Reports have been coming in at regular intervals since early morning and many are women with hopes of better employment opportunities.“You know, sta...ring isn’t going to make the time pass any faster,” Danyelle remarks smartly. The girl is lying across the couch, her top open and her finger lazily circling her nipple. “Maybe you should come here and give me some of that attention.”Keeping her focus out and at the gathering mass, Beatrix frowns. “There are a few more important things this morning. Except the EagleLeague allowed women and coloreds to join.For some odd reason, I flashed on the bald eagles that I’d seen every time we got off the train. An omen? A sign? I scoffed to myself. Silly. But I still looked carefully around as we entered the Steamboat Block. I noticed Cayuse was doing the same thing. No surprise there.Christmas day was so jolly that it could have been easy for me to forget about the two challenges we faced. The local axe murders and the vague threat from the. He took the s’more in his mouth and intentionally got her fingers as well. She was looking right at him, almost daring him to do something more than just eat the dessert. He slowly pulled his mouth across her fingertips, imagining he could feel the ridges of her prints tracing across his lips.Ginger put the same hand to her own lips and tasted Caleb on her fingertip. “You missed a spot.”Fuck. Caleb stood up and quickly excused himself. He nearly ran into the house. Throwing open the first three. "I want my coffee. She'll be out at this rate." "Right." Luke threw him a dry look. "And if there's one thing Millie would never make more of, it's coffee." "You never know." "All right, I'm ready." Luke grabbed his gloves. It hadn't snowed yet, but it felt like it might any minute. "And another thing," Sol said as they walked, "don’t you take up all Emma's time. You like her, fine, but I want my food. And coffee." "You're a true romantic, Sol. Your wife must drown in all the roses you buy.".