Blue Eyes?"
He slowed his pace as he got closer, his indigo eyes traveling the length of her, taking in every detail of her dress, from the high neckline down to the bit of petticoat and black high-topped shoes showing below the hem of her full skirts. His eyes warmed with the familiar gleam of laughter that had once irritated her so much.
She fastened her gaze on his face and, resisting the need to blurt out her troubles, searched her mind for the appropriate Comanche greeting, determined to begin this encounter on the right note. "
," she said, lifting her right hand.
He caught the stallion's bridle and stepped close. He was so tall that he didn't have to tip his head back to see her face. With a smile in his voice, he replied, "Hello."
Loretta caught her bottom lip between her teeth to stop its trembling. How like him to remember word of greeting. He her friend. She had been right to come here.
He slowed his pace as he got closer, his indigo eyes traveling the length of her, taking in every detail of her dress, from the high neckline down to the bit of petticoat and black high-topped shoes showing below the hem of her full skirts. His eyes warmed with the familiar gleam of laughter that had once irritated her so much.
She fastened her gaze on his face and, resisting the need to blurt out her troubles, searched her mind for the appropriate Comanche greeting, determined to begin this encounter on the right note. "
," she said, lifting her right hand.
He caught the stallion's bridle and stepped close. He was so tall that he didn't have to tip his head back to see her face. With a smile in his voice, he replied, "Hello."
Loretta caught her bottom lip between her teeth to stop its trembling. How like him to remember word of greeting. He her friend. She had been right to come here.
( Catherine Anderson )
[ Comanche Moon ]
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