Insides shaky again, Deidre waited breathlessly, tears on her face.
She stared at the kitchen doorway, waiting breathlessly for the person to appear.
"Thanks," she said breathlessly, and stepped away from the horse.
These elderly patrons paid their bills, didn't trash their rooms and, to a person, were breathlessly enthralled with the mountains, weather, scenery, and everything else about the beautiful mountain town of Ouray, Colorado.