This excerpt is from The Prince of Sumba, Husband to Many Wives.
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Chapters: [Prologue] [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] [13] [14] [15] [16] [17] [18]  [19]  [20]  [21]  [22]  [23]  [24]  [25]  [26]

   Asina broke the tension.
   "Princess Kasmina, we're so anxious to hear what happened next with your prince."
   "Of course, I'll start by telling you what happened when Captain Stephen returned home without Prince John."
   Kasmina hesitated.
   "Mary, are you all right?"
   The Princess reached out and felt Mary's forehead.
   "I think this mountain air has given you a fever. We've got to get you some medicine and put you to bed."
   Modelisa rushed over to Mary and opened up a black bag. She took out a stethoscope and a blood pressure cuff.
   "You don't need to do all this for me." Mary moaned.
   Modelisa simply continued to check Mary's vital signs.
   "Her blood pressure is fine and she couldn't have a stronger heart, Ish."
   Modelisa slipped a thermometer under Mary's tongue before she could object.
   "You've got a slight temperature, Mary. How does your stomach feel?"
   Mary cracked a smile as she looked down at her normally thin waistline, her tummy now protruding against her belt.
   "I have to admit, I haven't stuffed myself this much since I was a kid at thanksgiving dinner."
   "Try loosening your belt a notch." Modelisa advised.
   "Ah, oops. Excuse me." Mary belched just as she finished loosening her belt. "Much better." She sighed. "I'm ok. I'm ok now. I'm ready to hear the story."
   Asina now whispered to Mary, "Please let me get you some Tea for your stomach first."
   "No thanks, Asina, but you could get me some of Ruth's wonderful mountain grown coffee, grown right on this mountain, just like Ruth."
   Mary exaggerated the words "grown right on this mountain, just like Ruth" to let everyone know that my flirtations with Ruth had not gone unnoticed. Just as exaggerated was the position of Mary's head as she spoke, which she carefully kept turned in any direction but mine. This so delighted Asina that she had to turn her own head away from Mary's, biting her lip to hold back a giggle.
   Just then Ruth's little sister pushed a cart with coffee and pastries into the room.
   "Wonderful!" Asina spouted, shifting all of the energy of her held back giggle into a huge smile. "Just what you wanted Mary, coffee, and more pastries!"
   Asina pushed out her own tummy now, demonstrating to Mary that she wasn't the only one to have over indulged. She was able to push that tiny belly of hers out so far that she looked five months pregnant. As Mary cracked up, so did the rest of us, grateful that the tension had left the room.
   These girls were so fun to be with. I felt so at home. I remembered the girl at the church coffee as everyone filled their cups, mostly with cream.
   "Do you take coffee in your cream or do you drink it white?" One of them had said.
   "Black," I replied.
   "Black cream!" she giggled, "Whoever heard of such a thing?"
   Asina brought me back from my daydream, grasping my hand to pour coffee in my cup. Talk about chemistry, I hadn't felt a burst of sensuality like that since Modelisa introduced herself. Had she been giving Asina lessons? At first Asina's hand was graceful and warm, then as quickly as she had startled me with her sensuality I felt her pull back. I looked up. Her eyes were misty. Since no one had dared to take the seat next to mine after Mary's comment, I motioned to Asina.
   "Please, sit down. Princess Kasmina is about to begin her story."
   I wondered if Asina's affections would speak as loudly as she did. I wasn't disappointed. The Asina who I had learned to love and respect plopped herself down on the chair territorially, making sure to command the side of it closest me, her leg pressed firmly against mine.

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