Simmer All Night
“After all, he certainly felt like a rat.Not that the tunnel was a dark, dirty haven for rodents. Though it smelled a little musty with all the rain of late, this particular passageway was brick-lined, lantern-lit, broad enough and tall enough to accommodate four men walking abreast. No, the reason Cole felt like a rat was the bait he'd so recently tasted who now scurried beside him and chittered in his ear."You can't do this, Cole," Christina insisted yet again. "Would you stop for a moment and... listen to me? I said you can't take it upon yourself to break my engagement to Welby and take his place without so much as a by-your-leave to me. I'll make my own decisions, thank you very much. I'm not some weak-willed twittering female who will allow a man to push her around, do you hear?"Nope, he was the rat. She was a piece of cheese dangled before the rodent, a mouth-watering Chilton, he thought. "Watch your skirt, Christina. There's a puddle of water up ahead. Wouldn't want to ruin your hem."She made a screeching sound, then lifting her skirt knee-high, took a running jump and sailed over the puddle, placing herself directly in his path.MoreLess
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