The Border Trilogy
“She was lying on her side, facing away from Douglas, and she couldn’t decide whether she dared to turn toward him. His breathing came lightly, evenly, so she knew he still slept, but someone had opened the curtains. It would not be long before he awoke.
Even as she formed the thought, the rhythm of his breathing changed. He stirred. Then he was still. Too still. She knew he was awake. Very conscious of the fact that she was lying naked beside him, she knew also that she would have to turn over, that she could not bear not to see the expression in his eyes.
Accordingly, she moved slowly onto her back, slowly so that if she was mistaken and he still slept, she would not waken him. She turned her head to look at him and felt the warmth rush to her cheeks when her gaze met his twinkling eyes.
“Good morning, sweetheart,” he said, grinning. “Did you sleep well?”
“Aye.” The word was no more than a whisper.
His eyes were practically overflowing with amusement, but she refused to avoid his gaz...e, hoping thus to conceal any further discomfiture on her part.MoreLess
Even as she formed the thought, the rhythm of his breathing changed. He stirred. Then he was still. Too still. She knew he was awake. Very conscious of the fact that she was lying naked beside him, she knew also that she would have to turn over, that she could not bear not to see the expression in his eyes.
Accordingly, she moved slowly onto her back, slowly so that if she was mistaken and he still slept, she would not waken him. She turned her head to look at him and felt the warmth rush to her cheeks when her gaze met his twinkling eyes.
“Good morning, sweetheart,” he said, grinning. “Did you sleep well?”
“Aye.” The word was no more than a whisper.
His eyes were practically overflowing with amusement, but she refused to avoid his gaz...e, hoping thus to conceal any further discomfiture on her part.MoreLess
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