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You could just tell she was feeling hurt.

Hull raised an eyebrow. "What's going on?"

Susanna rolled over in bed, clutching the comforter around her. Her voice was muffled. "Nothing. I'm fine."

But she was obviously not fine.

Hull sighed. “Look, I know women from Portis City have all these big ideas about, you know, waiting for the right moment..... maybe even saving it for their wedding night. But come on, that's old-school stuff. Are people really still that conservative?"

Susanna's eyes went wide. "Are we really having this conversation?"

Seriously. Was this the kind of thing you just talked about so casually?

Well, whatever, she had bigger things on her mind right now.

Hull, seeing she wasn't answering, started rummaging through the medical kit, snapping on latex gloves. "Alright, pants down."

Susanna sat up, alarmed. “I can do it myself.”

Just the idea of him telling her to take her pants off made her freeze up.

"Or I could ask the housekeeper to help, if you'd prefer," Hull offered.

"You sure about that?" he added.

Susanna hesitated. Was she? No way. If the housekeeper got involved, she'd die of embarrassment. "I'll do it."

So, she braced herself, cheeks burning.

Hull gave her a look-intense, unreadable. Susanna squirmed under his gaze.

“Um..... what's with the look?" she mumbled. "Can't I just do it myself?"

completely

glared. "Is that

talked about stuff like this the way someone might ask

he could be in bed, Susanna would've started to wonder if he

came to this stuff, he was just...

smirked. "I've already

Susanna groaned.

him. Like he was saying he'd already

none of this fazed him

to the last bit of dignity

With one swift move, he just pulled her pants down

barely had time

Susanna muttered,

voice was

"I don't

sat up,

do! You

you, I'd get

haven't seen her. I got totally ripped

enough to make her

truth about her family, Susanna had

happened, she was thrilled

"You know Susanna spent

almost dropped her fork. "She did what? She

idea," Ronald said,

She'd already been shocked that morning when Susanna called, her voice trembling as she

out practicing

through. “She's

Ronald nodded. "Yeah."