Mexican Fire (2015)
“Right here, under the stars, the sounds of Santa Anna’s fandango floating from the Centralist camp, she stared down at Reece. He seemed pleased over her admission that he was special to her, yet he refused to answer her question.
“Please tell me about yourself,” she whispered again, wanting and needing to know what shaped the man, the Texan.
She touched Reece’s head, her fingers sliding into the thick, flaxen hair. He trembled beneath her touch. The urge to kiss him dazed her, yet she collected... her impulses. Moving back, she repeated her previous request. He rolled to his side and reached for another cigarillo, yet nary a word passed his lips.
“Reece, please talk to me.”
Obviously turning the topic from himself, he replied, “There’s something I’d like to air. Was part of your motive in leaving Veracruz embarrassment over the things being said about us?”
“My reputation has gone awry here lately, but the answer is no. I seek to stymie Santa Anna, but I wanted to be with you as well.”MoreLess
“Please tell me about yourself,” she whispered again, wanting and needing to know what shaped the man, the Texan.
She touched Reece’s head, her fingers sliding into the thick, flaxen hair. He trembled beneath her touch. The urge to kiss him dazed her, yet she collected... her impulses. Moving back, she repeated her previous request. He rolled to his side and reached for another cigarillo, yet nary a word passed his lips.
“Reece, please talk to me.”
Obviously turning the topic from himself, he replied, “There’s something I’d like to air. Was part of your motive in leaving Veracruz embarrassment over the things being said about us?”
“My reputation has gone awry here lately, but the answer is no. I seek to stymie Santa Anna, but I wanted to be with you as well.”MoreLess
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