Daring Masquerade
“After the whiskey had lost its numbing power, his throbbing wounds kept him awake half the night.
"Good morning." He took a plate of bacon and eggs from Harry.
"How are your hand and leg?" The boy blushed to the roots of his hair before turning his face to one side.
"I'll get you to change the bandages for me tonight." "Couldn't Jack do it?" "No, I want you to do it. You have such a gentle touch." Ross grinned. I'll give you something to think about. I'll scare the bloody wits out of you tonigh...t.
"How's your brother?" "What!" She stared accusingly at Jack who shook his head.
"He's all right, just had a bad night, one of his nightmares. Oh, Gil, there you are?" She smiled at him as he joined them. "Hungry?" "I am thanks. Sorry about last night." "It's all right." Harry heaped his plate with bacon, eggs and toast.
"Thanks for yesterday, Jack. Enough, Harry, I'll get fat." He pulled his plate away.
"What happened yesterday?" Ross asked Jack as they took their seats at the table.
"Nothing much." "I took another turn," Gilbert confessed.MoreLess
"Good morning." He took a plate of bacon and eggs from Harry.
"How are your hand and leg?" The boy blushed to the roots of his hair before turning his face to one side.
"I'll get you to change the bandages for me tonight." "Couldn't Jack do it?" "No, I want you to do it. You have such a gentle touch." Ross grinned. I'll give you something to think about. I'll scare the bloody wits out of you tonigh...t.
"How's your brother?" "What!" She stared accusingly at Jack who shook his head.
"He's all right, just had a bad night, one of his nightmares. Oh, Gil, there you are?" She smiled at him as he joined them. "Hungry?" "I am thanks. Sorry about last night." "It's all right." Harry heaped his plate with bacon, eggs and toast.
"Thanks for yesterday, Jack. Enough, Harry, I'll get fat." He pulled his plate away.
"What happened yesterday?" Ross asked Jack as they took their seats at the table.
"Nothing much." "I took another turn," Gilbert confessed.MoreLess
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