When Anthony's eyes final met hers, Torie's breath caught and an uneasy knot formed in her stomach. There was just something about the way he looked at her, despite everything that had happened between them, that had heart heart racing.

She had meant for him to leave her here to get the horse, but the slope was steep and it would take a while, but she was also nervous to let him go off on his own too. He had to be hurting and now carrying her, was exerting a lot of energy. She worried this was too much for him to handle.

His question about trusting him twisted the knife in her heart, but she did, even though they had parted ways so dramatically. "Of course," He had always, before New Years, been so gentle and chivalrous with her. There was no reason not to trust him on this, even if he shattered her heart like broken glass he was still a gentleman where it counted.