Stil's Heart by Rosetta Bloom

Author:Rosetta Bloom [Bloom, Rosetta]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: In Bloom Romance Press
Published: 2017-05-11T05:00:00+00:00

Chapter 8 - Warning

Two days had passed since his encounter with Lisle, and he’d tried to put it out of his mind as he worked in the bakery. He realized that his restlessness the other day had been real, but it had also been different. His heart had wandered because of the place, not the person. He realized he wanted to marry Gothel. He wanted to be with her. But he wanted more than this town. And he could see her coming with him, his wife, as they traveled the world.

He could see it in his mind, their perfect union. He would be her protector, and she would be his light that kept him on the right path. It would be perfect. He just had to broach the subject with her the right way.

He’d been kind and solicitous with Gothel since his interrupted evening with Lisle, even convincing himself that he would have stopped without the interruption. He wouldn’t even have been with Lisle if this town hadn’t been getting to him. He knew the blame lay in the town, not himself. But he had a plan to combat it. He would leave this town and take Gothel with him.

He just needed to convince her of the reasoning.

His plan was simple. He and Gothel would meet at her secret garden. There wasn’t much now, just the last of the pumpkins, and he’d help her pull the weeds. They always were at such peace there. Then they’d make love on the quilt she always brought, and he’d ask her to be his wife. He’d ask her to leave with him.

Not an elopement. She wouldn’t go for that. She’d want her ma and pa there, and he’d ask old Geoffrey for his daughter’s hand, but he knew the man would say yes. And they’d marry and then head off. Head off to adventure. It all seemed perfect in his mind.

By the time he finished his day’s work, he was excited for the life they would have together. He left the bakery upbeat, and had convinced himself that a few well-placed words would convince her of the wisdom of his plan.

When he arrived at the garden, she was pulling some thorny weeds, and he dived in to help. Once they’d finished, she lay out their quilt and settled herself on one side, lying on her back, looking up at the sky. He lay beside her. The ground was firm beneath the blanket, and it was cool today, but lying next to her he felt warm.

“I’ve been thinking,” he said as he looked up at the thick white clouds in the distance heading slowly toward them.

She giggled, a happy sound that filled him with joy. “What about?”

“Us,” he said, his voice serious.

She turned to him, a smile stretched across her face. “What about us?”

“I want us to be together, always,” he said, his words tender but firm. He tilted his head towards hers, their lips meeting for a short kiss.

“I want that, too,” she said after their lips parted.

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