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“It’s up to you, Libby . If you’d rather stay in here where the re is a fire and it is warmer you can . I realize summer is nearly upon us . I asked them to lay the fire for you to keep you from taking a chill while you bathed and to better dry your hair . You do whatever makes you more comfortable . I won’t be but a minute.”
“I’ll turn my back . It is warm here.”
“Very well . I shall hurry and comb your hair for you after .”
Libby heard him splashing around, and true to his word, in less than ten minutes he came to join her by the fire dressed in his trousers and shirt . His dark brown hair was wet , his face clean shave n . Her e yes lingered on his lips . She realized she wanted him to kiss her again .
C urious, Libby had been tempted to turn and see if she could get a glimpse of her future husband’s naked body while he bathed . She never saw a naked man before . In the end, she proved to be too shy to attempt it for fear he would be watching and catch her . What would she say if he caught her ? I just wanted to see you naked ?
Micah never felt so tortured in all his life . He gaze d upon almost every inch of Libby’s beautiful body this night . He knew he would marry he r and hoped it w ould be very soon . H e c ould not conceive of seduc ing her in her present condition nor would he allow himself to have her until they were married . He never want ed it said that he took advantage of her . He would not tarnish their union for either of them . Lord , ho w he wanted her !
Micah worked diligently to dry Libby’s hair . He used the towel to squeeze the moisture from the dark strands, rubbed them in the thick cloth . He moved a chair to sit behind her and comb through her thick silken mane . Like the night before, Micah be came entranced while combing her hair . He would realize how absorbed he was , then begin to converse with her .
“Are you tired, Libby?” he asked as he stood and placed the comb back in his bag.
“A bit . But I do feel so much better .” She smiled as he brought the wooden chair from behind her and sat beside her so he could face her.
“And your stomach , Libby, do you feel better? ” h e asked in concern . She took most of her broth and a te a slice of bread at dinner earlier . She nibbled on a piece of cheese he offered to her . Libby insisted she could eat no more . She refused any additional morsels he tried to tempt her with . He ate his meal ravenously .
“I feel fine.”
“You did not eat much, are you hungry now?”
“No, Micah, I’m not hungry . ”
Micah saw her shiver slightly . “You’re cold, Libby . Let me get you into the bed . I must confess I myself am sleepy. I’ll have the girl send for someone to get the tub . If we do leave for Templecombe, w e will have a long day tomorrow . We will just have to see how you feel . It will not hurt to stay here another day . I will send a letter to Owen first thing tomorrow morning. ”
Libby moved to try and stand on her own . Micah stood and scooped her into his arms . “Let me take you, sweetheart . You need to conserve your energy .” Libby leaned her head against Micah’s chest as he carried her into the bedchamber . She yawned , realizing s he was sleepier than she realized.
H e reasoned he should have let her try to walk . She stepped into the tub on her own . But, he felt an overwhelming need to touch her , to f eel her warm, soft body against him . This was the only innocent way he could accomplish that.
He gently placed her in t he bed . “ I’ll be in after the tub is gone, Libby . Do you want me to start a fire in her e ?”
“Will you sleep in the bed with me?”
“Yes.” He could not leave her in the bedroom alone, for her protection.
“ I shall be warm enough . We have more cover here than at the cottage.”
The servants sent to remove the bath were tidy and efficie nt . Fifteen minutes after he deposited Libby into the bed, Micah crawled in beside her . She slept .
“It’s up to you, Libby . If you’d rather stay in here where the re is a fire and it is warmer you can . I realize summer is nearly upon us . I asked them to lay the fire for you to keep you from taking a chill while you bathed and to better dry your hair . You do whatever makes you more comfortable . I won’t be but a minute.”
“I’ll turn my back . It is warm here.”
“Very well . I shall hurry and comb your hair for you after .”
Libby heard him splashing around, and true to his word, in less than ten minutes he came to join her by the fire dressed in his trousers and shirt . His dark brown hair was wet , his face clean shave n . Her e yes lingered on his lips . She realized she wanted him to kiss her again .
C urious, Libby had been tempted to turn and see if she could get a glimpse of her future husband’s naked body while he bathed . She never saw a naked man before . In the end, she proved to be too shy to attempt it for fear he would be watching and catch her . What would she say if he caught her ? I just wanted to see you naked ?
Micah never felt so tortured in all his life . He gaze d upon almost every inch of Libby’s beautiful body this night . He knew he would marry he r and hoped it w ould be very soon . H e c ould not conceive of seduc ing her in her present condition nor would he allow himself to have her until they were married . He never want ed it said that he took advantage of her . He would not tarnish their union for either of them . Lord , ho w he wanted her !
Micah worked diligently to dry Libby’s hair . He used the towel to squeeze the moisture from the dark strands, rubbed them in the thick cloth . He moved a chair to sit behind her and comb through her thick silken mane . Like the night before, Micah be came entranced while combing her hair . He would realize how absorbed he was , then begin to converse with her .
“Are you tired, Libby?” he asked as he stood and placed the comb back in his bag.
“A bit . But I do feel so much better .” She smiled as he brought the wooden chair from behind her and sat beside her so he could face her.
“And your stomach , Libby, do you feel better? ” h e asked in concern . She took most of her broth and a te a slice of bread at dinner earlier . She nibbled on a piece of cheese he offered to her . Libby insisted she could eat no more . She refused any additional morsels he tried to tempt her with . He ate his meal ravenously .
“I feel fine.”
“You did not eat much, are you hungry now?”
“No, Micah, I’m not hungry . ”
Micah saw her shiver slightly . “You’re cold, Libby . Let me get you into the bed . I must confess I myself am sleepy. I’ll have the girl send for someone to get the tub . If we do leave for Templecombe, w e will have a long day tomorrow . We will just have to see how you feel . It will not hurt to stay here another day . I will send a letter to Owen first thing tomorrow morning. ”
Libby moved to try and stand on her own . Micah stood and scooped her into his arms . “Let me take you, sweetheart . You need to conserve your energy .” Libby leaned her head against Micah’s chest as he carried her into the bedchamber . She yawned , realizing s he was sleepier than she realized.
H e reasoned he should have let her try to walk . She stepped into the tub on her own . But, he felt an overwhelming need to touch her , to f eel her warm, soft body against him . This was the only innocent way he could accomplish that.
He gently placed her in t he bed . “ I’ll be in after the tub is gone, Libby . Do you want me to start a fire in her e ?”
“Will you sleep in the bed with me?”
“Yes.” He could not leave her in the bedroom alone, for her protection.
“ I shall be warm enough . We have more cover here than at the cottage.”
The servants sent to remove the bath were tidy and efficie nt . Fifteen minutes after he deposited Libby into the bed, Micah crawled in beside her . She slept .
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