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never had. He would be sore for it, but it was better than sticking around here and thinking about Virginia’s luscious body.
Mrs. Ellen called Virginia in to dress for church. He’d never stepped foot in the church so he’d never seen her in a dress. He was making his excuses to Mrs. Ellen when Virginia walked out. He turned and had to swallow the lump in his throat before he could get out any words. She really was beautiful, and she was definitely a woman. There was no denying it anymore. She was no kid, and suddenly he couldn’t breathe. Jealousy spread through his veins like poison. He didn’t want any man to look at her like this. She was too beautiful. “You look,” he swallowed, “beautiful.” She looked at him in confusion. Her eyebrows drew together and she turned her head slightly to the left. “Really, you think so? I was worried that it was too much. I never wear dresses, even to church, but Granny insisted.” He couldn’t take his eyes off of her.
It wasn’t just lust he was feeling. He felt like a teenager with his first crush. She made him nervous, and that wasn’t like him. He was always confident around women. Hell he’d been confident around her, until he seen her in that damn dress.
Mrs. Ellen smiled, “Why don’t you come with us, Jax, there’s still time for you to get ready.” “I don’t have anything to wear.” “Nonsense, go on up and get cleaned up and I’ll run across the street and buy you a clean shirt. I’ve been meaning to anyway. I’m tired of seeing you in these rags with the holes in them. Now go on up the stairs, there and get cleaned up.” She turned to Virginia. “Come along girl, you can’t stay here while he’s up there getting ready. You can come with me.”
Mrs. Ellen had been matchmaking since the day he first walked into her restaurant. She saw something in him that she liked and knew he would be a good match for Virginia. The hard part was getting those two to see it. They were so busy butting heads, most of the time, that she thought she may have been wrong. After the way he looked at her granddaughter when he seen her in a dress though, her fears w ere relieved. She was determined now, that they would make a good match.
She hurried along to the general store with Virginia at her side. “Granny, I don’t feel right in this. Everyone is staring.” “That’s because they see how beautiful you are. I declare girl, don’t you know you look just like your mother.” “I’m not beautiful; they probably think I’m looking for a husband. I really don’t feel comfortable in this.” “Let them think what they want, girl. It never bothered you before, why does it bother you now?” “I don’t know, it just does.” “Listen to me, just once in your life do one thing for me. Wear that dress to church this morning. Jax will accompany us and no one will dare bother us, because no one will dare get near him. He makes people uncomfortable, when he’s around, so trust me no one will be worried about what you’re wearing. They will be too busy avoiding him.”
Mrs. Ellen ran her thumbs through the shirts, on the table. She bought him three different shirts, and a pair of black jeans. She also suspected his underwear was probably full of holes as well, so she bought him a new pair of those also. The clerk looked at her purchases rather peculiar, but didn’t say anything lest he receive a back lashing from Mrs. Ellen’s sharp tongue. She’d been known to put many a men and women in their place with just a few words.
When they crossed the s treet, Virginia felt someone’s eyes on her back, but when she turned around there was nobody, around. She suddenly wished she were wearing her guns. The unease she felt wouldn’t leave her even after she entered her granny’s house. She was glad, that they were going to be
Mrs. Ellen called Virginia in to dress for church. He’d never stepped foot in the church so he’d never seen her in a dress. He was making his excuses to Mrs. Ellen when Virginia walked out. He turned and had to swallow the lump in his throat before he could get out any words. She really was beautiful, and she was definitely a woman. There was no denying it anymore. She was no kid, and suddenly he couldn’t breathe. Jealousy spread through his veins like poison. He didn’t want any man to look at her like this. She was too beautiful. “You look,” he swallowed, “beautiful.” She looked at him in confusion. Her eyebrows drew together and she turned her head slightly to the left. “Really, you think so? I was worried that it was too much. I never wear dresses, even to church, but Granny insisted.” He couldn’t take his eyes off of her.
It wasn’t just lust he was feeling. He felt like a teenager with his first crush. She made him nervous, and that wasn’t like him. He was always confident around women. Hell he’d been confident around her, until he seen her in that damn dress.
Mrs. Ellen smiled, “Why don’t you come with us, Jax, there’s still time for you to get ready.” “I don’t have anything to wear.” “Nonsense, go on up and get cleaned up and I’ll run across the street and buy you a clean shirt. I’ve been meaning to anyway. I’m tired of seeing you in these rags with the holes in them. Now go on up the stairs, there and get cleaned up.” She turned to Virginia. “Come along girl, you can’t stay here while he’s up there getting ready. You can come with me.”
Mrs. Ellen had been matchmaking since the day he first walked into her restaurant. She saw something in him that she liked and knew he would be a good match for Virginia. The hard part was getting those two to see it. They were so busy butting heads, most of the time, that she thought she may have been wrong. After the way he looked at her granddaughter when he seen her in a dress though, her fears w ere relieved. She was determined now, that they would make a good match.
She hurried along to the general store with Virginia at her side. “Granny, I don’t feel right in this. Everyone is staring.” “That’s because they see how beautiful you are. I declare girl, don’t you know you look just like your mother.” “I’m not beautiful; they probably think I’m looking for a husband. I really don’t feel comfortable in this.” “Let them think what they want, girl. It never bothered you before, why does it bother you now?” “I don’t know, it just does.” “Listen to me, just once in your life do one thing for me. Wear that dress to church this morning. Jax will accompany us and no one will dare bother us, because no one will dare get near him. He makes people uncomfortable, when he’s around, so trust me no one will be worried about what you’re wearing. They will be too busy avoiding him.”
Mrs. Ellen ran her thumbs through the shirts, on the table. She bought him three different shirts, and a pair of black jeans. She also suspected his underwear was probably full of holes as well, so she bought him a new pair of those also. The clerk looked at her purchases rather peculiar, but didn’t say anything lest he receive a back lashing from Mrs. Ellen’s sharp tongue. She’d been known to put many a men and women in their place with just a few words.
When they crossed the s treet, Virginia felt someone’s eyes on her back, but when she turned around there was nobody, around. She suddenly wished she were wearing her guns. The unease she felt wouldn’t leave her even after she entered her granny’s house. She was glad, that they were going to be
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