Scottish Romance: Highlander Romance: Highland Whisper (Scotland Romance) Read Free Page A

it was she that had made fun of him for his ability to get lost in the highlands and she had been lost in them for nearly a year.
     
    Malina had created a living space in the highlands several months ago when she realized that she was hopelessly lost and might not survive without a home base. She found a water source and a collection of trees that could act as a shelter. She sang every morning and searched for food each day. She ate only plants because she could not bear to harm a living creature. Malina was stubborn that way. Malina was stubborn in almost every way, but it snuck up on you because she wasn’t loud about it. Malina looked up that morning as a bird flew overhead and began to slowly circle around her. She smiled her little half smile to herself and took it as a sign that she would one day find him. Her sweet, strong, gentle Gavin.
     
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    It took Gavin several days to get back to the middle of the highlands. He barely slept and barely ate anything, stopping for nothing. He had to find her as fast as he could. Gavin did not go home first but rather started circling the highlands moving through them in a sweeping yet all-inclusive pattern so that he would not miss a single spot. He called out her name wherever he went hoping and praying that she would respond.
     
    Gavin watched as this beautiful girl started to run her fingers through her hair. She seemed a bit nervous for some reason and he wasn’t sure why.
     
    “Are you with someone?” she asked innocently. Gavin could not believe that she would ask something so personal so quickly after meeting and as a women, it was really forward of her.
     
    “No,” Gavin said. “I’m not seeing.” Gavin stopped.
     
    “Yes?” Malina asked smiling her little half smile.
     
    “Oh. Anyone. I mean that I’m not. No one!” He stammered back before smiling bashfully.
     
    Malina quickly reached out and grabbed his hand. Holding it with her long delicate fingers made Gavin want to kiss her but they had just met and he had never kissed a girl before. He had never really wanted to, but with Malina, she was the one. Gavin could feel it somewhere deep inside and it didn’t really make sense to him, but there was something about her that felt right and lasting. He did not say a word but he held her hand and he smiled. Malina smiled back. 
     
    Gavin kept looking, calling, and searching. He was famished but he had to find her and there was no time to rest. And then all of a sudden he felt a small tap on his shoulder. He turned around and saw her. Malina. She was standing there smiling that little half smile and when his eyes met hers the smile grew.
     
    He did not know what to do so he stood there, smiling back, in awe. Then he remembered the way that the two of them had held hands the night that they met and he reached out for her hand. She didn’t pull back. The two of them stood in silence holding hands and their love was complete.
     
    Together Gavin and Malina held hands and sat quietly as the sun set. As the sun fell, a beautiful yet eerie peace befell the two lovers as their affection was celebrated by the moon and the stars. The animals left them alone and there was a feeling of completeness present in both Gavin and Malina. Without saying a word, the two knew that they were meant for one another and that they both wanted each other. It reminded them both of their first kiss at sixteen.
     
    Sitting alone holding hands in the dark for the first time had been magical, but now Gavin wanted to kiss Malina for the first time, even though they had just met that day. He shooed his cattle to the side and focused on this beautiful young girl in front of him. He had never kissed a girl before but Marcus had told him all about it one day over lunch. He thought he knew what to do.
     
    He moved towards Malina slowly by inching over to her side of the rock. He kept holding her hand and it wasn't as smooth as he would have liked, but she didn't seem to