She watched him quietly, still too stunned to speak. While it was a tentative yes, it was a yes nevertheless. She wanted to believe he would do better for himself. But there was the fact that she was with him out of wedlock and she should marry him either way. But he'd have a lot of work ahead of him nevertheless. Her eyes watched his face for a long time and she finally leaned down to wrap her arms around him. Love made one do things they would not think to do otherwise.

Cerise then let go and settled back in the bed, her gaze upon him still as she lay there.