A Carol Plays (Cutter's Creek Book 13) by Trumbo Kari

Author:Trumbo, Kari [Trumbo, Kari]
Language: eng
Format: azw3
Published: 2016-10-26T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter Eleven

Carol sat in the parlor stitching the bodice of her new gown, or rather her mother’s old gown. She’d managed to keep it secret from her father that she’d been up in the attic and that she’d taken a dress of her mother’s. Ivy was right; letting them sit to rot was wasteful. The fabric was rich and lush, and truth be told, Carol had desperately needed some new gowns. If she could master the sewing machine, she could alter many of her mother’s dresses and use them again. But how long until Father realized what she was up to, and would he approve?

Dr. Gentry entered the parlor and smiled at her. He stood behind her and blocked her light until she set down her sewing.

“Can I assist you with something, Doctor?” She glanced over her shoulder, and her skin prickled at his nearness.

“No, I was just noticing your neat stitches. My associate in Boston does some surgery, and his stitches aren’t half so tidy.”

The image of just what he would be stitching formed deep in her thoughts. She felt a chill run through her and she shook her head, focusing on the fire to expel them.

“I came in here because I never got an answer from you a few days ago when I asked you to the social.”

He was far too near her, and she stood and approached the hearth. “I was under the impression you only wanted me to go with you because I was the only one you knew. You now know Ivy as well; perhaps she would like to attend with you?” She refused to turn back to those stormy eyes that swept her up so quickly when she let them.

“I don’t want to go with any other woman but you.”

“Such silky words, doctor. Don’t bind yourself here when there are more women in Cutter’s Creek who may entertain you better than I. Not to mention my father does not wish it.”

She fidgeted with her hands. He certainly was making this easy for her. She desperately needed him to make her an offer by Christmas. Her father was getting worse by the day, and he would need more medical care soon...care they couldn’t afford.

“I don’t think your father would wish you to go alone. Better that I escort you there, and I don’t know any other women who want to go.” He approached her back, and her spine tingled the closer he came.

“If that is what you truly want, then I’ll attend with you.”

“Excellent.” He reached around her taking her hand and swinging her to face him. He brushed his lips over her knuckles, and nothing else in the world mattered but those blue-green eyes and the press of his soft skin on hers. “I’ll look forward to it, Dr. Gentry.”

She watched him leave the room feeling less like she’d won the battle and more like he had. She held her hand close to her chest. It was so strange how she reacted so differently to him than any other man.

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