The Christmas Secret
“She had not expected that kiss, but Lord, she had wanted it so badly that her desire had startled her. She was thankful for the interruption, for she’d feared where it might have gone, what she might have done with her ravenous desire for him.
Eireanne stepped into the room, her hand pressed to her chest, and asked, “What has happened?” of Mr. Hannigan, who was standing near the wassail bowl and looking very rosy-cheeked and red-nosed.
In fact, it took him a moment to focus on her, but when he did, he smiled. “Alainn, alainn, Eireanne. There you are, then!” he said, and wrapped a heavy arm around her shoulders. “Where did you get off to?”
Eireanne’s cheeks flamed as the image of Henry and his deep brown eyes gazing at her with all that desire blazed in her mind’s eye. “What has happened?” she asked again.
Mr. Hannigan squinted. “I tell you I cannot make up or down of it. Someone found something . . . odd.” The emphasis on the word caused Mr. Hannigan to pitch forward a little, but he ...quickly righted himself.MoreLess
Eireanne stepped into the room, her hand pressed to her chest, and asked, “What has happened?” of Mr. Hannigan, who was standing near the wassail bowl and looking very rosy-cheeked and red-nosed.
In fact, it took him a moment to focus on her, but when he did, he smiled. “Alainn, alainn, Eireanne. There you are, then!” he said, and wrapped a heavy arm around her shoulders. “Where did you get off to?”
Eireanne’s cheeks flamed as the image of Henry and his deep brown eyes gazing at her with all that desire blazed in her mind’s eye. “What has happened?” she asked again.
Mr. Hannigan squinted. “I tell you I cannot make up or down of it. Someone found something . . . odd.” The emphasis on the word caused Mr. Hannigan to pitch forward a little, but he ...quickly righted himself.MoreLess
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