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“Wasting it? You only save it because you don’t want to carry it out back”

With the towel tucked beneath her arhs, and her hair still dripping water, she opened the door a crack “There ht be snakes out there”

His blue eyes were sparkling and her toes curled against the floor

“There et back” He touched the tip of her nose with one finger

Excitement zipped under her skin at the simple connection, yet disappointo back to headquarters? It’s been dark for hours”

His grin widened “Yes, Jasper and Per-Cuton, but we can’t find a specific one” Reaching through the narrow opening, he brushed a clu a deer hide Do you remember it?”

Breathing was difficult, and thinking hard, yet she ed a nod

“You drew it that first day,” he said, tucking the hair behind her ear “Do you knohere that sketchbook is?”

Her fingers wrappedit with all heronto the floor and joining the water dripping into a pool between her feet The notion of stretching onto the tips of her toes and kissing hi she had to shake her head in order to clear her h to answer “It’s in my trunk The one next to the door There’s a pouch inside the lid”

“Mind if I get it?” he asked, now s the hair behind her ear all the way to her shoulder

She wondered what he’d do if she pulled the door open and let the towel slip to the floor Heavens, but that was a wanton thought if ever she had one But an enticing one, too Sing against the growing urge to do just that, she answered, “No, I don’t o ahead”

“Thanks” Pinching her cheek, he winked “I’ll be home as soon as I can Leave the water”

He was long gone, thudding up the stairs, when she whispered, “I will” After shutting the door, she plopped onto the bench and let the air out of her lungs slowly Goodness, he continued to grow , and rew more desperate

Martin had been right Wo period of ti a hand to the heat beneath her belly, she sighed heavily Yes, she now fully understood what Martin hadfor Roseeous then, but now she could grasp what her sister meant

Another sigh built and she had to let it out She’d even spoken to Mrs Ketchuht it up on one of her visits The woman’s companionship had become very special to Millie They’d even spoken of heraround inside her body were confirrew to understand how much her parents must have loved each other How badly it had pained them to be separated

She wished her mother—and Rosemary—could have had the friends she now did Other women to help them understand all the complexities of men One of Per-Cum-Ske’s wives had become a dear friend, too, which was another part of the reason everything made sense now

Leah-Widd-I-Kah—One Who Stirs Up Water—had explained it, as well as s The Indian leader was very amorous All he had to do was look at one of his wives and they’d followed hi or what time of day it was

A few days ago, extremely curious as to what took place, Millie had asked her newfound friend Without a hint of e Everything Even in broken English, Millie had completely understood Perhaps because now, unlike when Martin had told her a few things, she could relate, knew exactly what the other woman described And it not only had increased a hundred times over the desire she had to lie with Seth, it prevented her fro else Leah-Widd-I-Kah didn’t understand how a married couple hadn’t already shared their love, and assured her that when they did, it would make them both very, very happy

The one thing Millie couldn’t understand was how Leah-Widd-I-Kah could allow her husband to do that with other women Millie could never share Seth