Heartsong (Logan 2)

kiss and then her questions, and how I had described the changes a girl experiences as she matures. I explained that I had even given her some information about making a baby. And then I told him what had happened between me and Uncle Jacob when May, brought up something I had said in front of him and

Aunt Sara.

"I can't wait to see Uncle Jacob's face when he

sees Neptune's Daughter," I said, still unable to keep

the laughter from my voice.

"Jacob's a horse's ass," Kenneth said. "He

always was. He never had many friends and he was

always the object of jokes and ridicule because of this

high-and-mighty moral attitude of his, as if he were

some sort of Old Testament prophet. Haille teased

him a lot, too," he added with a small laugh. "She did? Will you tell me about it?"

He sighed.

"All right. Here's the deal. I'll tell you about the

old days when we break for lunch or rests, if you

promise not to ask any questions, not to talk while I

work. Deal?" he offered.

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; This time I seized his hand so fast, it brought a

real laugh to his lips. Then he grew serious. "We'll do this slowly," he said, "as slowly as I

envision it in the work itself. Just take off that sweatshirt for now. I want to see you up to here this morning," he said indicating just above my breasts. "Your face, neck, and shoulders. Model, take your position," he ordered with a smile and wave of his

hand.

I went behind the papier-mache wave and

pulled off my sweatshirt. Then I crawled through the

opening and sat on the pillows, just my head

emerging. He began to work, and as he did, I saw his

face become so intense, his eyes so riveting, I couldn't

keep mine off him.

After a while he said, "Another pillow." I understood he meant for me to put another

sofa pillow under myself so I would come up a bit

more. When my head was as high as he had indicated