Page 47 of Shelter for Morgan

And his arm in the sling?

All they knew was in a note from the doctor that he'd suffered some kind of injury and was excused from any physical education classes and teachers were asked to offer him alternatives for any activities that required the use of his non-dominant arm.

So, in a nutshell, they knew next to nothing. She filed a request with the school administration to ask for permission to contact him at home, but now she had to wait and see what the principal was going to say.

But she couldn't do anything at that moment and she really, really wanted to see Palmer.

He'd had such a rough shift and she wanted to see how he was.

That's why she was hesitating and waiting in the truck. She didn't want to bring her worries in with her. She wanted to focus on him and-

KNOCK KNOCK

Morgan turned to look out the window and smiled.

She felt more than relief when she saw Palmer outside her window.

Drawing in a breath through her nose, she unlocked the door and opened it.

"Hey." Palmer's smile made her insides melt. "I saw the truck drive into the lot. I came down to see if you were okay."

He was too sweet.

"I am now."

He held out his hand and she took it so he could help her down from the cab of the Silverado. "I was wondering if you wouldn't mind having a little adventure tonight."

An adventure?

Her heart and mind leapt at the chance. "I think I'm up for anything tonight!" She hesitated for a second. "Do I have time to change my clothes?"

Palmer nodded. "We don't have to be anywhere at a specific time. If you want to take a shower or anything else, that's just fine."

She sighed as she walked beside him toward the front doors of the building. "I'll take a shower, but just a quick one." She looked up at him and admired his profile. "I can't wait to see where you're taking us."

It wasn't until Palmer pulled the door open for her that she had a question that made her stop.

"Wait. What kind of shoes should I wear? How should I dress?"

He chuckled. "Women don't usually ask me how to dress, but we're going to do some walking around and probably moving through a crowd. So comfortable shoes and clothes."

"That's so specific," she laughed. "I love it."

This, she knew, was just perfect. It's exactly what she needed. A crowd? Walking around? She'd keep her mind occupied and off of her worries. She certainly wasn't going to dump on Palmer after the shift he just had, and this was going to be an adventure.

The kind of adventure that she was going to remember forever, because it was something that Palmer wanted to do.

RHETT

The way she smiled at him made him feel like a hero. When he'd walked up to the truck, he'd seen her expression in the side mirror, and he knew that his plan was either going to be a huge hit or drop like a rock through thin ice. When he'd asked her if she wanted to go out, she'd jumped at the idea and that had changed the worry he'd seen on her face.

He double checked the directions on his phone while she was showering, and it was less than twenty minutes later that they were ready to go. With the heat receding in the evenings, it was the perfect time to go out and show Morgan a little bit of San Antonio. To make it better, he was showing her part of San Antonio that he hadn't seen in person yet.

"Okay, I'm dressed to walk around." She beamed at him as she pinned her hair back from her face with flowered clips. "What do you think?"

He stared at her, amazed.

"That bad, huh? I'll go change into something else."

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