Needed by The Highlander by Rebecca Preston

Author:Rebecca Preston
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Tags: Time travel
Published: 2020-07-26T16:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER 33

A few nights later, they were given the dubious honor of another dinner with Father Caleb, who came riding up from the village especially to dine with them. Niall was exasperated, but Helen was quietly glad that the priest was coming to share news with them. He would have a much better idea of what was going on in the village, what they were doing about the Kelpies… and how they were feeling about the people in the castle.

She chose her favorite gown for the occasion. That had been an exciting little surprise in the last week — the other time-lost women had gotten together to surprise her with two new gowns.

“We thought you might be craving a little bit of variety,” Nancy explained, grinning as Helen held a beautiful deep green gown up against her body and gasped. “Wearing the same thing every day…”

“I never thought I’d be this excited about clothes,” she said faintly, delighted by the gown she was holding up against herself. “Oh, the design’s a little different! Please teach me how to put this one on,” she added plaintively. “The trial and error with the first one nearly killed me.”

It was remarkable, she thought as she dressed for dinner with Father Caleb and the rest of the men, how quickly she’d grown accustomed to the cumbersome gowns. That first day, she’d barely been able to climb into the thing, but now — she adjusted the bodice with a practiced hand, smiling down at the way the fabric flattered her shape. It was surprising, how quickly brand new things became familiar, almost comfortable. And as she headed up the stairs with Eamon and Niall, she realized that she hadn’t been thinking as much of modern conveniences. The first few days, she’d ached for a hot shower… now, when she felt grimy, the only thing she wanted was a nice hot pail of water to bathe with. She’d missed running water, missed her microwave, missed her cell phone… but the longer she spent without them, the less she felt that they were somehow mandatory, inseparable from who she was as a person.

And to her surprise, it wasn’t only that she didn’t miss them — she was actively benefitting from their being removed from her life. She felt — clearer, somehow. More present, every day she spent here. As though she was coming into herself — as though she was somehow finding who she was always been meant to be, around all the distractions of modern life. She spent time with people — real time, focused time, not a cup of coffee while they both pretended they weren’t thinking about checking their phones, not half-hurried lunches while everyone was desperate to get back to work. Her conversations with her friends, with Niall, with everyone… they were so much more rewarding than any conversation she’d had back in the future. For the first time in her life, she was beginning to realize why people set such great store by friendships.

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