfriend,
maybe?" he asked a dark brow shooting up quizzically.
    "N—no!"
    "Oh, but there
is one," he added his smile turning sardonic.
    Why was she so
hesitant to tell him about Greg? What could she say though? She was
engaged, but no one knew it?
    "Well," she
drawled, "y yes, there is one." She stammered trying to find
the right description to fit her situation and coming up blank.
"I—I have an arrangement, of sorts."
    "An
arrangement? Is that what they call it, these days? Sounds ominous.
Are you carrying on with a married man or something?"
    "No!" she
snapped. "Look, Coop, I don't want to talk about it. It's not
important. Actually," she paused, her eyes going over him
thoroughly before she continued. Could she dare ask him? Greg would
kill her for what she was contemplating. But…"Coop, how big a hurry
are you in to get to your friend's place?"
    Their coffee
came and Cooper reached past her for the sugar, his arm barely
grazing hers. Somehow the act seemed intimate, but she was letting
her imagination run away with her. Cooper was not interested in
her, besides, she'd already told him she had an arrangement.
    Slowly, he
stirred a spoonful of sugar into his coffee. Then his glance met
hers.
    She bit her
lip. He smiled.
    "I don't know,"
he replied, taking a sip. "I can't go until my bike's ready. We had
to special order a part. Why?"
    She swallowed
hard, her decision made. "Because, I have a proposition for
you."
    Her stomach
knotted, her nerves jangled, and her hands felt sweaty, but she had
to ask him. Greg wasn't going to like this, but it was her
decision.
    "I'm
listening," he said softly, his eyes not quite meeting hers
yet.
    "It's the
farm."
    Evidently that
took him by surprise, by the perplexed look on his face. But his
eyes said he was until very interested.
    "It's become a
problem for me recently. You see, I have this temporary job in
town. It won't last long, a couple of months at most, but it's a
very important job. And, I can't handle both. I know, I've tried.
But the place is too big, and even with the right equipment, I need
more man power. Josh is a big help, but there is a lot for him
to learn. I'm not ready to just turn him loose with the place
yet."
    Cooper sipped
his coffee thoughtfully. "How much help do you have?"
    "Just me and
Josh."
    Coop's cup fell
to the table with a clang. "Boy, you do have a
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