“Here we are,” Silas offered his hand to help her out. Ava smiled nervously as his hand slid naturally to the middle of her back escorting her inside. The interior of the restaurant was warm and inviting. They were given a table in a quiet corner providing some measure of privacy. Si
“Doesn’t look like a mistake to me,” Anne said. “They’ve been like that for the past twenty minutes. I don’t think I’ve ever seen Silas smile so much, or at all.” Marilynn’s face flushed red as she met her friends’ smirking expressions. They had been waiting to rub this in her face.
“Well my love. Do you want to go home? Or shall we take a couple turns around the park?” “A couple turns around the park sounds nice.” “All right.” Silas smiled leaning over to the intercom controls. “Take a couple turns and the park. And Thomas, no interruptions unless
Silas moaned as she gripped him stroking it, gently tugging on it. Though she was still unpracticed she had gained confidence from their last night together. He breathed deep wanting to bury himself in her but he was determined to let her have her way with him. She moved over him stro
Marilynn strode into her room tossing her heels to the side, “Scarlet!” “Y-yes miss,” a terrified maid answered the summons shaking as she stood in the doorway. “Tell Derek I want to see him.” “Um…Derek?” “Did I stutter?” “N-no.”
Marilynn bit her lip wondering what she should say. Should she play dumb? Innocent? Her father never questioned her before. Something must have happened to bring this change. There was no way Ava would seek him out so they couldn’t have talked not that he would believe anything she had to say a
The next two weeks past in a whirlwind and Silas struggled to keep up fearing he would wake up and discover it all was a dream. He couldn’t remember the last time he looked forward to the holidays. Ava and the kids seemed to enjoy the anticipation just as much as he did. With Duncan’s gentle prod
With a smile Ava accepted the package. Carefully removing the paper wrapping she opened it to reveal a green, glass penguin with a holly branch in its beak. It was a beautiful work of art but she was a little confused. “You said you liked penguins, remember?” Sean prompted.