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She grimaced. "I guess it would be much safer."
"Sure, it wouldn't attract attention."
"Alright." She agreed.
"Don't fret, this all comes right you can wear dresses all you want."
"It doesn't matter, it's not like I need a dress." She made a face at him. But as far as she could see, it would never come all right again.
He chuckled. "Even in pants you'll be hard to miss as a woman."
"I'll get them a little baggy." Jack nodded.
"No, wait, get her some overalls and plain shirts, and a flop hat that we can tie that pretty red hair up with." Moon chuckled.
"Why don't you just paint my face black and call me Mammy." She laughed.
"Don't tempt me," Moon laughed.
"Very funny," she stuck her tongue out at him.
"Here's your plucked turkey." She slung it at him and went inside.
"I think she's angry!" Moon looked startled.
"Well let's see, her father treated her like a slave, her beau treated her like a whore, and now you treat her like a man. What do you expect? As far as I can tell she's a full-grown, beautiful woman."
"Well of course she is. She must know that."
"No, Moon, she don't. I got a feelin' that girl ain't been told over a dozen times in her life that she is a beautiful person. And probably then by her mother and real father. She ain't been told anything nice or sweet in a long time. I reckon since her Ma died." Jack shook his head. "A woman like that, with so much to offer a man, and she don't even know it."
"But I only wanted to protect her!" He told him.
"Don't tell me, tell her!" he encouraged.
Moon stalked back inside and saw her at the stove. "I-I only wanted to protect you," he said softly.
"I-I know." She swiped her eyes. "Thank you."
He came closer. "Don't you know how beautiful you are?" he ask softly.
She whirled around, he was too close. She couldn't look him in the eye right now. Her mouth fell open and she moved away quickly. "Go cook your turkey, will ya?" she shouted.
"I ask you a question," he followed her toward the bedroom. "Don't you know how beautiful you are?"
"Leave me alone Moon," she cried. "Go away."
"Not until I have convinced you!" He smiled sexily at her now. Her heart raced just looking at him.
She stared, and he came close, backing her against the wall. She raised her hands to push him away, but he took them and raised them above her head and pinned her to the wall. Then he kissed her so softly, so warmly, she couldn't fight him any longer. She went limp and stood mesmerized by his kiss. There was nothing in his kiss, but pure sweetness and she tried to resist it, but she found her lips moving against his, answering him the only way she knew how.
He raised his head, and smiled again, "Now you know just how beautiful you are."
And he walked out of the house once more.
Leaving her stunned by his words and actions.
Chapter Nine
