A Ship's Tale (2011)
“At first I thought it must be a mistake, but when I rolled over to shut it off, the hands stood at six o’clock. Katherine stirred beside me in the dim light, her hair spread on the pillow, looking like some old master painting come to life. Outside, the storm had settled into a steady downpour. Though it was a blessing for us at the ship, there was much to do and we wouldn’t be comfortable doing it in weather like this. The rain seemed to have a pulse to it, chanting lie abed, lie abed, lie abe...d—sweet torture, when one couldn’t heed its siren song.
I gently smoothed the hair back from her face and kissed her sleeping eyes. “Katherine, the alarm’s gone off, time to get up.” I whispered.
She groaned. “Oh, can’t we just stay in bed till spring?”
“Wicked temptress! Trying to lure a poor sailor to his doom?” I said.
She laughed. “Your bones will be discovered a hundred years hence with a great big smile across the skull.”MoreLess
I gently smoothed the hair back from her face and kissed her sleeping eyes. “Katherine, the alarm’s gone off, time to get up.” I whispered.
She groaned. “Oh, can’t we just stay in bed till spring?”
“Wicked temptress! Trying to lure a poor sailor to his doom?” I said.
She laughed. “Your bones will be discovered a hundred years hence with a great big smile across the skull.”MoreLess
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