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Creative Writing: Father And Son Relationships

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Pickett's expression beamed brighter with Mirella's compliment. Even though the man believed not a word of what he'd recited, nor in the very existence of the Lord himself, he always experienced a rush of adrenaline when performing for an audience. Even if only of one. "I'm glad you enjoyed, and if it was enough to please Vitrella, it must have been fine indeed." With the horses having travelled the same path, in the opposite direction, only a few weeks previously, they contentedly galloped along without the need for encouragement, and he shot Vitrella a conspiratorial wink. If she noticed his gaze move over her womanly assets, he wasn't aware. Even dressed in less feminine attire, she'd need to become accustomed to lascivious glances and …show more content…

Pickett dragged his gaze away from the sight and appraised their surroundings. "That is true. Men cannot stand isolation for long, and I've seen it cause some to froth at the mouth and go stark-raving mad." He turned back to her, the sombre expression turning into a laugh at her next comment. "Talk my ear off? I'm sure you can if you've learnt anything from your Aunt." He lifted a finger teasingly to his lips. "Keep that comment between you and I when we send the …show more content…

Instead, she surprised him with the change the subject, and the question caught him off guard. Jeremiah pursed his lips and paused to unbutton his jacket and shrug out of it as he contemplated how to answer. He tossed it on the seat between them, and rolled up the sleeves of his white shirt, displaying forearms that were much like his hands. Strong and sinewy, those of a working man. "Annie, her name was." He met Mirella's gaze and, as he'd done when speaking to Vitrella about his Father, changed his tone to suit the solemn occasion. "I was twenty-one, and she was eighteen. Her parents were members of my Papa's church, and Annie was the light of my life." The Pastor's eyes glistened with tears, and his voice shook. After taking a deep breath, he continued. "We were to be married, but she died of tuberculosis a month before the wedding. I'll never again love a woman as I did

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