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Оглавление“I caught a fish! My very first!” Ella cried.
Nate couldn’t help but grin at her excitement. “Your papa never took you fishing?” he asked.
“No.” Nate knew by the way her lips tightened that he’d strayed onto dangerous ground.
“Well, now I have to catch up to you,” he said, keeping his tone light. “My honor as an experienced fisherman is at stake.”
By the time they left, they had a stringerful of fish. Ella had laughed and enjoyed herself more than he’d imagined her capable of. Had no one ever shown her how to have fun?
“Thanks for taking me.” She reached for the stringer. “I guess I’ll see you later…”
“Tsk-tsk, Miss Ella, did you think I was going to leave you with the nasty job of cleaning the fish after I had the fun of catching them with you?” Nate told himself it was mere chivalry, and not the fact that he wanted to earn more of her brilliant smiles.
She gazed up at him. “You’d do that for me?” she breathed, eyes wide and luminous.
“Sure,” he said, feeling as if there wasn’t much he couldn’t do under the effect of her grateful smile.
