Rose did not wear buckskins of course, but she had skirts altered to allow an astride seating in the saddle. They were basically pants with wide, flow...ng legs. When Rose was standing on the ground the legs flowed together looking like a skirt, but they parted in the middle for sitting astride the saddle.Priscilla was comfortable in the side-saddle but she could understand Rose's thinking. She used the outings to question Rose about life in America, in particular about the western parts. She. Dad was still getting dressed.Mom asked, "Why aren't you dressed yet. Usually you are already for school by now."I couldn't tell her I can't get dressed because I am going to school naked, so I said, "I was just running a little late and wanted to help cook this morning. You shouldn't have to do it all the time alone. I'll get ready once we eat."She accepted my explanation and we finished cooking. By the time it was done. Dad was dressed and sitting at the table waiting to eat. He was reading. Lucien opened his eyes a fraction to see what was taking her so long. ‘What?’ he asked. ‘Nothing,’ she whispered back. ‘Just looking,’ she smiled. He smiled back and closed his eyes again. God, she loved his mouth. Vera could have looked at him all day. She ran her fingertips over the strong square shape of his jaw, then his lips. Lucien snapped his teeth at her fingers and Vera pulled back, laughing. He caught her face between his palms and kissed her deeply. Vera melted against him. His wide. "Come to the bathroom with me, then we'll go get your cookie," I said looking at her. "Kass, I don't need to go to the bathroom, I want my dang cookie," was her reply; she obviously didn't get what I wanted to do. I eventually won the argument and we went to the bathroom. When we got in there, I pulled her to me by her hips and whispered, "You're so beautiful," then leaned in and kissed her. Our tongues were, quite quickly, in a dance of passion. I closed my mouth on her tongue and sucked.