6
Out Of Town
Melanie was waiting, mounted on her black mare and dressed as though going to a ball, when Julian stepped outside. Her dress was cream and blue, divided for riding, and she wore a wide-brimmed bonnet on her head to shade her eyes from the sun.
Julian did a double take at Melanie's outfit. Seriously? It wasn't that it was surprising she would dress well; he had never seen her do anything but. And she certainly looked amazing. The blues set off her eyes, and the cream complimented her complexion well. A man could just stare at her all day.
All the same, he winced at the thought of those linens and silks getting stained, in all likelihood ruined, by the upcoming weeks on the road. They had to have cost a pretty penny.
Tolburt was not yet mounted. He was busily tying
