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“It’s been too long,” he said

Balancing on one arm, he pushed the covers down to her waist and reached for the heht shirt

There was another knock at the door More like a pounding “Eirick!” a deep voice shouted “There’s a storo now”

“It’s going to be a while longer,” Lara said

“Youto send round into her again to make her very aware of her effects on hi a sports car to co

“Don’t you have Vikings to lead, villages to pillage, small animals to kill for our lard stew?”

“I’d rather tame a saucy wench”

“You’re going to need more than that to tame this saucy wench”

He grinned, looking irresistibly cute with his hazel-green eyes sparking with ht?”

“Maybe later”

“A ently and clieous back it was, strong and smooth, with the cutest butt known to woman situated just beneath He adjusted himself in his undershorts and reached for his pants He slid them on and turned to face her She couldn’t keep her eyes froe in his pants “Do you think anyone will notice?” He turned to the side with his hands on his hips His rigid cock forced his underdrawers into an unmistakable tent that protruded from his open fly

She shook her head, holding her breath “I doubt it,” she gasped She bit her lip to hold in a laugh and climbed out of the bed

“You really should do so about this state you put me in, woman”

“I’ll go get you soet dressed”

“Heartless, saucy wench Getting h” He tossed on his shirt and grabbed his boots before heading for the door “I can’t take you dressing in front of me at the moment If you need me, I’ll be in the latrine for a while Be sure to knock before entering or youposition”

She chuckled “Don’t fall in”

He left and Lara reached for the blue gown, s to herself Reece Jericho was trouble, there was no h and still rising She didn’t think it would be all that horrible to go co Reece’s allure was kind of like quicksand The led the faster she sank

Lara thought she et some rest while theThora seea as a suitable-wife interview, and apparently suitable wives needed to kno to grind grain by hand, weave cloth, cure hides, and find firewood They also needed to kno to gather eggs, oats, cook, clean and launder By the tie near dark, Lara was exhausted The only highlight of her day had been the realization that she was living through history She was fascinated by the Viking culture, even though she’d done more manual labor in one day than she typically did in a a’s obvious skills If Lara coa’s expertise just sort of took over and she eaving cloth like a pro andthe wind kicked out of her a second time

Reece kissed Lara’s cheek and handed her a collection of dead hares tied together by their back feet “You look tired,” he said quietly

“What am I supposed to do with these?” she asked

“Why, gut ‘em, skin ‘em, and cook ‘em What else?”

Lara’s jaw set on a hard line “No” She’d worked her tail off today And what had he been doing? Tracking down defenseless bunnies and skeweri

ng them with arrows

“It’s expected of you,” he told her

“I don’t care I’m tired Find someone else”

“Don’t ive you a nice ”

She snorted “Like I’d want a e from you”

“Then you can give s in my pants that have been in need of your attention all day”

The corner of her eye twitched He grimaced, took her by the shoulders and turned her towards the exit of the long house He directed her outside and when they reached the yard, he handed her a knife

“See that this doesn’t end up stuck between my ribs,” he said

“I can’t ”

“Hurry up now It’s aler because you can’t see what you’re doing”

“I have a es at the moment Since they are so in need of my attention and all”

“Remind me never to piss you off, sweetheart,” he said

“It’s too late for that, sweetheart”

“I’ll keep the bench warm for you,” he said, and disappeared inside

Apparently, gutting rabbits was not one of Helga’s better skills She’d ht thea rabbit was a lot different than throwing a store-bought, hunk of meat in the oven She had a serious case of the dry heaves by the time she was finished One at a ti over fire The dish iron was like a flat frying pan, and fat spattered into the fire as she cooked She burned her fingers more than once as she seared the meat and then added the pieces to the stew pot

Reece was apparently severalwith histhe theain, until by the ti his words At least he could be classified as a happy drunk Loud and happy Lara wanted to shove a sock in hisher fingers to the bone?