Accidentally Yours by Bettye Griffin Read Free Book Online

years. I took lessons with them, and I guess I had a little bit of an affinity for it.” Gordon chuckled. “Me, a city kid whose prior athletic experience consisted of mostly roller skating, basketball, and swimming in the Long Island Sound.”
    “ I grew up on the other side of the Sound. New London, Connecticut. Not that we could do a whole lot of swimming there; the shore is full of rocks.”
    “ Ah, so you didn’t have very far to go to get to the mountains.”
    “ I wouldn’t say that. I seem to remember it took hours, whether we were going to the Berkshires or the Poconos. It was a lot quicker to get to Cape Cod in the summertime.”
    “ I guess you’ve figured out geography isn’t my strong suit. I don’t know too much about Connecticut, although I do remember going out to visit cousins in Bridgeport.”
    “ New London is further out. It’s close to the Rhode Island line.” With her peripheral vision she saw someone waving, and when she focused fully she saw Glenda waving to her and returned the wave. Her friend was apparently lunching with others in her ski class.
    “ That was good,” Gordon said, pushing his plate toward the center of the table. “Now it’s time to burn off those calories. Are you game?”
    “ I’m ready.”
    When they got back to the slope Vivian was the first to push off, but Gordon quickly zoomed past her. It was probably his male ego trying to show her he felt as comfortable on skis as she did. She hoped it didn ’t bother him too much that she was more experienced. Some men were sensitive about everything, from how much money a woman made to how much education she had and everything in between, and felt the ideal woman was one who had never experienced anything he hadn’t. It wasn’t the type of observation she could make to him; it was too awkward. Still, she hoped he wouldn’t make too big a deal of trying to out-ski her. Heaven forbid he should run into a tree or sustain another type of injury.
    She no sooner had that thought when Gordon, still ahead of her, suddenly tumbled in the snow. She steered herself toward where he lay. “Gordon, are you hurt?”
    He managed to shift to a sitting position, but he grimaced in pain. “My ankle. These damn skis got all twisted up when I fell. It hurts something awful, and now this boot feels like it weighs fifty pounds.”
    She carefully moved into a sitting position. “Here, I’ll help you get the ski off.”
    As she unhooked Gordon ’s right ski she looked at the descending skiers. He would require assistance getting back to the top, and she didn’t see the patrol anywhere.
    A man came to a stop a few feet away. “What happened?” he asked.
    He definitely wasn ’t with NBP. He was white, his cheeks flushed from the cold.
    “ I fell,” Gordon said. “I did something to my ankle. I hope it’s just a sprain.”
    “ I’ll take the lift up and get the patrol to help you,” the man offered.
    Vivian and Gordon thanked him, and he took off down to the lift.
    “It shouldn’t be too long until the patrol gets here. Then the EMTs will look at you,” she said.
    “ Emergency medical technicians?”
    “ Yes.”
    “ That won’t be too much help. My ankle needs to be x-rayed.”
    “ Hey, what’s going on?”
    “ Danny, hey.” Gordon gave his friend a high-five from where he sat. “I’m on the injured list. One of the skiers went for help. They’ll get me up to the lodge.”
    “ You know, one of the guys with NBP is a doctor.”
    “ How’d you know that?”
    “ At lunch. He was at the next table and had a couple of girls hanging around him. The word kinda filtered out.”
    “ What’s his specialty?”
    “ I don’t know, Gordy.” Danny smiled at Vivian.
    “ Excuse my buddy; his pain makes him forget his manners. Danny Lee.”
    “ Hi, Danny; I’m Vivian. Did you two come together?”
    “ Yes. I’ll be able to get him home...or to the emergency room. In the meantime I guess I’d better see if I can dig up