Always a Lady
“He had an image of how wonderful it would be if he was met in this manner every time he came into his home. He wasn't ready to give up even though Lily ignored every look he sent her way.Her hair was braided in one thick twist and hung down the middle of her back like a king-size taffy. Her skin was shades browner than the day she'd arrived and made a startling contrast to the natural milk and honey shades of her sun-bleached hair. The yellow, no-nonsense sundress she was wearing added to the i...mage she presented of sunbeams and vitality.Case caught her as she hit the bottom step on the run."Whoa, Lily, love. You'll take a header down those stairs if you're not careful. Take it from one who knows."Lily turned several shades of red beneath her tan, turned away the side of her face that bore the scar, and wriggled out of his grasp in quick confusion.She was still heartsick and confused from their late night interlude in the kitchen. She'd been so tempted to allow him what he'd wanted, and so certain that it would be the end of her if she did."Stop that," she muttered.MoreLess
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