Chapter Three
Daniel finds Bella in the dining room, directing traffic so to speak, as the room fills for breakfast. She hostesses her guests with the same sensuous grace she uses making love—perhaps because everything she does at the inn is an act of love. They make brief conversation and he sees some look on her face he can’t quite figure. But they don’t have time to discuss anything, she’s in the middle of work. “I’ll be in the garden later,” she tells him smiling.
He watches her walk away. Her slim dress covers her body from mid-calf to its modest and uncomplicated neckline; and yet the startling reality of her beauty pours out regardless, as well as details of her body parts, like her breasts and ass, and even the gentle hint of a “V” at her crotch, summoning suitors whether she kno
