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“There’s…” she said, pointing with trees in theshed On the shelf beside the milk pails I use them for when I ether, then tugged them to one side, then the other
Seeing her off center, a bit intiht back”
Morning sun had broken over the hills and rocky outcrops of the land, and it took ashed once I entered
One side of the shed, where I found the strips of linen, was organized and clean, not a cobweb or a speck of dust anywhere But on the other side was a disused workbench, the tools upon it encrusted in bedding dust and spiders’ webs The floor of the shed was ies of the old bench, as if her father had warned her not to touch his tools, or else It pissed
I finally had her alone, for now, at least All the rest of it could wait
When I returned to the house, she was still sitting as I’d left her, though she’d subtly tucked the nightdress between her thighs to preventmy ultimate prize My heart was in turainst the idea of her hiding, the other part grinned at the cuteness of her modesty
As gently as I could,sure not to touch any of the bruised areas, I placed her heel on my knee as I sat down on the stool beside her I went slowly, careful to keep some tension on the linen strips, but not too much
Once I had her leg carefully wrapped and the linen tied in a bow to keep it secure, she once again gave me that look of embarrassment “You have work to do Please don’t let me keep you”
Daht Those cows out there won’t milk themselves, will they?”
Chapter 5
Randal
Milking coas a fuckload harder than I iined it would be
Who knew squeezing a teat required such technique? It tookof it as Iris instructedelevated as she sat on a stool, dressed now after insisting that she was capable of doing so on her own She alhter when I squirted myself in the face, but slowly I found my rhythm
Whether she realized it or not, ere already locked in a dance that I wanted to take with her again and again Though it wasn’t h of that to last a lifeti with the duke—it was my job to show her hoas done, so that she could do it for me in return