#DailyLines #VIRGINS #novella #inananthology #DANGEROUSWomen #OutDECEMBER3rd #19daystogo ! #nipplesagain A grunt from the doctor, more words, and Rebekah let go Jamie’s hand with a little pat, and went out, skirts a-rustle. He closed his eyes and tried to keep the scent of her in his mind—he couldn’t keep it in his nose, as the doctor was now anointing him with something vile-smelling. He could smell himself, too, and his jaw prickled with embarrassment; he reeked of stale sweat, campfire smoke, and fresh blood. He could hear D’Eglise and Ian talking in the parlor, low-voiced, discussing whether to come and rescue him. He would have called out to them, save that he couldn’t bear the captain to see… He pressed his lips together tight. Aye, well, it was nearly done; he could tell from the doctor’s slower movements, almost gentle now. “Rebekah!” the doctor called, impatient, and the girl appeared an instant later, a small cloth bundle in one hand. The doctor let off a short burst of words, then pressed a thin cloth of some sort over Jamie’s back; it stuck to the nasty ointment. “Grandfather says the cloth will protect your shirt until the ointment is absorbed,” she told him. “By the time it falls off—don’t peel it off, let it come off by itself-- the wounds will be scabbed, but the scabs should be soft and not crack.” The doctor took his hand off Jamie’s shoulder, and Jamie shot to his feet, looking round for his shirt. Rebekah handed it to him. Her eyes were fastened on his naked chest, and he was—for the first time in his life—embarrassed by the fact that he possessed nipples. An extraordinary but not unpleasant tingle made the curly hairs on his body stand up. “Thank you—ah, I mean…_gracias, Senor_.” His face was flaming, but he bowed to the doctor with as much grace as he could muster. “_Muchas gracias_.” “_De nada_,” the old man said gruffly, with a dismissive wave of one hand. He pointed at the small bundle in his granddaughter’s hand. “Drink. No fever. No dream.” And then, surprisingly, he smiled. “_Shalom_,” he said, and made a shooing gesture.
Posted on: Thu, 14 Nov 2013 11:01:06 +0000