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breasts against the front of her dress, outlining them perfectly for his gaze. He stumbled over the step and almost dropped the supplies.
    Johnny sat in the wagon waiting, but when Seth almost tripped, his eyes widened, and he asked, “Pop, are you all right?”
    He pulled his gaze from the beautiful woman and turned back to his son,
    “What? Yes, I’m fine, son. I just tripped. Are you ready to go?”
    “Yep, just waiting for you. Hey, isn’t that the new schoolteacher over there?” Johnny pointed across the street.
    “I think so, son. Why?”
    “I helped her with her trunks the other day,” Johnny beamed as color splashed across his cheeks. “She came in on the train the day before yesterday, and she gave me a nickel for helping her with them.”
    “I’m glad you were there to help her.” Trying not to look across the street again, Seth loaded the staples in the back of the wagon. The outline of her pert breasts pushing against her dress made his groin just a little too tight in his breeches.
    “She’s real nice, Pop. Pretty too.” Johnny pushed his chest out a little farther, and Seth almost laughed. His son obviously had a crush on the new teacher already. “Maybe we could invite her out for supper sometime.”
    “Well, I’m sure she would like that, son, but let’s not rush things. She just arrived, and she has a lot to do to get things ready for school.”
    Seth climbed into the wagon seat next to Johnny and grabbed the reins before he flicked them over the rump of the horse.
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    Lily caught sight of the wagon when it rolled past her house, and Johnny waved enthusiastically. She lifted her hand to return the gesture, noticing how Seth didn’t even look in her direction. Well, that’s a fine how do you do. Shielding her eyes from the sun, she frowned as she watched the wagon roll out of town. Grumbling under her breath about how rude some people could be, she grabbed the stool and headed toward the door. The sun had already started to set in the evening sky, and she really wanted to make use of the tub she had found earlier in the day. She needed to be refreshed and alert the next day when she met the children. Once the water sat on the stove, she pulled the tub out and gathered her toiletries. A nice, long, hot bath would feel wonderful.
    After the water had boiled and she had filled the tub at least three quarters full, she sank into the steaming water with a heavy sigh. She had always loved her bath with all the smelling salts and bubbles. It had been her one weakness growing up. When she felt her muscles relax from the warm water, her mind drifted to Seth Sanford.
    On the train he had been so chivalrous in making sure she was all right after their encounter with the robbers. Even though she was sure he remembered her from the train, now he seemed so distant.
    At least I know his name, and Seth is a nice name. It seems to fit.
    Shaking her head to clear her thoughts of the man, she pulled herself from the tub, dried off and slipped on her nightgown. I'll empty the water in the morning. I'm too sleepy to do it now. She pulled the covers down and turned to blow out the light. Sleep claimed her almost before her head hit the pillow, but her dreams were haunted by visions of sad blue eyes.
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Chapter Five
    The next morning Lily was up bright and early, flittering around her house like a butterfly, getting her things together to go to the school. The sun had hardly peeked over the horizon, and she was already out the door.
    It was more like an attachment to the church than a school, but it would do. From what she could gather, there were only about fifteen children in the entire town, so it wouldn’t be too trying on her to start with, but