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2023-12-01 15:31:25Matthew was miserable. He longed to see her, but he realized that showing up might make her fall back into her depression if she really thought that he was the reason for her state of health.
And in truth she was right. If he had not walked into that water and kissed her like he had, he would not have scared her and she would not have ridden her horse so hard. It was his fault entirely.
He had noticed his foreman watching him and he knew he looked horrible, but he could not get himself to care. He was depressed at his role in her accident and though he longed to correct it he knew he could not face her with the knowledge he had. And what right did he have after what he had done to her.
The doctor had called him a few times and asked him when he would visit again, but he kept coming up with excuses. A few nurses had even phoned to ask if he would be coming in, but he would have an excuse ready. He could not face her accus
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He turned off the stove and took the serving plate with his coffee and headed to the dining room. Like every morning, when he found that she had set her place in the spot he had started setting her place from the beginning, he felt his heart skip a beat, hoping it was a sign that she at least cared a little. They ate in companionable silence after they had held hands while he said Grace, each busy with their own thoughts and then cleaned up together. Matthew was still trying to find a way to find out if Kara felt anything more than friendship for him. But he was afraid of the answer at the same time, was he prepared to only be friends with her for the rest of his life? What if she married; would he be able to handle the thought of another man having what he wanted? If he judged by how he felt when Brad was there, he had to probably consider breaking off the friendship if they ever became more than just friends as he knew he would not be able to handle her falling in love with a
