Much as he’d wanted to take her to a restaurant, he
didn’t want to create publicity until the news of his broken engagement had
circulated and died down. For now, this kind of excursion would have to do.
Despite saying goodbye to Karl, he couldn’t remember the last time he’d been
this relaxed and happy. She’d made all the difference.
Once he’d driven her to the apartment complex, he
shut off the engine and turned to her. “I want to thank you for helping me get
through this day.”
“To be honest, it helped me too,” came her
unexpected response without looking at him. “I find I’m attached to all my
patients, especially ones that look like my last dog. Karl headed the list.
Daniel says I need to toughen up, but I have a feeling there’s no cure for it.”
Every word out of her mouth enchanted him. He had to
see her again. “Since you told me Daniel asked you to watch some videos on the
Biosphere Reserve, I thought you might
be interested in meeting the biologist who used to work with Dr. Zenger.
The conservation board is meeting Tuesday evening at the information center
here in Zernez. The chief ranger of the park will be speaking.”
“I would absolutely love it!” she exclaimed without
hesitation. “I was envious when Daniel told me Dr. Zenger helped take care of
some of the animals up there. What time does this meeting start and I’ll drive
over.”
“Seven o’clock. The information center consists of
three buildings. The meeting will take place in the Planta-Wildenberg castle.
I’ll look for you there.”
“Thank you so much for giving me the opportunity,
and for the dinner.” She started to get out of the car.
“It was my pleasure. See you there.”
He waited until he could see she was safely inside
her apartment, then he left for home with a new excitement. Only three more
days before he saw her again.
Rebecca Winters lives in Salt Lake City, Utah. With canyons and high alpine meadows full of wildflowers, she never runs out of places to explore. They, plus her favourite vacation spots in Europe, often end up as backgrounds for her romance novels because writing is her passion, along with her family and church. Rebecca loves to hear from m readers. If you wish to e-mail her, please visit her website at: https://rebeccawinters.net.
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