Berengaria Brown [Possessive Passions 02] Possess Me [Siren Menage Amour 276] (pdf)

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Of course not. I m not like Kesse, who works in the temple so
she feels safe and protected and will never ever go outside. I even
went on a couple Girl Scout campouts and slept under the stars as a
child. But I m content here, she reiterated.
Goa was worried. What were all these questions about? Had he
done the wrong thing bringing them here to request a bigger
apartment? Should he ask or might that anger Sompel? Gods, what
should I do? What should I say? Help me!
The words came out of his mouth without him even thinking
them. Sompel, why are you asking these questions? Forgive me if I
haven t followed the correct protocol by coming here.
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No, no, not at all. In fact, you may have come just at the perfect
time. Do any of you know old Ugyen?
He s just gone to live in The Grandparents Garden. He likes to
sit in the courtyard and watch us work there, said Shiloah.
Ah, a very old man, almost bald with just the faintest fluff of
gray hair above his ears. I remember him. We had some good
conversations about the vegetable garden there. He s friends with
Grandfather Lim, added Goa.
Stan was nodding. Why do you mention him?
One of the farms on the outside belongs to him. He s the only
child of one of the original settlers. But as an only son, he refused to
marry, saying it was unfair for a woman to have only one husband
and that he didn t feel qualified to care for a woman alone. Usually
when that happens, a man will join with another only son to share a
woman, but old Ugyen remained single all his life.
Goa was nodding. He d heard of such a situation before. But what
did that have to do with the three of them and their request?
For twenty years now, other people have watched over his land
for him, but he chose to stay on in the house where he was born.
When he heard about The Grandparents Garden, and when his oldest
friends moved there, old Ugyen moved in, too. He wants his house to
be lived in again, new crops planted on his farm, the land made
productive again. Because you have all lived outside, you would be
ideal to do this, and your farming skills he nodded to Stan and
Goa would enable you to trial some new crops.
That sounds wonderful. But what about the people who are
already farming his land? Won t they be upset if we just move in and
take over? Goa s heart was pounding so hard it was almost beating
its way out of his chest. To be outside on the land again would be
wonderful. To do that with the support of a community who followed
the traditional ways would be beyond anything he had ever dreamed
of.
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Much planning will need to take place. You will have to be
introduced to the people of Green Ridge, and Orna, too. Although our
people live almost separate lives, there is always a certain amount of
interaction. I will have to coordinate things with Ugyen and with
George and Wang. To answer your question, Jim, Sam, and Paul have
more than enough to deal with maintaining their own farm. Anyway,
their role has been more caretakers than farmers in regards to Ugyen s
land. They, too, are recently married, and Sam and Chevaunne also
have other jobs as well as the farm. It would be good for all of New
Thimphu, not just fulfilling the old man s wishes to have a family
living in that house, to bring the land into full production again.
I d be living near Chevaunne? Oh my, that would be awesome,
said Shiloah. Could we plant more roses? Mama and I would like to
expand the business. We could sell far more ointments than we can
make at present, and establishing a new rose garden would be the
perfect tribute to my fathers.
Goa felt a smile break out across his face. Shiloah was happy
about the plan. He would fulfill his dream to work outdoors on the
land again and still live in the traditional ways. He looked at his
brother and saw a goofy grin on Stan s face, too. Never in his wildest
imaginings had he anticipated anything like this happening. He d
thought when Shiloah had agreed to let them enter her body, his life
could never get any better. Well, it just had. The Gods had blessed
them indeed.
I don t think you should say anything about this to anyone else
until I ve spoken with Ugyen and drawn up the paperwork, said
Sompel.
The three nodded.
We d intended to spend a few hours wandering around the
museum and art gallery, but I think we ll go straight home to
celebrate, said Goa.
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Chapter Three
After changing out of their ceremonial clothes, they sat at the
table drinking coffee and eating tiny, mouth-watering pastries Kiri
had left as a gift for them, talking about all the opportunities living
outside would bring.
Of course, there will some challenges, too, said Shiloah
thoughtfully. For example, I won t be able to say I ve been living [ Pobierz całość w formacie PDF ]

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