Just One Kiss (The Dream Catcher Series-Book Two) by Hestand Rita

Author:Hestand, Rita [Hestand, Rita]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Smashwords.com
Published: 2012-01-08T02:00:00+00:00

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Joe helped Lee move into the house. But Lee was determined not to stay too close. Until he decided exactly where Hattie did belong he needed to stay away, to think clearly. In reality, Hattie was black and he was white and Alabama would never accept them as a couple. Lee knew it. He hated it, but he knew it. No preacher would marry them here. And if he did what he wanted, he’d be no better than Frank, making her his love slave. He would not do that to her. She was a good person, a decent person. He would not shame her. But as God was his witness, he wanted her. He wanted to claim her as his own. He’d watch out for her from a distance. Living in the same quarters as she, was also dangerous for her too, in more ways than one.

He worked long hours in the field, took his meals with all of them and stayed away as much as possible.

Hattie hadn’t said much about it. But the kids came into his room from time to time to talk to him. All but Daisy; she was the suspicious one.

“Mama says we’re family now,” Violet said one afternoon when he was pulling his boots off.

Lee smiled and looked at her cute little face, her hair in pigtails, with ribbons at the bottom. “Yes, that’s right. We’re all one family now.”

“I’m glad. I like you, Mr. Luke…” She smiled. “And I’m glad you are gonna take care of my Mama.”

“And I like you, too, but you must call me Lee now, okay?” He dotted her cute little nose with his finger. Violet was such a delightful child. “And I’m gonna take care of all of you.”

She giggled.

Hattie saw them through the doorway as she passed and stopped. “Violet, come help me set the table, honey.”

Violet scampered out of the room. “But what should I call you?” She grinned.

“Well, I think we need to sit down and talk about that, sweetheart,” Lee called. He didn’t look up at Hattie. He kept fumbling with his gun belt. He’d started wearing it every day to the field.

“Can I call you Uncle?” she asked shyly.

“For now, that’s fine. Maybe we’ll change that later, but for now, Uncle is fine.” Lee wished he could explain all this to them but it was hard enough trying to understand it himself. All he knew was he loved Hattie, and he’d give anything if he could marry her legally. If she wanted it. That part hadn’t been decided yet.

“Uncle?” Hattie called from the doorway her brows arching.

“She said she’s glad we are family.” Lee tried to chuckle to ease the tension between them. It had been building since the night she was hurt. The air was thick with unspoken things. It was too soon to do anything. Time would help him figure things out.

She stared openly at him, as he took his shirt off.

He heard her gasp, and smiled. At least she was affected by his nakedness.

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