Wanted_Hired Gun by Ginny Sterling

Author:Ginny Sterling [Sterling, Ginny]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2019-04-13T05:00:00+00:00

9

Posey had the men carry Garrison inside of her small home. They went directly to the back room that Posey normally used without a word. She didn’t argue the fact because no one in town needed to know that they were husband and wife in name only. She felt a wave of embarrassment that someone might discover their relationship was a sham and this didn’t sit well with her.

She jerked the pillows off the bed as they lay him down. She vowed to get Garrison something he could use for his head since the ones she had were feather. She saw Hattie’s knowing smile as Posey tossed the offending pillows onto the ground. Garrison’s color was almost back to normal as she pulled up a chair next to the bed.

“Remember, keep any irritants away and don’t let him smoke those things. They’ve got belladonna in it and it can affect the heart. It’s not worth the high price in the long run. Use oils, try to keep him relaxed and he’ll be fine,” Hattie explained kindly. “We’ll see ourselves out, Miss Jones.”

“It’s Mrs. Garrison,” Posey said absently, lacing her fingers with his hand and drawing it up to her lips to kiss his knuckles. The overwhelming relief washing through her as she watched his chest draw upwards with each breath was emancipating. The wheezing and strained sounds his throat had been making when he couldn’t breathe had finally ended.

“I’m glad. Send someone if you need help again and rest. This was a trying day for you as well.”

“Thank you again.”

Posey stared at Garrison as he lay there in her bed. She should be shocked or blushing at the large man in her small bedframe but instead she liked the way he looked there. She just wished it was under different circumstances. Her large hats had feathers on them and her French perfume would simply have to go. She had a new bottle of Guerlain that she’d bought as a gift for herself before her abrupt move out to Silverpines. That perfume would need to go as well. She had thought to use it on special occasions but it wasn’t worth the price. She’d yank all the ostrich plumes from her hats and make a large fan for the theater in an effort to remove them from the house.

Garrison had mentioned a few irritants and she’d not paid attention. Posey had tuned him out- thinking that this new stranger in town wanted to change her. He had done everything but try to change her. He never said no, but rather made suggestions that would result in a benefit for both of them. Perhaps he was right and she should listen to him more. His words burned in her mind, making her heart ache.

“…for my sake, Posey, can we avoid the heavy floral perfumes and other irritants so I can breathe easily? I am sorry to ask this, but construction would go faster if I am not coughing all the time.”

She’d fought against him, resisted him at every turn and it resulted in him nearly suffocating to death.

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