“Then I can ask your father for permission to court you?”
“Yes!” Cecily exclaimed. “A thousand times, yes!”
The anticipation in her face made her appear lovelier than ever. Averil nodded. A sudden feeling of overwhelming gratitude and humility enveloped him. “I don’t care what my inheritance is. As much as I love you, I’m not worthy of you, Cecily.”
“Don’t say that. I think you are.”
“But—”
Averil watched as Cecily’s face moved toward his own. When her lips touched his, he couldn’t remember a sweeter moment. Everything else dissolved, everything except Cecily, as he wrapped his arms around her waist more tightly and returned her ardor.
All too soon, the moment was interrupted. “Cecily!”
The sound of her mother’s voice caused them to break their hold on one another.
“Cecily! What are you thinking, putting on such a scandalous display here in broad daylight for all the world to see? Will you not honor convention?”
“Convention?” she scoffed. “I’ve been conventional long enough. Living by the expectations of others almost led me to marry the wrong man. For once I’m doing exactly what I want. Something I’ve wanted to do for a very long time.”
She turned her face back to Averil. The approval in his eyes was all she needed. As he moved his face toward hers for another kiss, Cecily knew with no uncertainty that the new course she had set for her life was one that would be right forever.
About the Author
Tamela Hancock Murray shares her home in Virginia with her godly husband and their two beautiful daughters. The car is her second home as she chauffeurs her girls to their many activities related to church, school, sports, scouting, and music. She is thankful that several local Christian radio stations allow her family to spend much of their driving time in praise and worship. Tamela hopes that her stories of God-centered romance edify and entertain her sisters in Christ.
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