Justified Deception by Patricia Watters

Author:Patricia Watters [Watters, Patricia]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Family & Relationships, Love & Romance
ISBN: 2940012597403
Publisher: Smashwords
Published: 2011-05-08T14:00:00+00:00

Annie shrugged. “They don't say those things around me, but I hear them talking when they don‟t know I‟m there. Sometimes I hide to hear what they say because they say funny things.”

“Well, you shouldn‟t be listening in on the men's private talk,” Ruth said, “It‟s wrong, and it‟s certainly not ladylike.”

Annie rolled onto her side and reached for the etiquette book. "Can we read some more stuff about being a lady?"

"Sure," Ruth said, relieved to be off the subject of hot women, and pleased with Annie's enthusiasm over her first etiquette lesson. She raised herself to a sitting position and adjusted the glasses she'd worn in anticipation of swimming, and Annie moved beside her and handed her the book. Ruth flipped the pages to the one marked with a maple leaf. "So, when a young lady sits down,” she continued where they‟d left off, "she either holds her knees together or crosses one knee over the other, that is, if she's wearing a dress—"

"I'm not gonna wear a dress again," Annie groused.

"Why? Because of what Seth said?"

"That, and what the guys were thinking."

Ruth tucked a finger under Annie's narrow chin and said, "The truth is, Annie, men say many stupid things when confronted with a pretty girl."

Annie's brows gathered in a contemplative frown, and after a moment, she said, "Daddy doesn't say stupid things."

"You're right,” Ruth agreed. “He really thought you looked pretty in your dress. He even said so. You heard him."

“I‟m still not wearing the dress.”

“Maybe you‟ll change your mind later," Ruth said. "We‟ll leave the dress hanging in your closet for now.”

Annie flattened the maple leaf against her leg, looked at Ruth, and said, "Does Daddy tell you that you look pretty?"

Ruth laughed lightly. "Why on earth would he do that?"

Annie shrugged. "Because you look pretty in your bathing suit, just like Barbie. Wait‟ll Daddy sees it."

Ruth felt self-conscious wearing the scanty yellow suit, but she knew Annie was pleased that she'd bought the one she picked out. It was a small price to pay to win Annie's approval. "Your Daddy won't be seeing see me in it, or any other man for that matter,” she said. “I don‟t make a practice of displaying myself in such a provocative way. I bought the suit, on a whim, to please a very special little girl.”

Annie twirled the maple leaf between her fingers. “What does procative mean?”

“The word's provocative," Ruth said, "and it means, well, that a woman uncovers certain parts of her body that should be covered, in order to get a man‟s attention.” Eyebrows pinched in a frown, Annie looked at Ruth, and said, "Then why won't you let Daddy see you in your suit? He'd see that you really do have boobs. He'd like that."

Ruth let out a short, nervous laugh. "Annie, my love, you know far too much for a six-year-old. Besides, you shouldn't be having thoughts like that." But the fact was, Ruth almost wanted Matt to see her in the suit, if only to make him eat his words about her being flatchested.

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