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dare tell him that she was considered a conservative driver by anyone who'd ever ridden with her. There were people in her neighborhood back home who jogged faster than she was driving.
Watching him quickly turn his head to view the cottages that whizzed by, Karen smiled and pulled the car into a parallel parking spot. The village they were passing through was small, but it had a lot to offer a man who had been without contact for so long. "Come on, Angus. I've got a sweet tooth."
He tilted his head as she got out of the car, then opened his own door and stood on the walkway. "Does it hurt, this sweet tooth?"
"It's an expression ." She laughed at his confusion then walked around the car to where he stood. Boldly grabbing his arm, Karen half-pulled him into a confectioner's shop. "Get whatever you want, it's on me."
"Ah, this is another expression, " Angus said, understanding. "The sweets are no' ... really ... on..." His voice trailed away.
Never in his life had he seen such beautiful bounty. There were small biscuits decorated with icing, flowers and sparkling bits that reminded him of the Fairy dust he had seen as a child. There were cakes, tarts, pies and nuts whose particular origins were unknown to him. And everywhere, there was an aroma that could put a god on his knees. A woman behind the counter was dipping a white, puffy round object into a vat of dark, dripping goo.
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" What ?" he breathed, as he pointed at the woman and then turned to Karen.
It was so hard not to laugh, but Karen managed to contain her mirth. Angus' eyes were as large as twin moons. If she didn't get him something to sample soon, he'd probably start foaming at the mouth.
"It's called a marshmallow. And she's dipping it into chocolate," Karen whispered. There was no one else in the shop, but there was also no sense in alerting the employees to Angus' ignorance.
The woman behind the counter looked up, took one look at Angus and presented him with a blinding smile. "Would you like a sample?" she asked, holding up the marshmallow she'd just dipped.
Karen smirked. The woman was twice his age, but that didn't seem to matter. A man who looked like Angus would have a way of attracting any woman's attention. Even if they just stopped for a traffic light, or slowed to let another vehicle pass, ladies in the vicinity stared. She was glad there were punk rockers who wore similar leather clothing, or he really would cause some commotion. Still, he could do with some less conspicuous garments.
"Aye," he sighed. "I would definitely love to sample." His eyes never left the dripping marshmallow.
"Here ya' go then, love. I make the best candies in the area and that's a fact," the woman gushed as she handed Angus the treat.
Angus carefully took the offering. When he put it in his mouth, a feeling came over him not unlike what happened 62
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when he bedded a loving wench. His manhood even responded the same way. The warm chocolate ran down his throat. He closed his eyes and chewed the gummy morsel, then licked his sticky fingers. And as his mouth became used to the flavor, Angus thought he had died and been delivered into the hands of the Goddess herself. "You are right, kind lady. 'Tis the best thing I have ever put in my mouth and that's a pure fact!"
Karen held back a snort of laughter as she watched the woman blush and hand Angus yet another sweet to try. "If you would, let him have a little of anything he wants." She handed the woman a large bill. "If that isn't enough, let me know."
"What about you, lass? Won't you have something?" Angus held up a small brown cake the clerk gave him.
"Just a small glass of water. Maybe some shortbread."
Angus nodded in approval. If he could get her to eat more, then she might feel better. And if she couldn't find something in this heavenly place to tempt her, there was simply nothing on Earth that
Stone Heart
by Candace Sams
dare tell him that she was considered a conservative driver by anyone who'd ever ridden with her. There were people in her neighborhood back home who jogged faster than she was driving.
Watching him quickly turn his head to view the cottages that whizzed by, Karen smiled and pulled the car into a parallel parking spot. The village they were passing through was small, but it had a lot to offer a man who had been without contact for so long. "Come on, Angus. I've got a sweet tooth."
He tilted his head as she got out of the car, then opened his own door and stood on the walkway. "Does it hurt, this sweet tooth?"
"It's an expression ." She laughed at his confusion then walked around the car to where he stood. Boldly grabbing his arm, Karen half-pulled him into a confectioner's shop. "Get whatever you want, it's on me."
"Ah, this is another expression, " Angus said, understanding. "The sweets are no' ... really ... on..." His voice trailed away.
Never in his life had he seen such beautiful bounty. There were small biscuits decorated with icing, flowers and sparkling bits that reminded him of the Fairy dust he had seen as a child. There were cakes, tarts, pies and nuts whose particular origins were unknown to him. And everywhere, there was an aroma that could put a god on his knees. A woman behind the counter was dipping a white, puffy round object into a vat of dark, dripping goo.
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Stone Heart
by Candace Sams
" What ?" he breathed, as he pointed at the woman and then turned to Karen.
It was so hard not to laugh, but Karen managed to contain her mirth. Angus' eyes were as large as twin moons. If she didn't get him something to sample soon, he'd probably start foaming at the mouth.
"It's called a marshmallow. And she's dipping it into chocolate," Karen whispered. There was no one else in the shop, but there was also no sense in alerting the employees to Angus' ignorance.
The woman behind the counter looked up, took one look at Angus and presented him with a blinding smile. "Would you like a sample?" she asked, holding up the marshmallow she'd just dipped.
Karen smirked. The woman was twice his age, but that didn't seem to matter. A man who looked like Angus would have a way of attracting any woman's attention. Even if they just stopped for a traffic light, or slowed to let another vehicle pass, ladies in the vicinity stared. She was glad there were punk rockers who wore similar leather clothing, or he really would cause some commotion. Still, he could do with some less conspicuous garments.
"Aye," he sighed. "I would definitely love to sample." His eyes never left the dripping marshmallow.
"Here ya' go then, love. I make the best candies in the area and that's a fact," the woman gushed as she handed Angus the treat.
Angus carefully took the offering. When he put it in his mouth, a feeling came over him not unlike what happened 62
Stone Heart
by Candace Sams
when he bedded a loving wench. His manhood even responded the same way. The warm chocolate ran down his throat. He closed his eyes and chewed the gummy morsel, then licked his sticky fingers. And as his mouth became used to the flavor, Angus thought he had died and been delivered into the hands of the Goddess herself. "You are right, kind lady. 'Tis the best thing I have ever put in my mouth and that's a pure fact!"
Karen held back a snort of laughter as she watched the woman blush and hand Angus yet another sweet to try. "If you would, let him have a little of anything he wants." She handed the woman a large bill. "If that isn't enough, let me know."
"What about you, lass? Won't you have something?" Angus held up a small brown cake the clerk gave him.
"Just a small glass of water. Maybe some shortbread."
Angus nodded in approval. If he could get her to eat more, then she might feel better. And if she couldn't find something in this heavenly place to tempt her, there was simply nothing on Earth that
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