Just North of Bliss
“Worse, his feelings were hurt, and that was plain crazy. What reason had he to feel bad? After all, it had been he who’d deceived Belle.
Naw. Deceive was too strong a word. He’d manipulated her a little bit. So what? It had been for a good cause. And he’d given her the hundred dollars, hadn’t he? Before he’d even earned it back again. So really, she oughtn’t be so damned furious with him.
It was no use. He still felt like a worthless, deceitful, underhanded cad. With a sigh, he removed his hand...s from his pockets and sat down next to her on the bench. She gave a start and jerked away from him, hugging the money to her breast as if she expected him to try to snatch it back. Again, his feelings gave a big, painful twang.
This was nuts. “Listen, Belle, I’m sorry if you didn’t understand the deal.” His conscience slapped him upside the head, and he amended his statement at once. “That is, I’m sorry if I—if I— Damn it all, why had his conscience taken this, of all times, to start acting up?MoreLess
Naw. Deceive was too strong a word. He’d manipulated her a little bit. So what? It had been for a good cause. And he’d given her the hundred dollars, hadn’t he? Before he’d even earned it back again. So really, she oughtn’t be so damned furious with him.
It was no use. He still felt like a worthless, deceitful, underhanded cad. With a sigh, he removed his hand...s from his pockets and sat down next to her on the bench. She gave a start and jerked away from him, hugging the money to her breast as if she expected him to try to snatch it back. Again, his feelings gave a big, painful twang.
This was nuts. “Listen, Belle, I’m sorry if you didn’t understand the deal.” His conscience slapped him upside the head, and he amended his statement at once. “That is, I’m sorry if I—if I— Damn it all, why had his conscience taken this, of all times, to start acting up?MoreLess
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