Unlocked
“The lights had been doused and nothing but navy-blue shadows awaited her. Her mother must have gone to bed and sent Mary away. Elaine sighed and fumbled with her gown in the darkness. Mary had already loosened it; she needed only to push it over her petticoats before it slid to the floor in an ignominious heap. And what did it matter if the silk crumpled, stained as it was?
She attacked the more delicate matter of her corset, twisting so as to undo complicated laces in the dark. And then a ...figure near the window straightened.
“Elaine?”
“Mama.” Elaine paused, uncertain of her reception.
“Oh, Elaine.” Her mother moved closer, reaching out. Their fingertips met in the darkness, and then her mother pulled her close. She could feel her mother’s heartbeat, the desperate tide of her breathing.
Any other parent would have demanded to know where she had been. Her mother was just glad to have her back—with no uncomfortable questions about what she’d been doing in that state of dishabille.MoreLess
She attacked the more delicate matter of her corset, twisting so as to undo complicated laces in the dark. And then a ...figure near the window straightened.
“Elaine?”
“Mama.” Elaine paused, uncertain of her reception.
“Oh, Elaine.” Her mother moved closer, reaching out. Their fingertips met in the darkness, and then her mother pulled her close. She could feel her mother’s heartbeat, the desperate tide of her breathing.
Any other parent would have demanded to know where she had been. Her mother was just glad to have her back—with no uncomfortable questions about what she’d been doing in that state of dishabille.MoreLess
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