A shy smile touched the corner of his mouth, and he hitched himself up against the pillow. "I … am not quite sure, to tell you the truth. Perhaps it is only an effort to reconcile my memories of last night with the … er … actuality of the experience?" I felt a sharp jolt, as though he had punched me in the chest. He couldn't have known my first thoughts on waking and seeing him-that sharp, disorienting flash when I had thought he was Jamie,
( Diana Gabaldon )
[ The Fiery Cross, A Breath of ]
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