10-23-2024, 09:43 PM
"Mayhap I should just go ta bed, sir," she said very softly, her voice thick. "Not goin ta make promises I can't keep." And then she gave him a look that spoke more than words, vulnerability bright lights in her dark eyes. "I am a fool." And then she started toward the door, but he would not have to move too fast to intercept her as she moved woodenly.