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wear
it down more often then.”
I was surprised that she would do such a thing
because I liked it.
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We spent the next few weeks talking about things we
would and would not miss about Virginia, her experiences
with Agnes, and the fun times we had while growing up. I
didn"t realize she had a sense of humor, for she seemed
serious most of the time.
“I do have to admit there was one prank that Alex
pulled that was funny,” she admitted. “I don"t think he
intended for it to end up the way it did though. It was the
Christmas show we were forced to participate in when we
were fifteen. Alex brought that bag of nuts along so when
Mr. Clemmens came on the stage to introduce the play, he"d
step on the nuts. I don"t know how that squirrel found its
way into the bag, but I"l never forget how loud Alex
screamed when he opened it and the squirrel jumped on
him.”
“He suspected you had something to do with it,” I
informed her.
Her eyes widened. “Me? Why in the world would I
put a squirrel in his bag? I wouldn"t touch one of those
disgusting things.”
“That"s what I told him. Ever since that day we threw
pebbles in your hair, he suspected you were going to do
something else to get even with him.”
“I was just glad he left me alone. I didn"t want to do
anything to get even.” She placed her blue hat on her head.
“Why did you join him in throwing pebbles at me anyway?”
“To be honest, it was a bet we had. I told him that
you wouldn"t put up with his pranks like the other girls did. I
told him you stood up to me plenty of times whenever your
parents brought you over to my house. He wouldn"t believe
me, so I told him that if he was right, I would do his
homework for a month. But if I was right, he had to give me
his bicycle. He threw a couple of pebbles but I threw most
of them. I was beginning to fear you weren"t going to
retaliate. You almost made me look bad. I had such
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confidence that you weren"t like the other girls. I was
relieved when you dumped the sand on us.”
She laughed. “Why Todd, that is sneaky. Here I
thought Alex insisted you join him in his pranks. I had no
idea you were capable of such deceit.”
“I knew you weren"t weak. You could hold your
own.”
“I can"t believe you did that.”
“You made me proud.”
She shook her head, amused. “It did get him to
leave me alone, so I suppose it worked out well enough.
But I am surprised it was your idea. Apparently, there"s a lot
I don"t know about you.”
“To put your mind at rest, I won"t throw pebbles in
your hair.”
“Good. Because if you did anything sneaky like that
again, I"d have to dump sand on you.”
I raised an eyebrow. “What if I put a squirrel in your
bag?”
Her jaw dropped. “That was you?”
“Guilty.”
“You"re rotten!” The twinkle in her eye revealed that
she was enjoying it. “Why didn"t you confess?”
“And miss him panicking over what you might do
next?”
“I"m going to have to keep a close eye on you.”
I chuckled.
***
On the first of August, we were due to reach
Jamestown. I got up early and quietly grabbed my good suit
and bathing supplies while Ann slept in the bed. I glanced
at her for a moment. She had bathed the night before, and
she smelled and looked wonderful. I liked to watch her
sleep. She seemed peaceful and content. I hoped it
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wouldn"t be too long before I could sleep next to her. I
would like to see her first thing every morning. I already
knew that we would start out sleeping in separate bedrooms
at our new home.
I left our room and went to the lavatory. Fortunately,
it was vacant. After bathing, I took out my shaving kit and
rubbed the lather on my face. I couldn"t help but smile as I
recalled the previous afternoon while we were on the
wagon. She was curious about my facial
it down more often then.”
I was surprised that she would do such a thing
because I liked it.
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Falling In Love With Her Husband
We spent the next few weeks talking about things we
would and would not miss about Virginia, her experiences
with Agnes, and the fun times we had while growing up. I
didn"t realize she had a sense of humor, for she seemed
serious most of the time.
“I do have to admit there was one prank that Alex
pulled that was funny,” she admitted. “I don"t think he
intended for it to end up the way it did though. It was the
Christmas show we were forced to participate in when we
were fifteen. Alex brought that bag of nuts along so when
Mr. Clemmens came on the stage to introduce the play, he"d
step on the nuts. I don"t know how that squirrel found its
way into the bag, but I"l never forget how loud Alex
screamed when he opened it and the squirrel jumped on
him.”
“He suspected you had something to do with it,” I
informed her.
Her eyes widened. “Me? Why in the world would I
put a squirrel in his bag? I wouldn"t touch one of those
disgusting things.”
“That"s what I told him. Ever since that day we threw
pebbles in your hair, he suspected you were going to do
something else to get even with him.”
“I was just glad he left me alone. I didn"t want to do
anything to get even.” She placed her blue hat on her head.
“Why did you join him in throwing pebbles at me anyway?”
“To be honest, it was a bet we had. I told him that
you wouldn"t put up with his pranks like the other girls did. I
told him you stood up to me plenty of times whenever your
parents brought you over to my house. He wouldn"t believe
me, so I told him that if he was right, I would do his
homework for a month. But if I was right, he had to give me
his bicycle. He threw a couple of pebbles but I threw most
of them. I was beginning to fear you weren"t going to
retaliate. You almost made me look bad. I had such
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confidence that you weren"t like the other girls. I was
relieved when you dumped the sand on us.”
She laughed. “Why Todd, that is sneaky. Here I
thought Alex insisted you join him in his pranks. I had no
idea you were capable of such deceit.”
“I knew you weren"t weak. You could hold your
own.”
“I can"t believe you did that.”
“You made me proud.”
She shook her head, amused. “It did get him to
leave me alone, so I suppose it worked out well enough.
But I am surprised it was your idea. Apparently, there"s a lot
I don"t know about you.”
“To put your mind at rest, I won"t throw pebbles in
your hair.”
“Good. Because if you did anything sneaky like that
again, I"d have to dump sand on you.”
I raised an eyebrow. “What if I put a squirrel in your
bag?”
Her jaw dropped. “That was you?”
“Guilty.”
“You"re rotten!” The twinkle in her eye revealed that
she was enjoying it. “Why didn"t you confess?”
“And miss him panicking over what you might do
next?”
“I"m going to have to keep a close eye on you.”
I chuckled.
***
On the first of August, we were due to reach
Jamestown. I got up early and quietly grabbed my good suit
and bathing supplies while Ann slept in the bed. I glanced
at her for a moment. She had bathed the night before, and
she smelled and looked wonderful. I liked to watch her
sleep. She seemed peaceful and content. I hoped it
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wouldn"t be too long before I could sleep next to her. I
would like to see her first thing every morning. I already
knew that we would start out sleeping in separate bedrooms
at our new home.
I left our room and went to the lavatory. Fortunately,
it was vacant. After bathing, I took out my shaving kit and
rubbed the lather on my face. I couldn"t help but smile as I
recalled the previous afternoon while we were on the
wagon. She was curious about my facial
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