The Hired Wife
“He wasn’t far from the opposite shore before realising his mistake. His masculine cheeks were a suspicious salmon pink as he cursed himself under his breath and turned the boat around. The last thing he’d wanted was to look a fool. The ladies in Morley’s boat screeched in triumphant victory as Marshall rowed his boat close to shore.
Marshall didn’t care about losing; he was content to pick up his wife and carry her to dry land. Most of the party wished to immediately explore the castle, but Alyce loudly demanded food and after hissing threats at Buckingham and her sister they relented. Sitting down to lunch, Marshall declined Mary’s attempts to tell him what people were saying and ate in silence. His thoughts were taken up by Mary’s nearness. Was she really only inches away? It felt like a thousand miles. Putting aside his plate, Marshall stared unseeing as his inner stillness was swamped by a need to touch his wife.
He couldn’t hear Buckingham entertain the company with stori...es of the castle’s strange history.MoreLess
Marshall didn’t care about losing; he was content to pick up his wife and carry her to dry land. Most of the party wished to immediately explore the castle, but Alyce loudly demanded food and after hissing threats at Buckingham and her sister they relented. Sitting down to lunch, Marshall declined Mary’s attempts to tell him what people were saying and ate in silence. His thoughts were taken up by Mary’s nearness. Was she really only inches away? It felt like a thousand miles. Putting aside his plate, Marshall stared unseeing as his inner stillness was swamped by a need to touch his wife.
He couldn’t hear Buckingham entertain the company with stori...es of the castle’s strange history.MoreLess
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