Jasmine in Autumn: A Tale of Snow White by Penelope Daniels

Author:Penelope Daniels [Daniels, Penelope]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2021-10-07T06:00:00+00:00

Chapter Twelve

Over the next two days, Jack mixed another batch of the simple perfumes, pleased to be using up so much of their extra supply of lavender. After the midday meal, Joseph helped him load the crates of bottles into the back of the cart while Mr. Wayfield harnessed Saphronia. The men were looking forward to riding in the cart most of the way to Moorestowe. It had been some time since one of Jack’s deliveries had coincided with the last workday of the week.

When everything was ready for their departure, Jack let his father know that he might be late for dinner and then walked down the hill toward the stables. He could see that the cart had been packed and the workers were situating themselves around the crates of perfume.

“Jack!” he heard Celia call out and looked to his right to see her bending over the wash basin with suds up to her elbows. She waved to him, beckoning him closer. Without hesitating, he left the path, warmth burning in his chest as he saw how eager Celia was to see him.

“I saw the men loading the cart,” she said as he approached, holding her arms out a little from her body so as not to get her trousers wet. “Are you leaving then?”

“We are,” he said. She took a few steps closer until she had to tip her head up to look at him.

“I wanted to give you something before you go,” she told him.

“Oh?” Jack asked. He had no idea what she could have for him, especially that couldn’t wait until he returned. Then without warning, she lifted herself up on her toes and pressed her lips against his.

He was surprised by the kiss, then leaned into it. Celia rested her hands on his shoulders and then curled them around the back of his neck. He wondered what had come over her that she could be so bold. Her lips parted slightly as she sighed into his mouth and Jack took it as an invitation to plunge deeper, his tongue slipping along the line of her lips. His hands went to her waist and he pulled her closer so that the length of their bodies could touch. She was so soft and supple against his firm body and he wondered what was going through her mind.

They were secluded where they stood, the clotheslines of shirts and bedding hiding them from the waiting cart. And so they took their time, their kisses delicate and deliberate, like a conversation that didn’t need words. When he finally broke away, Jack already wanted to kiss her again.

“I’ll try not to be late for dinner,” he said.

“I will wait for you then,” she said with a small smile.

For some reason, he liked the idea of her thinking of him while he was gone. He gave her hand a squeeze and then left her to her washing, looking back to watch her resume her work before he met up with the waiting cart.

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