Watch Over My Child: Book Three in the Michal's Destiny Series by Roberta Kagan & Roberta Kagan

Author:Roberta Kagan & Roberta Kagan [Kagan, Roberta]
Language: eng
Format: azw3, epub
Published: 2017-01-31T05:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER 29

When Sharon fell asleep Gilde got dressed quietly and slipped her coat on. Then she went out the door and into the yard. As he promised, William was waiting.

“Come on, it’s not very far,” he said, leading her.

Gilde was a little nervous. She’d never done anything so bold and she knew that if they found out, the Lawrences would forbid it.

“It’s alright,” William said. He was carrying a cloth bag in his hand.

They walked for several blocks. Gilde began to regret agreeing to this. She was cold and her nose and eyelashes felt like they were frozen.

William led her up the walk of an old brick house.

“Who lives here?” Gilde asked. “The house looks haunted.”

He laughed. “It does look haunted. But I think you’ll like it once we’re inside.” He said, “I used to come here with my friends when we were kids.”

“Are you sure nobody is here?”

“Yes, I’m sure. The house is closed down in the winter, but I’ve seen people living here in the summer. I think it’s a summer home.”

“It’s pretty big and set so far back from the street that it’s like something out of an Edgar Allen Poe novel. Kind of scary. Are you sure that nobody is here?”

“Yes, I checked earlier. That’s why I told you I had to set things up before we came.”

They went inside and William put the bag down. There was a small pile of firewood in the fireplace. Carefully he lit a fire. But he kept it burning low so as not to send up too much smoke. “I set up the fireplace with wood. I guess you could say I did a little shopping on the black market before I put this together.”

Once the fire blazed and the warmth filled the room, the house wasn’t frightening anymore. In fact it gave Gilde a homey feeling and a sense of well-being. It calmed her nerves and made her feel lazy and for the time being, safe.

“Now,” William said, taking a thin wool blanket out of the brown bag and spreading it on the floor next to the fire. “We are going to have a picnic.”

“A what? It’s the middle of winter.”

“Yes, we are going to have a picnic right here by the fire. I got some special delicacies I hope you will enjoy.” He began taking things out of the bag. “I even got some chocolate. Now how long has it been since you’ve tasted a piece of luscious chocolate?” He laughed.

She laughed. “This is really sweet of you. You went to a lot of trouble. And it probably cost you a fortune.”

“I have friends.” He smiled and winked.

“Well, I can see that this took an effort.”

“Of course it did. But you’re worth it.” His eyes were glistening in the fire light.

They ate, they laughed, and they talked. The hours passed like minutes. William fed the fire two more logs, and then there were no more. And it was just before sunrise that the fire began to burn out.

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