He starts to lead me up the hillside, and immediately my heel sinks into the mud, pinning me to the ground. I take another step and the other heel punctures the mud too. An indignant half shriek rises out of me.Charlie stops, sighing heavily as he eyes my shoes. “Am I going to have to carry you?”“I am not letting you give me a piggyback ride, Lastra,” I say.“And I,” he replies, “am not letting you destroy those poor, innocent shoes. I’m not that kind of man.”I look at my mules, and a miserably petulant sound squeaks out of me. “Fine.”“You’re welcome.” He turns and hunches as I hike up my dress and say a fond farewell to the last remnants of my dignity, then hook my arms over his shoulders and hop onto his back.“All good?” he says.“I’m getting a piggyback ride,” I reply, adjusting the umbrella over us. “Does that answer your question?”“Poor Nora,” he teases, his hands settling against my thighs as he starts up the steps. “I can only imagine what you’re going through.”
valeriyatretyak26 августа 2022He starts to lead me up the hillside, and immediately my heel sinks into the mud, pinning me to the ground. I take another step and the other heel punctures the mud too. An indignant half shriek rises out of me.Charlie stops, sighing heavily as he eyes my shoes. “Am I going to have to carry you?”“I am not letting you give me a piggyback ride, Lastra,” I say.“And I,” he replies, “am not letting you destroy those poor, innocent shoes. I’m not that kind of man.”I look at my mules, and a miserably petulant sound squeaks out of me. “Fine.”“You’re welcome.” He turns and hunches as I hike up my dress and say a fond farewell to the last remnants of my dignity, then hook my arms over his shoulders and hop onto his back.“All good?” he says.“I’m getting a piggyback ride,” I reply, adjusting the umbrella over us. “Does that answer your question?”“Poor Nora,” he teases, his hands settling against my thighs as he starts up the steps. “I can only imagine what you’re going through.”7