“He and Timmy’re out back playin’ with the dogs. Though they’ll be comin’ in soon as it’s gettin’ too dark to play out.”
She thanked the man and headed to the back door of the inn when she heard her husband’s heavy-booted footfall coming down the steps. She stopped and looked up to see him coming toward her.
When he reached her, he placed a chaste kiss on her cheek, and hooked her arm through his. “You’re looking refreshed,” he said. “Would you like to take a walk around the yard?”
“Is it safe?”
“Very,” he replied.
John Donnelly, hearing her question, said, “The cap’n’s got guards posted all around the place. No one’s coming onto the property until after ye leave tomorrow.”
Without giving her a chance to decline, he led her out the door. “We’ll have dinner when we return, John.”
“Ay
