And can you tell me-do you feel anything for me?" He put his big hand against her wild curls. "I feel everything for you. But that won't change the facts. We're strangers from two separate worlds that won't easily merge, and I'm still a guy with what you call issues-piles of them. Not really ready to make any rapid-fire changes, though I think I made some small ones in spite of myself. I have a lot less hair, for one thing." "You've come along nicely." She gave him a little kiss. "I think if I had more time…" He stilled her chin in his hand, commanding her attention. "Listen. I won't kid you-you changed everything. Come back sometime if you feel like it. But if you don't, I won't hold it against you. Remember what you told me-that after you did this, after you found me and thanked me, asked me some questions and told me the things you had to be sure I knew, you were going to be free to move on. It's okay, Marcie. Even after what passed between us. Especially after what passed between us-you can move on if you want to. I expect that." "And what if what I want is you?" she asked him. "The only thing in the world that could possibly make me sad is if I couldn't make you happy. That's what scares me the most-that you would want me, and I'd let you down." "Why do you even think that way?" "Just a sorry old habit," he said. "I bet you could break that habit if you'd just let yourself." He smiled. "That's one of the best things about you-your eternal optimism." "Oh, Ian, that's not optimism. It's faith. You should give it a try sometime.
( Robyn Carr )
[ A Virgin River Christmas ]
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