21
Railway Line
‘There,’ James said, handing her a steaming mug of hot chocolate. ‘That should sort you out. It’s a bit too early in the morning for a brandy top, but if you feel the need, just go and ask Trish in the kitchen. She’ll hunt out a bottle for you.’
Jessica cupped her hands around the mug, feeling the warmth soaking into her freezing fingers. ‘This will be fine,’ she said. ‘And, um, thanks for rescuing me.’
James smiled. ‘No problem at all. I couldn’t just leave you there. After I dropped your grandfather back at the lodge I thought I’d come back and check. You’d probably gone another twenty feet, but you still had a way to go.’
‘I appreciate it.’
Jessica still remembered the way James’s strong hands had felt on her shoulders as he helped her stand up on the board. Then,
