Hannah the Healer by George H. McVey & Cowboys & Angels

Author:George H. McVey & Cowboys & Angels [McVey, George H.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2017-12-17T23:00:00+00:00

Nine

Henry woke the next morning to find his body wrapped around Hannah’s. She was under the covers with him, pressed right up against his body and his arms and legs were wrapped over her. He started to unwind himself and pull away but she whispered and scooted closer to him. “Hannah, honey, what are you doing?”

“Just hold me a little longer, Henry. Please. I had bad dreams and needed you to hold me. You did and I just want to keep feeling safe in your arms.”

Henry kissed the back of her head. “If you’re sure, honey. I didn’t want to upset you. Do you want to tell me what your dreams were?”

“I dreamed someone was trying to hurt me like Esther got hurt. I just needed to feel your arms around me and know you had me.”

He pulled her tighter to him even though he knew it wasn’t appropriate. “I will always have you. No one will hurt you as long as I’m breathing, Hannah.”

“I know; that’s why I wanted you to hold me.”

“I’ll hold you anytime you want me to or anytime you’ll let me. I’m more surprised that your rooster isn’t pitching a fit.”

“I told you, Henry, Bob is special; he knows his job is to protect my virtue and he knew it was safe and still is. If he thought you were trying to take advantage of me I have no doubt you’d be feeling his wrath.”

“Then I’m glad he understands. Should we just lay here for a bit or are you ready to get up?”

She shuddered and held on to his arm. “Could we just lay here a little longer?”

“Hannah, we can lay here as long as you want. But I got to say I’m finding a way to get us to town today. We need to see the preacher right quick after this.”

She giggled and then sighed. “Are you sure, Henry? I mean, you don’t have to marry me. I’m tough; I would survive anything anyone said.”

He pulled her so that she would turn and face him and wrapped his arm back around her. “Are you telling me you don’t want to marry me, Hannah?”

“I didn’t say that.”

He looked into her gray eyes and tilted her head so she could see his eyes better. “Listen carefully, Hannah Coppersmith. There is nothing I want more than to make you my wife. Not because I have to, but because I need to. I can’t see my life without you right here where you are now. In my bed, in my arms and in my life every day and every night. So let me just ask you. Will you go to town with me today and marry me?”

“That’s what I want, too, Henry. Yes, I’ll go to town and marry you today.”

Henry pulled her tightly against him and captured her mouth for a kiss that was even more intense than the one they’d shared the night before. He knew he should be ashamed of the way he was pressed against Hannah from foot to head and everywhere in between, but he wasn’t.

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