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something.
“Yes.”
I found that I liked to have a choice to make. “I
would like to sleep in a soft bed tonight.”
We reached the next town by sunset. By this time, I
was hungry and tired. We ate first, but as the meal
continued, I grew nervous. I knew how a married couple
consummated their marriage. I just couldn"t imagine myself
making love to him. I made my vows before him and God. I
would fulfill my wifely duty if I had to, though it was difficult
for me to make the leap from friendship to romance.
When we checked into our room for the night, he
took my hands in his and asked, “Do you need more time
before we consummate our marriage?”
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Once again, he was asking for my opinion. He had
no idea how much I appreciated it. “I don"t feel ready yet,” I
slowly admitted.
“Thank you for being honest. Wil you tell me when
you"re ready?”
“Yes. I will tell you.” I tilted my head curiously.
“What about you?”
He smiled. “I won"t be ready until you are.”
I knew he meant it too. He would never force himself
on me.
I hugged him and thanked him for being
understanding.
He set his pillow and blanket on the floor. He
insisted that I use the bed. And so, our sleeping
arrangements were established.
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Chapter Seven
Todd’s Point of View
Though the journey was arduous, I enjoyed every
minute of it because I was learning more about Ann and she
seemed to enjoy learning about me. The more time I spent
with her, the more I wanted to be with her. She did mention
missing her parents and Agnes, but she didn"t express a
desire to go back to Virginia. Instead, she confessed that
she was beginning to look forward to our new life.
“It"s an adventure,” she said.
I was secretly pleased that she still wanted to stay
with me.
“Do you remember that time you brought my
homework to me when I was sick?” she asked. “I believe it
was in October.”
“Yes, I remember.”
“Do you also remember one of the days you came
over, I said I wanted to go out in the sun with my hair down
and not have a hat or parasol with me? You said you
wanted to be there when it happened. Well, here we are
and I"m out in the sun!”
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“I didn"t think you remembered any of the
conversations we had.”
“Of course I do. It may not have seemed like it, but I
did consider you a friend.” She frowned. “I suppose my
manner toward you was rude. I"m sorry for that.”
I shrugged. “Since you didn"t love me, you probably
worried that if you showed more interest, I would have taken
it the wrong way, and then you would have had to tell me
that I misunderstood your actions. I understand.”
“Yes, I did worry about that.” She looked down at her
hands.
“If I were in your position, I probably would have
done the same thing. I didn"t realize my feelings were
obvious until my father told me. I tried to hide them.”
“I"m glad you weren"t able to.” She looked up at me
and smiled. “It gave me the courage to ask you to take me
with you.”
“Let"s just put the past behind us and start our new
life getting to know each other? You know, as friends first.”
“Yes, I would like to start at friendship. It would
make me feel less uneasy. I"m going to do everything I can
to be a good wife for you. I will love you the way a wife is to
love her husband. You treat me so well. Please, be patient
with me.”
“We have our whole lives ahead of us. Patience is
not a problem.” I smiled as I took in her long wavy hair
falling gently over her shoulders. “You"re beautiful. I am
happy that I got to see you with your hair down in the
sunlight. It"s too bad you weren"t able to do that in Virginia.
You look lovely no matter what you do with your hair, but I
always liked it best when it was down.”
She touched her shiny brown hair. “I"l have to
“Yes.”
I found that I liked to have a choice to make. “I
would like to sleep in a soft bed tonight.”
We reached the next town by sunset. By this time, I
was hungry and tired. We ate first, but as the meal
continued, I grew nervous. I knew how a married couple
consummated their marriage. I just couldn"t imagine myself
making love to him. I made my vows before him and God. I
would fulfill my wifely duty if I had to, though it was difficult
for me to make the leap from friendship to romance.
When we checked into our room for the night, he
took my hands in his and asked, “Do you need more time
before we consummate our marriage?”
53
Falling In Love With Her Husband
Once again, he was asking for my opinion. He had
no idea how much I appreciated it. “I don"t feel ready yet,” I
slowly admitted.
“Thank you for being honest. Wil you tell me when
you"re ready?”
“Yes. I will tell you.” I tilted my head curiously.
“What about you?”
He smiled. “I won"t be ready until you are.”
I knew he meant it too. He would never force himself
on me.
I hugged him and thanked him for being
understanding.
He set his pillow and blanket on the floor. He
insisted that I use the bed. And so, our sleeping
arrangements were established.
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Falling In Love With Her Husband
Chapter Seven
Todd’s Point of View
Though the journey was arduous, I enjoyed every
minute of it because I was learning more about Ann and she
seemed to enjoy learning about me. The more time I spent
with her, the more I wanted to be with her. She did mention
missing her parents and Agnes, but she didn"t express a
desire to go back to Virginia. Instead, she confessed that
she was beginning to look forward to our new life.
“It"s an adventure,” she said.
I was secretly pleased that she still wanted to stay
with me.
“Do you remember that time you brought my
homework to me when I was sick?” she asked. “I believe it
was in October.”
“Yes, I remember.”
“Do you also remember one of the days you came
over, I said I wanted to go out in the sun with my hair down
and not have a hat or parasol with me? You said you
wanted to be there when it happened. Well, here we are
and I"m out in the sun!”
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Falling In Love With Her Husband
“I didn"t think you remembered any of the
conversations we had.”
“Of course I do. It may not have seemed like it, but I
did consider you a friend.” She frowned. “I suppose my
manner toward you was rude. I"m sorry for that.”
I shrugged. “Since you didn"t love me, you probably
worried that if you showed more interest, I would have taken
it the wrong way, and then you would have had to tell me
that I misunderstood your actions. I understand.”
“Yes, I did worry about that.” She looked down at her
hands.
“If I were in your position, I probably would have
done the same thing. I didn"t realize my feelings were
obvious until my father told me. I tried to hide them.”
“I"m glad you weren"t able to.” She looked up at me
and smiled. “It gave me the courage to ask you to take me
with you.”
“Let"s just put the past behind us and start our new
life getting to know each other? You know, as friends first.”
“Yes, I would like to start at friendship. It would
make me feel less uneasy. I"m going to do everything I can
to be a good wife for you. I will love you the way a wife is to
love her husband. You treat me so well. Please, be patient
with me.”
“We have our whole lives ahead of us. Patience is
not a problem.” I smiled as I took in her long wavy hair
falling gently over her shoulders. “You"re beautiful. I am
happy that I got to see you with your hair down in the
sunlight. It"s too bad you weren"t able to do that in Virginia.
You look lovely no matter what you do with your hair, but I
always liked it best when it was down.”
She touched her shiny brown hair. “I"l have to
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