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Anna
asked incredulously.  Her eyes were wide and despite her best efforts, she
could not hide her surprise.
    “I didn’t expect
it, but yes, he did.”
    “Oh,” Anna said,
working hard to hide her evident shock at Sarah’s disclosure.  “Well…” Anna
stammered, unsure of where to begin.  “Quinn…um…he, well…”
    “Is it that bad?”
Sarah asked, now worried by Anna’s inability to find words.
    “Really…he kissed
you?” Anna asked again.
    “Yes!” Sarah
confirmed, exasperated.
    “There are things
that I can’t tell you about him, Sarah,” Anna began, her hazel eyes searching
Sarah’s face for understanding.  “It’s not like he did anything bad, I
promise!” she reassured, not wanting Sarah to get the wrong idea about her
beloved brother-in-law.  “He has a difficult past, that’s all.  I’m sure that
he’ll tell you about it in time, but you’ll need to be patient with him.”
    “Why did he
leave?” Sarah asked, her hurt playing openly across her face.
    “He needs a lot of
space.  He likes to be by himself when he’s thinking things over,” Anna said
cautiously.  She secretly hoped that Quinn planned to come back.  Never in her
wildest dreams had she imagined that Quinn would find someone again.
    “Will he come
back?” Sarah asked.  She was almost afraid to hear Anna’s answer, and her heart
thundered as she waited on Anna’s reply.
    “He’ll come back,”
Anna said confidently.  “I love him so much, Sarah,” Anna confessed as she
rocked forward on her heels and took Sarah’s hand in her own.  “You have no idea
how much I would love it if he would let you into his heart.  I think that you
could fix him, Sarah.  He has so much love to give, but he’s locked it all
inside, hidden it away in a deep dark corner of his heart.”
    Tears threatened
to spill from Anna’s eyes and she fought hard to keep them restrained.  “I
think that you and Mairi are the answer to our prayers,” Anna said honestly as
she choked back her tears.  “I can’t tell you Quinn’s secrets, but I have a
feeling that if you give him time, he’ll tell them to you himself.”
     
    ..ooOoo..
     
    Three days later,
Quinn returned.  His eyes were brooding and his mood was foul from three days
and nights spend in the cold foreboding forest.  Hunting usually brought Quinn
solace, but it had done nothing to alleviate his suffering this time.  His
nights had been spent in restless sleep, dreams of Mairi and Sarah swirling
through his head.  Sarah invaded his waking thoughts as well.  He remembered
the alluring curve of her mouth and the sweet taste of her lips.
     He worried and
wondered if she was safe back at the farm.  It was these thoughts that had
brought him crawling back to her.  He planned to beg her forgiveness if need
be, and Quinn Murray was not a man accustomed to begging.
    He found Sarah
hanging clean clothes on the line with Anna and immediately it was clear that
the women had bonded.  His heart sank when he thought of what Anna might have
told Sarah.  He wanted to be the one who told her his secrets, his heartaches.
    As he approached
them, both women stared blankly at him.  It was almost as if they believed him
to be an apparition. 
    Without cordial
greeting, he walked briskly towards the women.  “We need tae talk,” he barked
at Sarah, coming off a bit more harshly than he had intended to.  “Please,” he
added for good measure.
    “Can you keep an
eye on Mairi?” Sarah asked Anna. 
    Anna nodded in
agreement and caught the wet shirt that Sarah tossed in her direction.  She
quickly sent a prayer heaven-ward.
    Please let her
love him.  Let her be the one that can restore him.
    Quinn reached out
and took Sarah’s hand.  He led her without speaking back to the cabin that they
shared.  He opened the door for her, motioning for her to step inside.           Swallowing
the lump that had built in his throat he wondered how in the hell he was