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“What if I pay you money?”
She giggled. “You’re two days old! You have a job?”
“I can borrow it.”
She laughed. “Who will you borrow from?”
He got on his elbow, grinning down at her. “Do you have money I can borrow?”
Her laughter split the air loud and very unladylike.
He lay back down. “Never mind.”
“What, you don’t want to learn now?” she marveled, catching her breath.
“I don’t. And I have to confess something.”
“What?” she wondered, sobering.
“I do know how to kiss. I know everything I need to know as a husband. My wife will know more pleasure than she’s ever known in her entire life.”
Anger flooded her like a fire and she turned over, putting her back to him. “Lying is a sin, Kaphas.”
He was quiet for two of her angry breaths. “I think it’s called joking. Celeste.”
“Call it what you want, it’s deceiving and deceivers can’t be trusted.”
“So now you don’t trust me? Because I joked?”
“A joke is ‘knock-knock, who’s there’,notwhat you just did.”
“Well...I did confess. I hope you can forgive me.”
Her chest loosened a little at his soft tone. “I can,” she mumbled, feeling sick to her stomach and again not wanting to think about why. It was more than him having a birthday where he died, and she’d promised to hold his hand through it. Shameful tears stung her eyes as she allowed the truth to peek in. What if he was right? What if Handy didn’t come back and he picked another sister? And he would givehermore pleasure than she’d ever known inherlife? That would be a tragedy she might not survive.
“Good night, Celeste,” he said softly.
She wiped her silent tears. “Good night, Kaphas.”
