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Hope.”
“Then I’m leaving you in good hands.”
He finished dressing before she did and came over to her. She was putting on her chemise and corset.
“I thought you weren’t wearing that thing anymore.” He pointed at the corset in her hands. “You don’t need the darn thing and you admitted you’re much more comfortable without it.”
“Our wedding was an exception. It’s not seemly to go about without a corset. In New York I wore it every day, without fail.”
“This is Tombstone not New York, I don’t want you wearing that torture contraption.”
“You can’t tell me what to wear and not to wear. Just because the women here don’t wear them.”
“I can tell you to do anything.” He stalked over to her. “You promised to love, cherish and obey . So start obeying.”
“Don’t be ridiculous. That wasn’t about corsets.” She continued to hook the corset up the front.
“What was it about then? It’s about whatever I want it to be about.”
“Are you really making our first fight about my corset? I’m not willing to fight about it.” She was irritated that his behavior changed so quickly, but she knew when to pick her fights and this wasn’t one of those times. She undid the hooks and dropped it to the floor. “There. Happy?”
“Yes.” He grinned and pulled her to him. “I like feeling your breasts against me when I kiss you. I like it very much.”
His lips clashed with hers in a soul-searing kiss. She opened her mouth and dueled with his tongue. He tasted of coffee and sweet prickly pear jam. And him. That wonderful flavor that was his.
He broke the kiss and rested his forehead against hers. “You’re a passionate woman, Mrs. King. I like that.”
She pulled away and put her emerald dress over her head, and buttoned the bodice closed. “Don’t forget it, Mr. King.”
CHAPTER 7
Twenty minutes later, Molly took a deep breath and knocked on Julia’s door.
Julia answered holding Walt. “Come in, Molly. How are you?”
“I’m fine. How are you? You look wonderful especially for just having had a baby.”
“Walt and Hope keep me busy. I’m tired all the time, but I got used to that when Hope was tiny. Please, sit. Let me put him in bed—”
“No, let me have him.” Molly sat on one end of the settee and lifted her arms. “I need all the baby time I can get. I’m hoping Ben and I will have one soon.”
Julia laughed and handed Walt to Molly and then sat on the sofa next to her. “You’ve only been married for about two weeks. Give it time. You’ll become pregnant, if you’re not already. I don’t imagine Ben has kept his hands off of you.”
Molly’s cheeks heated and she looked away. “No. We’re getting to know each other very well.”
“I’m sorry.” Julia put her hand on Molly’s leg. “I’m being very forward. I don’t know you well enough to tease you about your marital relations. Forgive me. I don’t have enough visitors I guess.”
“That’s all right. We’ll get to know each other better.”
“Good. Ah, look who’s here.”
Hope toddled into the living room from the hallway.
Molly gasped and then grinned. “Oh, look at her! She’s walking. When did she start?”
“Almost as soon as you and Ben brought her back. I thought for sure she took her first steps with you two.”
“No. She only crawled with us. I’m so pleased you got to see her first steps.”
Julia smiled and brushed the back of her hand over her forehead. “Keeping her out of things was tough enough when she was crawling, but now, it’s nearly impossible.”
“Come see me.” Molly smiled at Hope. She put Walt in one arm and held the other out to the baby girl.
Hope tottered over, unsteady on her legs. When she reached Molly she grinned, and Molly saw one more tooth had broken through.
“My goodness, she’s got another tooth, too. Just a few days since I’ve seen her and look at all the changes.”
“Speaking of a few days.” Julia looked at
“Then I’m leaving you in good hands.”
He finished dressing before she did and came over to her. She was putting on her chemise and corset.
“I thought you weren’t wearing that thing anymore.” He pointed at the corset in her hands. “You don’t need the darn thing and you admitted you’re much more comfortable without it.”
“Our wedding was an exception. It’s not seemly to go about without a corset. In New York I wore it every day, without fail.”
“This is Tombstone not New York, I don’t want you wearing that torture contraption.”
“You can’t tell me what to wear and not to wear. Just because the women here don’t wear them.”
“I can tell you to do anything.” He stalked over to her. “You promised to love, cherish and obey . So start obeying.”
“Don’t be ridiculous. That wasn’t about corsets.” She continued to hook the corset up the front.
“What was it about then? It’s about whatever I want it to be about.”
“Are you really making our first fight about my corset? I’m not willing to fight about it.” She was irritated that his behavior changed so quickly, but she knew when to pick her fights and this wasn’t one of those times. She undid the hooks and dropped it to the floor. “There. Happy?”
“Yes.” He grinned and pulled her to him. “I like feeling your breasts against me when I kiss you. I like it very much.”
His lips clashed with hers in a soul-searing kiss. She opened her mouth and dueled with his tongue. He tasted of coffee and sweet prickly pear jam. And him. That wonderful flavor that was his.
He broke the kiss and rested his forehead against hers. “You’re a passionate woman, Mrs. King. I like that.”
She pulled away and put her emerald dress over her head, and buttoned the bodice closed. “Don’t forget it, Mr. King.”
CHAPTER 7
Twenty minutes later, Molly took a deep breath and knocked on Julia’s door.
Julia answered holding Walt. “Come in, Molly. How are you?”
“I’m fine. How are you? You look wonderful especially for just having had a baby.”
“Walt and Hope keep me busy. I’m tired all the time, but I got used to that when Hope was tiny. Please, sit. Let me put him in bed—”
“No, let me have him.” Molly sat on one end of the settee and lifted her arms. “I need all the baby time I can get. I’m hoping Ben and I will have one soon.”
Julia laughed and handed Walt to Molly and then sat on the sofa next to her. “You’ve only been married for about two weeks. Give it time. You’ll become pregnant, if you’re not already. I don’t imagine Ben has kept his hands off of you.”
Molly’s cheeks heated and she looked away. “No. We’re getting to know each other very well.”
“I’m sorry.” Julia put her hand on Molly’s leg. “I’m being very forward. I don’t know you well enough to tease you about your marital relations. Forgive me. I don’t have enough visitors I guess.”
“That’s all right. We’ll get to know each other better.”
“Good. Ah, look who’s here.”
Hope toddled into the living room from the hallway.
Molly gasped and then grinned. “Oh, look at her! She’s walking. When did she start?”
“Almost as soon as you and Ben brought her back. I thought for sure she took her first steps with you two.”
“No. She only crawled with us. I’m so pleased you got to see her first steps.”
Julia smiled and brushed the back of her hand over her forehead. “Keeping her out of things was tough enough when she was crawling, but now, it’s nearly impossible.”
“Come see me.” Molly smiled at Hope. She put Walt in one arm and held the other out to the baby girl.
Hope tottered over, unsteady on her legs. When she reached Molly she grinned, and Molly saw one more tooth had broken through.
“My goodness, she’s got another tooth, too. Just a few days since I’ve seen her and look at all the changes.”
“Speaking of a few days.” Julia looked at
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