Love's Abyss (St. John Series) by Lora Thomas

Author:Lora Thomas [Lora Thomas]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2015-03-12T07:00:00+00:00

Chapter Sixteen

Madison paced the floor multiple times that day. She thumbed through almost every book, counted the panes in the window at least five times, tried to pick the lock on the cabinets and the door unsuccessfully, she even arranged Alex’s closet trying to keep her mind occupied and off the events that had happened the night before. An exasperated sigh left her lips. “What to do? What to do?” She walked to the window and looked out. Her mind wandered back to the events of last night. The feel of his kisses, the way her body felt. “Stop it!” she told herself.

“Stop what?” came a voice from behind her. She hadn’t heard Samuel enter in all her mental distractions.

”I was just talking to myself,” she informed the handsome boy, “Did you need something, Samuel?”

“I wondered if you were serious about teaching me to read?” he asked timidly.

A kind smile crossed Madison’s face. “Of course, whenever you’re ready.”

“How about now? I’m finished with my chores, and Kris doesn’t need my help killing the chickens.”

“Chickens?”

“For supper,” he informed her. “Actually, it’s best if no one disturbs her right now. She’s mad at the Capt’n and is taking her anger out on anyone and anything, so she decided to have chicken tonight for dinner.” He shook his head slowly as he said, “I sure would hate to be a chicken right now.”

A small giggle came from Madison. “So would I,” she said. “But why is she killing the chickens? I thought she needed them for the eggs?”

“She does, but we’ll be docking in a couple of days, so she needs to get rid of the old ones so she can get new ones.”

“I see,” Madison said. The thought of coming to a port made Madison feel disheartened. She had no idea why. She shook the feeling from her head. “Come on,” she told Samuel and walked towards the large table at the front of the room. Picking up the leather satchel lying on top, she motioned for Samuel to sit down at the table. She opened the satchel and pulled out the paper and the pencil. “Let’s begin.”

Samuel’s eagerness to learn distracted Madison’s thoughts from the evening before. They worked diligently through the entire day. “Good job, Samuel,” Madison said as he practiced writing his letters.

The boy looked up and smiled proudly at her, the intelligence in his eyes shining through. She was so nice, he thought. “Really?”

“Yes, really,” she replied. “You’re a fast learner. Before you know it, you’ll be reading a novel.”

A worrisome look came over the boy’s face. “Miss Madison?”

“Yes.”

“The other day, a couple of weeks ago I mean. Well, I meant to ask you something.”

“What is it?”

“When the Capt’n was fusin’ at me for swingin’ in the window, I heard you say I was his son. What made you think that?”

Madison looked at the boy. He had such sadness in his eyes. “Because you look just like him. I also figured with you being so young and on this ship you had to be related.

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