Hawk's Way: Carter & Falcon: The Cowboy Takes A Wife. Joan Johnston
shrugged. “You were busy. There was nothing else to do.”
“You could have sat down in the living room and relaxed.”
“I don’t like sitting still. It leaves me with too much time to think.”
“About your wife and daughter?” When Desiree saw the way his shoulders stiffened she wished she had kept her thoughts to herself.
“They were killed on Christmas Eve,” Carter said in a quiet voice. “They were on the way to church. I…I wasn’t with them. I was at my office when I heard what had happened.” He gave a shuddering sigh. “I don’t think I’ll ever forget that night.”
Desiree followed the impulse to comfort that had brought her seeking Carter in the first place. She put a hand on his arm and felt the muscles tighten beneath her fingertips. “I don’t know what to say.”
He threw the wrench he was using on the counter and turned to face her. “I’d rather not talk about it,” he said brusquely.
“You aren’t the first man to put business before family,” she replied. “It wasn’t your fault the accident happened.”
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