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forget achievements like that,” she said softly, and he realized she was thinking of her late husband. Tension uncoiled in his chest.
    Harriet wandered off again. “I’ll get her,” he said, welcoming the interruption. “Finish your tea.”
    Left alone, Liz assessed her surroundings. Rimu floorboards gleamed red in the sun pouring through floor-to-ceiling windows to the east, but the lounge itself was barely furnished.
    There were no cushions to soften the big leather couches, no artwork on the cream walls, no photographs on the fireplace mantel. It looked like the house of a man who had stripped his life down to its bare essentials.
    So it surprised Liz when Luke reappeared carrying Harriet and a small basket of toys. “I bought them for my goddaughter to play with when her parents come to stay.”
    Liz looked at the eclectic selection, which ranged from rattles to sophisticated counting games. “How old is your goddaughter?”
    He spanned his big hands, “About this big…sits, crawls, can’t walk.”
    â€œNine months to a year?”
    â€œThere you go.”
    She hid a smile and accepted the offer of a refill, knowing Harriet would squeal blue murder if Liz denied her a short play with the toys. And there’d been enough drama for one day. No, don’t think about it .
    Instead she focused on Luke, padding over to the kitchen to put the kettle on again. He wore a loose linen shirt, sleeves rolled up, over casual pants. Creamy white, they accentuated his tan.
    She’d noticed Luke Carter’s good looks before in the same incidental way she noticed the weather. Now it struck Liz what an extremely handsome man he was. With his damp dark hair sleek against his head, the perfect proportions of his strong cheekbones, straight nose and square jaw stood out.
    He had a wide mouth, often quirked at one corner, and his eyes were an unusual light gray, piercing, yet giving little away. Idly she decided that women would find him very attractive, with his height and athletic build, radiating vitality and peak health.
    She had a vague recollection that he’d been through a messy separation. The council gossip, Mary, would know the details if Liz cared to ask. But Liz wouldn’t ask. Being in the public eye had only reinforced her belief that people’s private lives were their business.
    Her gaze returned to Harriet, busy gumming a red ball. The baby dropped it to pick up a rattle, her arm movement getting more and more frenzied with the joy of the resulting noise. Liz started to laugh with her. A sob caught in her throat, taking her by complete surprise.
    If anything had happened to her…if Luke hadn’t come along…Desperately she tried to hold the thoughts at bay but they kept coming. The next sob escaped. Jumping up, she headed blindly for the bathroom and almost collided with Luke.
    â€œYou’re crying.”
    Liz kept her head down. “I have something in my eye.”
    Luke put down the mugs. “Let me see.”
    â€œIt’s gone, I think.” She smiled brightly through the tears.
    â€œLet me see.” He tilted her chin while she blinked furiously. He gave her a gentle shake. “Breathe.” She breathed, but that only vaporized her bravado. As Luke checked her eye, she tilted her head back farther but the brimming tears overflowed.
    Desperately, she pushed his hand away. “I think I’ve cried it out—the thing.”
    â€œYou don’t have something in your eye, do you?”
    Tears streamed down her face. She couldn’t speak.
    Luke drew her into his arms. “It’s delayed shock—nothing to be ashamed of.” His hug was light, friendly, unthreatening, but it was the first time a man had held Liz in over two years and she couldn’t handle it.
    â€œPlease don’t touch me.”
    Immediately he released her. “I didn’t mean to frighten you.”
    She wiped away the