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need.”
    Instantly, the warmth of
his body withdrew from her. By the time Victoria regain possession
of her wits he re-buttoned his trousers.
    “Forgive
me, I lost control for a bit. I won't do this to you. I won't
insult or sully your name. I offered you the honorable position of
wife, my name, my protection. I will not disgrace you again in such
a manner. We will not join together until the time we consummate
our marriage.”
    If Thomas
was embarrassed there wasn't a word for what Victoria was feeling.
The ripest tomato paled in comparison to the blush on her face. The
same blush that cover her neck, chest, and bosom.
    “Am I
interrupting?”
    Victoria cried out and
jumped behind Thomas while trying to pull her clothing in
place.
    “Go away,
Keith.”
    “I see
that with the way you two behave it won't be hard for neither of
you to sacrifice yourselves on the marriage alter. Should I send
for the preacher now.”
    “Go away
Keith.”
    “Next time
close the door if you don't want an audience, brother.”
    “Wait!”
Victoria said, “Explain yourself, Keith, what is this all about,
this great sacrifice.”
    Thomas shook his head
signaling no to his brother. Which he brother chose to ignore.
    “Dear,
dear brother, you haven't told her yet?” Keith walked up to the
couple. “Oh, where should I begin. Ah, the town charter. For the
good of the town your fiance here has agreed to take a wife and
sacrifice up his bachelorhood. Yours is to...”
    “Enough,
Keith, she gets it.”
    “I do and
thankfully so.” Victoria sank into the chair behind the desk and
began to laugh.
    The two men watched as the
laughter continued to grow. She snorted. Thomas laughed at the
sound. Since, they both were giggling that left Keith only one
thing to do. He joined in.
    Tears ran down Victoria's
face. Between the rounds of laughing she tried to explain.
    “You don't
know.” – You don't know what I thought. – the sacrifice – me – oh
dear. – So relieved.”
    Then she couldn't stop the
tears. Between sobbing and laughing she hiccuped. Thomas stopped.
He knelt at Victoria's feet. He understood. He took her hands in
his.
    “Victoria,
my sweet, Victoria, what terrible nightmarish thoughts must have
run though your mind and tortured you so.”
    He kissed each hand and
then wiped her tears from her cheek with his handkerchief.
    Keith and Victoria ceased
their noises as well.
    “You
should've asked me.” He voice was low as if for her ears
alone.
    He turned to his brother
and said, “Go away.”
    By the time Thomas pulled
Victoria into his protective arms Keith was gone. Realizing the
monster never really was and his honest sounding concern gave
Victoria pause.
    Arriving back at the house
Thomas saw how emotionally drained the ordeal had been on her and
he insisted she rest He took her to the bedroom. Victoria tried to
disagree, but she allowed him to have his way. She closed her eyes
as he pulled the cover up over her. Sleep claimed her before he
reached the stairway.
    ***
    Victoria discovered herself
alone when she woke. The sun announced it was a new day. There were
signs Thomas indeed shared the bed with her again last night. The
aroma of bacon quickly encouraged her to rise, dress, and head down
stairs to the kitchen in haste.
    Upon entered the room
Victoria stopped short the man's back was toward her as he tended
to the food cooking. Strange emotions seem to fill her heart and
mind. She recalled the tender way he dealt with her panic
yesterday. How he kept insisting they will marry and yet yesterday
when she agreed he refused to acknowledge her statement.
    She reached out to grab the
back of the closest chair as the question floated to the surface of
her mind. What would it like to actually be this man's wife? Before
she could acknowledge the question and before an answer formed
thankfully he turned.
    He turned, “Good morning, I
hope you feel better. Breakfast is done sit. Sit.”
    Two plates found their way
to the table. The