She caught his eye as they sat in front of the fireplace, and blushed. The fire sparked, but they could still hear the muffled sounds of consummation down the hall.
He hadn't meant anything to her before, really, until Gladys entered the parlor in her borrowed wedding gown. The flash of white illuminated her heart. How did I miss this, she marveled as his gaze pledged a troth neither of them quite understood.
Or did they? The Captain clenched his fists as the awkward groom kissed his chaste bride. Carolyn surreptitiously wiped tears from her cheek.
The piano played forlornly.
