The Thawing of Mara (1980)
“Mara had just finished drying the last of the lunch dishes. She folded the damp towel neatly and hung it on the rack to dry. At the knock on the door, she ran a smoothing hand over her black hair and went to answer it.
When she opened the door, Sin didn't immediately enter. His gaze raked her, lingering briefly on the slimness of her bare legs beneath her dirndl skirt.
"Aren't you going to back out?" he challenged.
"No." Mostly because she wouldn't give him the satisfaction. "Excuse me." She turned away from the open door, not caring if he came in or stayed outside in the cold. "I'll tell Adam I'm leaving." As she left the kitchen, Mara heard the door close and guessed that Sin was waiting inside. At her father's bedroom door, she knocked once and went in.
"I heard the car drive in." Adam spoke before she did. "Was it Sin?" "Yes. I wanted to let you know I was leaving and double-check to see if there was anything you needed," Mara told him.
"Not a thing," he assured her. "The telepho...ne is here by the bed.MoreLess
When she opened the door, Sin didn't immediately enter. His gaze raked her, lingering briefly on the slimness of her bare legs beneath her dirndl skirt.
"Aren't you going to back out?" he challenged.
"No." Mostly because she wouldn't give him the satisfaction. "Excuse me." She turned away from the open door, not caring if he came in or stayed outside in the cold. "I'll tell Adam I'm leaving." As she left the kitchen, Mara heard the door close and guessed that Sin was waiting inside. At her father's bedroom door, she knocked once and went in.
"I heard the car drive in." Adam spoke before she did. "Was it Sin?" "Yes. I wanted to let you know I was leaving and double-check to see if there was anything you needed," Mara told him.
"Not a thing," he assured her. "The telepho...ne is here by the bed.MoreLess
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