The Secret
“Iain smiled, but none of the others showed any reaction to her sinful boast. She could still feel herself blushing. She hid that telling show of embarrassment by turning her attention to repacking the containers.
There wasn't any food left to put away. Once Brodick started eating, he didn't stop until the last morsel was gone.
Judith excused herself and went back to the stream to wash the sticky apple juice off her fingers. She sat down on the grassy slope near the water and brushed her hair until her scalp tingled. She was exhausted, yet was enjoying the beauty and the peaceful solitude of her surroundings too much to move.
When the sun had almost disappeared from the sky, and only streaks of golden-orange shadows remained, Iain came to fetch her.
Her smile of greeting took him by surprise. He reacted by being a bit more gruff than usual. "You should get some sleep, Judith. Tomorrow will be a difficult day for you." "Will it be difficult for you, too?" she asked. She stood up, patted... the wrinkles out of her gown, and then started down the slope.MoreLess
There wasn't any food left to put away. Once Brodick started eating, he didn't stop until the last morsel was gone.
Judith excused herself and went back to the stream to wash the sticky apple juice off her fingers. She sat down on the grassy slope near the water and brushed her hair until her scalp tingled. She was exhausted, yet was enjoying the beauty and the peaceful solitude of her surroundings too much to move.
When the sun had almost disappeared from the sky, and only streaks of golden-orange shadows remained, Iain came to fetch her.
Her smile of greeting took him by surprise. He reacted by being a bit more gruff than usual. "You should get some sleep, Judith. Tomorrow will be a difficult day for you." "Will it be difficult for you, too?" she asked. She stood up, patted... the wrinkles out of her gown, and then started down the slope.MoreLess
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