Montgomery 02 - The Princess by Jude Deveraux

Author:Jude Deveraux [Deveraux, Jude]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Fiction, Romance, Historical, General, Contemporary
ISBN: 9781451623437
Publisher: Pocket
Published: 1987-01-02T05:00:00+00:00

"She looks too much like an American housewife." He turned to glare at J.T. "There is such a thing as going too far in the opposite direction." His expression changed and he put his hand on J.T.'s shoulder. "You want to talk about it, son? I mean, this isn't exactly the usual wartime assignment.

Has it been very difficult?"

J.T., seeming to forget the general's rank, poured out two glasses of bourbon and took a healthy drink of his. "I can't make her out at all. One minute she's stretching out her hand to me like I'm one of her damned subjects and the next she's embarrassing me in front of hundreds of people and the next she's—" He broke off. "Let's just say that she's not shy when we're alone." His eyes narrowed. "And she refuses to do what I tell her to do. I explained to her about ironing and she laughed at me."

"My wife refuses to iron too," General Brooks said sadly. "Always has."

"I guess I don't know much about wives, sir, only women, and this woman doesn't fit into either category."

"You like her, do you?"

J.T. grinned. "I'm beginning to, but I sure as hell don't want to. I plan to fight it. I'm going to turn her over to her fiancé count with a clear conscience."

A look of guilt crossed General Brooks's face but he didn't say anything.

"It looks to me like she's got your lunch ready and I better go. Don't tell her I was here. Tomorrow someone will come and tell you the details of returning to Lanconia. Do me a favor and don't let her pack her Carmen Miranda dress when she goes. Who knows what she'll do."

"No, sir, I won't," J.T. said, smiling as he walked the general to the door.

He stood for a moment, thinking that the Carmen Miranda dress was in shreds, still lying on the floor of his car.

Aria called that the hamburgers were almost ready and, still smiling, he went outside.

The radio was blaring "Shorty George" and Aria took his hand. "Let's dance."

"Wait until something slower is on. I'm not good at this dancing."

"Okay," she said, turning back toward the hamburgers. "I'll ask Mitch the next time I see him. He's a great jitterbugger."

J.T. grabbed her hand, spun her around, and began a wild jitterbug with her. He had been rowing since he was a boy and his arms were very strong. He tossed her over his head, slid her beneath his legs, then whirled her out at arm's length.

She was breathless when the song finished.

"I told you I wasn't any good," he said smugly, making Aria laugh.

Companionably, they sat down to eat their lunch and J.T. watched Aria.

Her hair in pin curls, her chewing gum stuck on the side of the plate, her fingers tapping to the music, eating a hamburger with her hands and drinking beer from a bottle, she was a different person from the princess on the island.

He began to realize that the general's visit had upset him because it made him aware that soon he would have to return his borrowed princess.

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