Willow Springs by Toni Blake

Author:Toni Blake [Blake, Toni]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9780062024619
Publisher: Avon
Published: 2012-01-01T08:00:00+00:00

Thirteen

. . . how very happy a summer must be before her!

Jane Austen, from Emma

That afternoon, Amy sat in one of the easy chairs at Under the Covers, trying once more to get Mr. Knightley and Austen to be friends. Her night with Logan had lifted her spirits so high that she felt inspired to try again with these two.

She’d put down a pie pan with some Meow Mix and a little milk—the pan being plenty wide enough that they could learn to share, but without quite being in each other’s faces. Austen stepped up cautiously, after a nudge from Amy, to where Knightley already stood eating. At first, he gave a low hiss, so Amy scolded him. “Bad, Mr. Knightley, very bad indeed. Be nice and share with Austen. She wants to be your friend.” Then she looked back to the more timid cat. “Go on, Austen, don’t be afraid,” she said, prodding her lightly again.

Austen kept her eye on Knightley, and it took her a minute to get bold enough to actually eat, but once she started, Mr. K. didn’t protest. And Amy smiled. “Maybe there’s hope for you two yet.”

And at the moment, she was starting to think she could accomplish just about anything.

First, she’d miraculously gotten prettier—and she’d even spent extra time on her makeup today upon seeing how much more her eyes and lips stood out with a little added effort.

Then she’d won Logan’s affections and finally lost her virginity.

And now she’d even made peace between enemy cats!

Leaning back in the chair, she let out a happy sigh. She couldn’t remember ever being so simply filled with joy. Thanks to Logan. And the way they had connected last night, in both body and soul. She bit her lip, still all atwitter at the memory.

And he’d even opened up to her about the fire afterward, too. And now she finally understood what had really been going on with him that first time he’d kissed her. Perhaps those kisses were the only good thing to come out of a tragedy that had stretched far beyond the Knight house. She hoped and prayed that she’d been some help to Logan last night—and she believed in her heart that she had. And though she hated his pain, she felt all the more connected to him because he’d shared it with her.

After that, she’d slept in his arms and she was pretty sure no sleep had ever been sweeter. Summer night scents and cool, blossom-scented air had surrounded them as they lay wrapped in the old quilt, the gentle cadence of crickets and the burble of Sugar Creek lulling them to sleep.

Once, she’d woken up, and upon realizing where she was, she’d simply lay there looking over at him, taking in all that male beauty, and let the same joy she still felt now permeate her from head to toe. He’d made everything about her first time so easy, so right. Her smile widened as she relived the moment in her mind.

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