My One and Only Knight by Cynthia Luhrs

Author:Cynthia Luhrs [Luhrs, Cynthia]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 0101-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

TEN

Between Thomas looking at all the people and remarking on the lack of proper clothing, Penelope was ready for an afternoon cocktail. It had been a perfect day: they swam in the ocean, walked on the sand, and spent time talking to each other, learning more about each other’s lives. She had a deep respect for his sense of honor and duty, and the niggling worry that somehow she was responsible for his being here made her feel awful inside.

And while it had taken her a while to come to terms with his story, she had finally accepted he wasn’t suffering some kind of head trauma and indeed had been transported from medieval England to North Carolina. Why here and not modern-day England? Tomorrow she’d sit down with Rainbow and get her take on the whole situation.

By four, they’d gotten enough sun. Thomas carried their towels, and both walked fast across the sand, though it was always the hottest in the strip right before the walkway.

“Yikes, the sand is hotter than Hades today—”

She was cut off as she found herself swept up in his arms.

“You were saying?”

That amazing man carried her the rest of the way to the house, putting her down next to the outdoor shower so they could both rinse off.

“I could get used to being carried across the sand. You’ll spoil me.”

“A woman is to be cherished. I would carry you to the ends of the earth to hear the lilt of your voice, see your smile, and hear your laughter.”

And what did she say to that? He was perfect, and yet she could not keep him no matter how much she had begun to want to. He belonged to another time, had a life, responsibilities…but if he couldn’t get back? Then maybe they might have a future together.

“I have not spent a day doing nothing since I was a small lad. I thank you, Penelope.”

“Sometimes doing nothing is the best thing of all,” she said as she opened the door and they went inside to shower. As she washed out her bikini, Penelope smelled the ocean, the sun, and the suntan lotion. The combination of smells was her favorite.

She had to admit, she was enjoying spending time with Thomas. By the time she’d finished showering, getting dressed and putting lotion on her body, he was sprawled on the sofa looking like he belonged, and had already poured them each a glass of wine.

“You look beautiful today. The pink dress reminds me of roses.” He stood up as she approached, waiting until she sat before he sat back down.

“Thank you. I thought I’d show you how to search the internet. That way you can look up electricity, cars, and…search for your family, find out what happened to them. But Thomas?”

He looked up, the hope on his face enough to make her heart still for a moment.

“Aye?”

“Unless they did something historically important, there might not be any information. I just don’t want you to get your hopes up.”

He pointed to the laptop on the table.

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