A description that turned a few women’s ears bright red. Others nodded. These women were starting to become independent. They did all hustle their c...hildren out of earshot though.They turned up the broad dry valley where ruts showed previous west-bound wagons had gone. Slowly, not to tire the animals, they climbed the slope; stopping a couple of times to camp for the night. At the top the stream that would be a torrent in March made a welcome pool of water and then fell over an edge and. " I got up and started to turn down the hall toward the stairs. "Hey. Were you born in a barn? Put some shorts on at least."Well, she had a point. I went back in her room and picked my gym shorts off the floor. There was no way they were going to be good for anything until they were washed. I threw them in the hamper and grabbed another pair from my dresser. I walked down to go in her room but Les had already left.I walked downstairs, and there she was in the kitchen. She still had her robe on,. So I stop just outside her room and hear her call my name. She called my name? Then I realised she called my name and it wasn't just the alcohol! So I open up the door a bit and look inside her room. There she was! In bed with the covers pulled up to her neck. So I said "are you alright?" to which she replied, "never better" as she winked her eye at me. she said "why don't you come over here a sec" so I go to reply but then realise what she means!So I made my way over to the bed where she lay,. ”Ceaith paused. “Yeah...” She said. But he could almost smell she was holding something back. Ember stepped slightly forward, reaching out – every instinct he had wanted to sweep Ceaith into his embrace. To nuzzle up against that massive mane of brown hair that she had. To pet her. Gods. He wanted to hear her purr more than he wanted to breathe oxygen. But he clenched his hands and clasped his hands behind his back and tried to ignore the way Ceaith unconsciously leaned towards him.“Why are you.