Lucas packed his things first thing the next morning and hit the road right away.
There was only one thought racing through his head: get to Danica as fast as he could, apologize to her properly, and lay bare all the feelings he'd hidden away for seven whole years.
No matter whether she forgave him or not, he was never letting her go again this time.
'Danica, wait for me.'
*****
"Achoo!"
"Danica, did you catch a cold?"
Danica shook her head, hefting a basket of freshly pulled radishes onto her back.
She rubbed her ticklish nose casually and teased with a grin, "Probably someone's talking smack about me behind my back."
Carmen stared at her with a deep, concerned furrow between her brows. "Danica, stop trying to power through everything all the time, okay? If you don't feel well, y
