The Bride Series (Omnibus Edition) by Bittner Rosanne

Author:Bittner, Rosanne
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 978-1-62681-513-1
Publisher: Diversion Books
Published: 2014-11-17T05:00:00+00:00

The morning and afternoon passed much too quickly, spent talking and making love. Their bodies ached, but it was a nice ache. Their passion remained intense, and they relished every movement, every touch, every kiss, every intimate moment, knowing they must soon part.

“Oh, Brand, I don’t want to go.”

He kissed her hair. “And I don’t want to let you go. Each time I let you out of my sight I fear I will never see you again.”

“I feel the same about you.”

He raised up on one elbow and looked down at her. “Maybe I should just ride back with you right now—today. I am not afraid, Rachael.”

She reached up and touched his face. “Josh is coming back to town any day now. Let me tell him first. And in only six days there is a dance in town I’m expected to attend. Emotions are running high right now in Austin, Brand, what with statehood coming and all. This is a bad time to get people stirred up if we can help it. Wait until I tell Josh, and until this stupid dance is over with. I don’t like the waiting any more than you do, but with this dance and all the talk about statehood—people are more against the Comanche than ever. And I have a feeling that Jules Webber is spying on me.”

She raised up and hugged him around the neck. “Oh, Brand, I don’t want to be away from you. But I think I should wait until after Saturday to come back. I’ll know a lot of things by then. I’ll talk to Josh, and I’ll go to church Sunday. Josh might come for the dance, so he’ll probably stay over Saturday night. To keep everything calm I’m going to have to wait until Monday, especially since I know that Jules Webber will tell Jason I’ve been seen out walking a lot. I’ve got to try to win over Joshua first. Maybe he and I can come out together. He can meet you and get to know you better.”

He got up, reaching for his loincloth. “I don’t like you going through all of that alone.” He tied on the loincloth. “We have nothing to be ashamed of, and I am not afraid.”

“Please, Brand, let me try it my way first. Just wait ’til after the dance. That’s all I ask.”

He sighed deeply. “I am going out to get some water so you can wash.”

Her heart ached at the look of defeat on his face. This was destroying his natural pride, and she despised the ugly prejudice that prevented them from being together with everyone’s blessing. They would get curses rather than blessings, she was sure. Brand was strangely quiet when he returned. He pulled on his soft, doeskin pants, then left to let Rachael wash. Her heart weighed heavy in her chest as she dressed, and she could not shake the black dread that plagued her.

Brand returned, bringing her some water. She drank deeply of its cool refreshment, while Brand leaned against a wall and watched her.

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