Strength (Mark of Nexus #1)
“Clara clasped her hands together as I emerged from the bathroom.
The flowing white nightgown brushed my hips as I padded across the carpet. She’d said the thing had been tucked away for forty years, and I believed her. Between the dated neckline and the soft lace trim, I felt like I’d stepped straight out of the silver screen. Or at least, Goodwill. “Thanks.”
“Don’t think a thing of it,” she said, easing herself down onto the edge of the bed. “Do you feel better?”
I did. I’d showered and change...d my neck dressing before slipping into the nightgown. She’d had everything laid out for me, like a perfect hostess. “Yes, ma’am.”
“Enough with the ma’am business.” She chortled, waving me off. “Call me Clara or Grandma.”
I nodded, running my palms down the front of the smooth material. What was I supposed to do now? Was she waiting for me to explain what’d happened earlier? I didn’t know where to begin.
“I spoke with Wallace while you were in the shower,”MoreLess
The flowing white nightgown brushed my hips as I padded across the carpet. She’d said the thing had been tucked away for forty years, and I believed her. Between the dated neckline and the soft lace trim, I felt like I’d stepped straight out of the silver screen. Or at least, Goodwill. “Thanks.”
“Don’t think a thing of it,” she said, easing herself down onto the edge of the bed. “Do you feel better?”
I did. I’d showered and change...d my neck dressing before slipping into the nightgown. She’d had everything laid out for me, like a perfect hostess. “Yes, ma’am.”
“Enough with the ma’am business.” She chortled, waving me off. “Call me Clara or Grandma.”
I nodded, running my palms down the front of the smooth material. What was I supposed to do now? Was she waiting for me to explain what’d happened earlier? I didn’t know where to begin.
“I spoke with Wallace while you were in the shower,”MoreLess
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