She was no longer the frail creature that needed all the protection and attention that he had given her so far. He was still willing and eager to take...care of her but at the same time he felt an ever-increasing desire for her body.Whenever he would work in the garden, he would insist that his mother let Anna sit on a blanket nearby. Thus while he was bent over to remove the weeds he could at the same time admire her plumb thighs which she always manage to exposed as she sat on the blanket.At. Jane showed up, escorted by Tag, and they waited in court for the arraignment. Precisely on time, Upson was brought in, chained and dressed in the customary prisoner's orange jumpsuit. Both newspaper and TV cameras were all over the place because of the unique nature of this case, and Upson had no way to hide his face. He did sneer at the cameras, but that was stifled by his lawyer as very bad PR (public relations). After all, he eventually would have to face a jury, and his lawyer wanted to. Maybe she was mad, I thought to myself.I saw down next to her, and my legs brushed against hers. She was wearing blue jeans, which covered up her long legs. But her feet weren't covered. She was wearing new sandals. Once it occurred to her that I was standing there, Lindsey thrust them in my face. She wanted me to look at it, for whatever reason. As I was looking, and as my four friends were distracted, she ran her bare foot under the ankle of pants leg. She scratched her foot against my leg,. ‘Thank you for coming to my rescue. I didn’t know the Union had any gentlemen leading it, Captain.’ ‘Name’s Rafe, ma’am. Captain Rafferty Slater, at your service. I saw what those men were up to and I just couldn’t let a pretty thing like you be spoiled by the likes of them. And you are?’ ‘Maggie Donnelley. Thank you again. I live in that house just around the bend. May I offer you some refreshment? Our cook probably has dinner waiting.’ Rafe helped Maggie to her feet and helped her find her.