Tupelo Gold: Sweeter Than Honey by Gem Sivad

Author:Gem Sivad [Sivad, Gem]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Literature & Fiction, Genre Fiction, Historical, Romance, Western, Two Hours or More (65-100 Pages), Historical Fiction, Westerns
Amazon: B01CH4FCHW
Publisher: Gem Sivad, LLC
Published: 2016-05-02T14:00:00+00:00

Chapter Five

Had the children not been gawking at them, Hamilton would have tossed Comfort’s skirts and taken her on her fancy settee. The passion she’d been denying between them for months, sparked between them now.

He felt it. He knew she felt it. Her breasts, lovely round handfuls if he remembered correctly, now heaved under her ruffled blouse. Her eyes shot fire at him, and her hands clenched as if she wanted to grab onto something.

Me, me, Comfort. Grab hold of me. By his count, he’d been putting up with her frost and sarcasm for over eight lonely weeks.

No doubt she had just cause, him bringing a set of young’uns home unexpectedly. Nevertheless, her lips had gone soft under his, her hands had come up to press against his shoulders, and she’d opened her mouth for his tongue.

Comfort wants me as much as I want her. Hamilton was determined to rekindle the fire that had always blazed between them.

“Guess we better make ourselves scarce while the two of ’em are doin’ their lollygagging.” Jacob’s disapproving words reached the two adults at the same time.

Comfort stepped away hurriedly and straightened her dress. “I beg your pardon, children. Your father sometimes lacks decorum.”

“Well I don’t beg anyone’s pardon.” Hamilton bristled at his son’s reprimand. “Jacob, there’s no sin in a man showing his kids how much he loves their mother. I expect you’ll see a lot of lollygagging in the future. Get used to it.”

Comfort tried to shush him.

“Our mother’s dead,” Jacob muttered and headed out the door. Sally, still holding his hand, trailed behind.

Hamilton swept Comfort along as he followed the youngsters to the porch. “Jacob, what did you and Sally call your mother? She was a woman I barely knew.” He figured this was something he should have said at the beginning and long overdue.

“Ma,” both kids answered.

“Then think about this. God gave you to your first ma. When she couldn’t finish the job, she somehow guided you to me, and through me, delivered you to Comfort to do the rest of your mothering. Sleep on that. It’s time for you to get to bed, and get ready to begin the Quince way of life. Your new mama assures me we need more than beds to make the place livable.”

“That would certainly be the truth.” Comfort stared indecisively at him. He could almost see the thoughts bouncing around in her mind.

Would she continue to shun him or…

“Hamilton, if you insist on this lunacy, I swear I’ll furnish the whole house and not discount a dime.”

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