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face she made up her mind to help out her friend as soon as she got back.
All through the night Anna wanted to talk to Jolene, but she could not get a chance. Jolene seemed subdued but every time she tried to talk to her someone came up and interrupted. It seemed the Gellman’s friends and relations did not mind about her limp and seemed happy to accept her as one of their own, but what about Jo? Just before they left, she got her alone. “Is everything all right?” she asked. “I want to help you?”
“I am fine,” Jolene said. “Go enjoy your honeymoon and we will talk when you get back.”
Anna was whisked away and all she could do was nod. Holding hands with Ian they accepted everyone's congratulations, danced and mingled about and soon were on their way to the city for their two-day vacation.
After the couple had left the band struck up and the music was loud and merry and went on well into the night. Ryan could not believe his little brother was married. What’s more that he was married to Ryan’s Mail Order Bride. But he was happy for Ian and could understand how the two had fallen so deeply in love. They seemed to be made for each other. Now he needed a break, needed to get away from the pressure of relatives who kept asking him when he was going to find his own wife. Looking around the room he saw a person alone, looking sad and lost and he knew just the person to escape with.
Straightening his back Ryan walked up to Jolene. She was sat alone in a corner and looked regal and yet somehow damaged. It brought out the man in him and he wanted to pick her up and whisk her away from here. Perhaps she was not used to such large gatherings. "Miss Jolene,” he said. “Anna's father has retired for the evening, but I am too wound up to be able to sleep anytime soon. Are you ready to retire, or would you like to give me the pleasure of your company?"
Jolene looked worried for a second before she smiled. "I could not sleep right now either,” she said. “So I'll give you my company if you give me yours."
Ryan grinned at her. "That is a deal,” he said. “If you'd follow me, it's a bit too loud in here for my taste." And he led her deep into the house to the quiet and seclusion of the library.
Chapter 3
Jolene bee-lined to the nearest sofa and sank gratefully down. She leaned her head back and sighed contentedly. Her eyes were closed and she let her mind relax without the sound of the piano and musicians. "Thank you for getting me out of there,” she said. “I love a good ball and dancing, but my feet were hurting really badly and for some reason I am just so tired. It feels great to get out of the noise and give my feet a proper rest."
Ryan chuckled, as he sank into another sofa nearby. "I could tell,” he said. “You had a slightly scrunched look on your face. I wanted to get away as well. I enjoy a good party but after a while you need to escape all the hassle about when I am going to marry."
Opening her eyes, Jolene turned her head toward him without actually raising it. Did he really say that?"I don't have a scrunched up look. How unladylike would that be?"
"Well I know what I saw,” Ryan said, “and you had a scrunched up look. Your nose went all crooked, your forehead creased and you were looking for an exit."
"I guess, maybe I was looking for a way out, but I still refuse to accept that I had a scrunched look."
Ryan guffawed and slapped his hands on his pants. "If there's one thing I've learned from Anna, it's that you do not argue with a lady."
"You've forgotten that a lady is always right,” Jolene said and then her eyebrows rose and she sat up to attention. “I can't believe Anna would ever argue or contradicted anyone, she's one of the meekest people I know."
"I'm afraid the Anna you know is very different than the one I know,” Ryan said and Jolene could see the amusement in his wide smile. “I made the mistake of assuming the same when I first met her, but she
All through the night Anna wanted to talk to Jolene, but she could not get a chance. Jolene seemed subdued but every time she tried to talk to her someone came up and interrupted. It seemed the Gellman’s friends and relations did not mind about her limp and seemed happy to accept her as one of their own, but what about Jo? Just before they left, she got her alone. “Is everything all right?” she asked. “I want to help you?”
“I am fine,” Jolene said. “Go enjoy your honeymoon and we will talk when you get back.”
Anna was whisked away and all she could do was nod. Holding hands with Ian they accepted everyone's congratulations, danced and mingled about and soon were on their way to the city for their two-day vacation.
After the couple had left the band struck up and the music was loud and merry and went on well into the night. Ryan could not believe his little brother was married. What’s more that he was married to Ryan’s Mail Order Bride. But he was happy for Ian and could understand how the two had fallen so deeply in love. They seemed to be made for each other. Now he needed a break, needed to get away from the pressure of relatives who kept asking him when he was going to find his own wife. Looking around the room he saw a person alone, looking sad and lost and he knew just the person to escape with.
Straightening his back Ryan walked up to Jolene. She was sat alone in a corner and looked regal and yet somehow damaged. It brought out the man in him and he wanted to pick her up and whisk her away from here. Perhaps she was not used to such large gatherings. "Miss Jolene,” he said. “Anna's father has retired for the evening, but I am too wound up to be able to sleep anytime soon. Are you ready to retire, or would you like to give me the pleasure of your company?"
Jolene looked worried for a second before she smiled. "I could not sleep right now either,” she said. “So I'll give you my company if you give me yours."
Ryan grinned at her. "That is a deal,” he said. “If you'd follow me, it's a bit too loud in here for my taste." And he led her deep into the house to the quiet and seclusion of the library.
Chapter 3
Jolene bee-lined to the nearest sofa and sank gratefully down. She leaned her head back and sighed contentedly. Her eyes were closed and she let her mind relax without the sound of the piano and musicians. "Thank you for getting me out of there,” she said. “I love a good ball and dancing, but my feet were hurting really badly and for some reason I am just so tired. It feels great to get out of the noise and give my feet a proper rest."
Ryan chuckled, as he sank into another sofa nearby. "I could tell,” he said. “You had a slightly scrunched look on your face. I wanted to get away as well. I enjoy a good party but after a while you need to escape all the hassle about when I am going to marry."
Opening her eyes, Jolene turned her head toward him without actually raising it. Did he really say that?"I don't have a scrunched up look. How unladylike would that be?"
"Well I know what I saw,” Ryan said, “and you had a scrunched up look. Your nose went all crooked, your forehead creased and you were looking for an exit."
"I guess, maybe I was looking for a way out, but I still refuse to accept that I had a scrunched look."
Ryan guffawed and slapped his hands on his pants. "If there's one thing I've learned from Anna, it's that you do not argue with a lady."
"You've forgotten that a lady is always right,” Jolene said and then her eyebrows rose and she sat up to attention. “I can't believe Anna would ever argue or contradicted anyone, she's one of the meekest people I know."
"I'm afraid the Anna you know is very different than the one I know,” Ryan said and Jolene could see the amusement in his wide smile. “I made the mistake of assuming the same when I first met her, but she
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