He wondered why she thanked him. The food, cleaning the baby, the wedding, the kiss? The possibilities in each answer tormented him. At dusk of the hot day, the men walked on down to the creek and bathed in the deep pool, splashing and joking. All gave him a hard time about the night stretching b...
Mary Anne turned over and moaned a little, and Claire froze. Quietly she lifted her pillow and lifted out the gown and wrapper. She hesitated, then went ahead and changed into them and shoved her feet into her slippers. She stood still, the soap and brush in her hand, trying to remember what she ...