The Sea Rose
“Apparently, Big Jim had a wife, Little Bess, whom Roselyn didn’t find to be little, necessarily, but next to Big Jim, everyone was little. Bess had showed up at her husband’s office right after she’d heard the news of Jack’s capture. Apparently, Little Bess was as fond of Jack as her husband was, so she was more than willing to help Roselyn dress for her part in the rescue.
The gingham material of the shirtwaist depressed her. Although, it occurred to her that in the plain, checked, cotton dres...s, her former fiancé would have found her perfectly acceptable. Even her father would have allowed it.
Perversely, she wanted nothing more than to slide back into the gorgeous lilac silk Jack had found for her, the dress that made her feel pretty and sensual and loved.
“Now remember to walk real slow once you get inside so you don’t jingle,” Little Bess told her while she finished the buttons up the back.
“Right,” Big Jim agreed with a nod of his massive head. “That’d ruin everything.”MoreLess
The gingham material of the shirtwaist depressed her. Although, it occurred to her that in the plain, checked, cotton dres...s, her former fiancé would have found her perfectly acceptable. Even her father would have allowed it.
Perversely, she wanted nothing more than to slide back into the gorgeous lilac silk Jack had found for her, the dress that made her feel pretty and sensual and loved.
“Now remember to walk real slow once you get inside so you don’t jingle,” Little Bess told her while she finished the buttons up the back.
“Right,” Big Jim agreed with a nod of his massive head. “That’d ruin everything.”MoreLess
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