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promised, frowning. Then she smiled, “It will be perfect to practice on, however. Thank you.”
He watched as she sewed her first seam and then she inspected it critically, pulling on the seam to see if it would hold. “Oh, this is so nice, and so fast!” she announced, smiling. “I am excited, Cray! Thank you again for buying me something I’ve wanted for ever so long. Do you have any mending that needs done?” she asked in a hopeful tone of voice. “I want to make sure you benefit from this sewing machine, too. Aunt Hermione would be thrilled right now, to be sure.”
“I wish I’d been here in time to meet her and get to know her. She sounds like a smart lady.”
“She was shrewd, but her last years were terribly painful for her. She suffered so much from aches and pains, and she could barely walk. It was a mercy for her when she died and left the pain behind her. I miss her, but how could I wish her back to suffer like she was?”
“I know what you mean. A man I grew up with was wounded on the battlefield; he was shot in the midsection, and he was miserable. Infection set in, and he just gave up. I felt it was a mercy for him to pass over and leave the pain behind. He was in agony.”
“I’m sorry about your friend,” Jordan said sincerely, looking at Cray. “There is so much that we don’t know about each other.”
“We’ll have a long time to learn, Jordan. It’s late now, and we should go to bed.” The look in her green eyes revealed that she was afraid. “I recall my promise, Jordan. You have nothing to fear. However, I don’t feel like sleeping on the floor out here. I think we can share a bed and keep to our sides, don’t you?”
“I know I can.”
“Good. You go first, and when you’re decent, call me and I’ll come in and get ready for bed, too.”
“All right,” she breathed, and then got up and hurried into the bedroom. She was pleased to notice that Cray had already lit the lamp and she had enough light to change into her new nightdress. She then unbraided her hair and brushed it before re-doing it in two smaller braids. Once she was hidden beneath the blankets, she called for Cray and told him it was okay for him to come into the room.
Cray went into the room, and gave her a smile before turning the light off. He undressed and crawled beneath the covers, facing away from the redhead. “Goodnight, Jordan.”
“Goodnight, Cray.” He went to sleep almost immediately, and once Jordan was positive that he was asleep, she went to sleep, too. The day was exhausting.
Jordan woke in the morning, unsure of where she was. The bed didn’t feel right, and she suddenly realized she wasn’t alone. Her gasp woke Cray, and he immediately realized that his right hand was wrapped around the redhead, and holding onto her breast. Her bottom was nestled against his hard manhood, and Jordan was furious with him!
Chapter Five
Cray could see the fury in Jordan’s flashing green eyes. “It’s not what you think, Jordan. I was asleep, not trying to make love to you.”
“You expect me to believe that?” she demanded, her voice sharp. Her body still felt his touch, and her nipple was swollen and demanding attention. She’d never experienced this feeling, and she didn’t know what to make of it.
“Yes, I do expect you to believe me, young lady. I am telling you the absolute truth,” he insisted. “I do not lie. I’m sorry you feel offended, but I swear I was asleep.”
“I wasn’t offended; I was afraid,” she confessed, permitting her composure to slip a bit.
He could see how vulnerable she was at that moment, and he reached for her hand. “You don’t need to be afraid of me, Jordan. If this happens again, just wake me and I’ll scoot away immediately. I won’t hurt you.”
She nodded and he got up and hurried into his clothing. “I’ll go outside and take care of the stock. Can you fix us some breakfast?”
“Sure. I’ll get the eggs from the
He watched as she sewed her first seam and then she inspected it critically, pulling on the seam to see if it would hold. “Oh, this is so nice, and so fast!” she announced, smiling. “I am excited, Cray! Thank you again for buying me something I’ve wanted for ever so long. Do you have any mending that needs done?” she asked in a hopeful tone of voice. “I want to make sure you benefit from this sewing machine, too. Aunt Hermione would be thrilled right now, to be sure.”
“I wish I’d been here in time to meet her and get to know her. She sounds like a smart lady.”
“She was shrewd, but her last years were terribly painful for her. She suffered so much from aches and pains, and she could barely walk. It was a mercy for her when she died and left the pain behind her. I miss her, but how could I wish her back to suffer like she was?”
“I know what you mean. A man I grew up with was wounded on the battlefield; he was shot in the midsection, and he was miserable. Infection set in, and he just gave up. I felt it was a mercy for him to pass over and leave the pain behind. He was in agony.”
“I’m sorry about your friend,” Jordan said sincerely, looking at Cray. “There is so much that we don’t know about each other.”
“We’ll have a long time to learn, Jordan. It’s late now, and we should go to bed.” The look in her green eyes revealed that she was afraid. “I recall my promise, Jordan. You have nothing to fear. However, I don’t feel like sleeping on the floor out here. I think we can share a bed and keep to our sides, don’t you?”
“I know I can.”
“Good. You go first, and when you’re decent, call me and I’ll come in and get ready for bed, too.”
“All right,” she breathed, and then got up and hurried into the bedroom. She was pleased to notice that Cray had already lit the lamp and she had enough light to change into her new nightdress. She then unbraided her hair and brushed it before re-doing it in two smaller braids. Once she was hidden beneath the blankets, she called for Cray and told him it was okay for him to come into the room.
Cray went into the room, and gave her a smile before turning the light off. He undressed and crawled beneath the covers, facing away from the redhead. “Goodnight, Jordan.”
“Goodnight, Cray.” He went to sleep almost immediately, and once Jordan was positive that he was asleep, she went to sleep, too. The day was exhausting.
Jordan woke in the morning, unsure of where she was. The bed didn’t feel right, and she suddenly realized she wasn’t alone. Her gasp woke Cray, and he immediately realized that his right hand was wrapped around the redhead, and holding onto her breast. Her bottom was nestled against his hard manhood, and Jordan was furious with him!
Chapter Five
Cray could see the fury in Jordan’s flashing green eyes. “It’s not what you think, Jordan. I was asleep, not trying to make love to you.”
“You expect me to believe that?” she demanded, her voice sharp. Her body still felt his touch, and her nipple was swollen and demanding attention. She’d never experienced this feeling, and she didn’t know what to make of it.
“Yes, I do expect you to believe me, young lady. I am telling you the absolute truth,” he insisted. “I do not lie. I’m sorry you feel offended, but I swear I was asleep.”
“I wasn’t offended; I was afraid,” she confessed, permitting her composure to slip a bit.
He could see how vulnerable she was at that moment, and he reached for her hand. “You don’t need to be afraid of me, Jordan. If this happens again, just wake me and I’ll scoot away immediately. I won’t hurt you.”
She nodded and he got up and hurried into his clothing. “I’ll go outside and take care of the stock. Can you fix us some breakfast?”
“Sure. I’ll get the eggs from the
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