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“Senator. I’m glad everything’s okay. Were the children scared?”
“They are fine. We’ve cancelled their last hour of lessons, though, so you may remain here for the evening.”
I gave a small bow of my head. “Whatever you want, sir. I’ll make myself useful in the kitchen.”
He glanced past me to the fields, making my heart pound erratically again, but he said nothing. When he looked back at me, I swear, his eyes held the same heat I’d just seen in Tater’s. He knew something was up. And he didn’t like it. What kind of person did it make me to feel a tiny thrill at that fact? I swallowed hard and took a step back. I was beginning to hate myself more than ever before.
“I hope you have a good evening, sir.”
“And you,” he said.
When the Senator turned to leave, I headed straight for the showers, feeling every single feeling a girl possibly could.
