Delilah’s Burning Desire
Delilah Flowers, known as Delilah Pierce in Three Rivers, hummed to herself as she made her way down the dusty road. Once she set her mind to something she never second guessed herself. But on this occasion, she was doing just that. When she had seen the tall man in black enter the saloon the other day, she was mesmerized. His rough good looks and eerie silence made him seem all the more exciting. She didn’t know what he did to get Sheriff Gables all worked up, but it didn’t matter much to her. Sheriff Gables was always worked up about something. She had heard a rumor that this man in black had taken up camp at the deserted cabin in the hills north of town, and she was determined to find him. She never could pass up an opportunity for romance.
As the cabin finally came into sight, Delilah’s spirits dropped. The cabin still looked to be deserted. The two old, wooden chairs still sat out on the front porch and weeds still ruled over the hillock. It didn’t seem to be inhabited, but she had come this far and decided to take a closer look. As she walked up to the door she could hear noises coming from inside. It sounded like a child’s voice singing from inside the cabin; and Delilah decided to go in. When she entered the cabin the first thing she noticed was a young boy fixing what looked like a pathetic little lunch. He screamed and ran back into a corner of the cabin by two ragged beds.
“Hey there sweet pea. My name’s Delilah,” she said in a motherly tone, trying to calm down the frightened child. “What’s yours?”
The little boy relaxed a little. “I’m Luke, and you sure are pretty.” He blushed a little, and then a horrified look swept over his face as if he just remembered something terrible. “You can’t be here miss. If my pa comes home he’ll hurt ya for sure.”
“Hurt me?” Delilah chuckled. “Now why would he do that? Doesn’t he have any manners?”
Luke looked up at her with a confused look in his eyes. He didn’t understand what was so funny about what he said. Why wasn’t this woman scared of his pa? “Naw, my pa says he ain’t gotta have manners in his line of work.”
It was Delilah’s turn to be confused. “And what line of work would that be?”
“I reckon that’s none of your business,” a deep voice said from behind her. “Now what the hell are you doin in my house?”
Delilah froze as she heard that voice, and she recognized it immediately from the saloon. She turned around slowly to see the man in black standing behind her blocking the doorway.
All at once, Delilah’s courage came rushing back. “Your house? This ain’t your house. This here cabin used to belong to Old Man Mackey. And I ain’t never seen you here before.” She saw the fury cloud over the man’s eyes as he approached her. Delilah guessed he had never been called out on a lie before, and he didn’t like it none.
The man in black walked across the small room to where she stood, but Delilah didn’t back away. Not even a step. He stood so close to her that she could smell the scent of his horse and sweat, and somehow it set her heart to beating fast. She could just make out the line of his muscular body under his riding duster. His dark gray eyes held her light blue ones for a moment, and Delilah swore she would never forget those eyes. Finally, he spoke. “You’re that gilly from the saloon. I remember you,” he said rather huskily. Delilah thought she sensed a bit of longing in his voice.
“Come outside,” he said gruffly. “Get back to making that lunch boy, and then get out here and chop this wood,” he spat at Luke.
“Yes pa,” Luke said with a sad look to Delilah. “Nice to meet ya ma’am.”
Before Delilah could answer, the man in black grabbed her arm and pulled her out of the cabin and onto the front porch. She opened her mouth to protest, but he interrupted her. “Who are ya? And what do ya want?”
Oooo…interesting story so far! I love the way you make it feel like a whole western environment.
BTW, did Jake Rowly’s name change from the last post? I thought it was Jack Rowley?
Comment by Alex — July 8, 2006 @ 9:49 am
Poor little Luke. Jake may be good-looking, but he’s certainly not very nice.
I wonder whate he was thinking about?
Comment by amalinaball — July 8, 2006 @ 11:02 am
Phew! *fans self* That was an exciting post. I think I’m feeling a bit flushed. hehe Jake might not be very nice…but I can definitely understand Delilah’s attraction to him. Oh, yes…definitely…
Comment by Kara — July 8, 2006 @ 5:04 pm
Omg Alex, you are soooo right! LOL. I was on the phone with my brother while posting this update…and his name happens to be Jake! LOL, my mistake and I will change that pronto! Way to catch it! And yes, Jack is definitely one handsome bad boy!
Comment by Administrator — July 8, 2006 @ 7:02 pm
Hey Paige! I just love the idea of this challenge! And I love the way you are able to write it as if it were a real novel! Maybe I’ll give it a shot after I finish with my Prosperity Challenge. I hope you don’t mind if I add you to my links list on my blog. I finally started my very own blog! Hopefully it will be as good as yours!
Comment by Mandie — July 9, 2006 @ 8:57 pm
Wow. That was heated! My! Is it warm in here? I hope Delilah can tame him…(unlikely)…
Comment by Jade — July 13, 2006 @ 2:31 am
What a great episode. I’m worried about Delilah, though. However tough she may seem, I have a feeling she’s going to get hurt.
I think this challenge is a really great idea, and I’d love to give it a try. Unfortunately I have my big scary end of school HSC exams coming up in a few months, and I’m trying to cut back on my simming, so now’s not the time to begin a new project. After exams, though, I should have more time. I live in Australia, and I was thinking about setting mine on a sheepstation in rural Australia. There was a reality show on a while back called “Outback House” (you’ve probably seen or heard of something similar - Frontier House for example) and I’d be basing my neighbourhood pretty heavily on that. I’d add some extra characters - maids, cook station hand etc. but i might need to omit some others, such as the Banker, or have them living in a seperate downtown area. Would that be alright?
Goodness, I’ve really babbled. Sorry this is so long.
Comment by Claire — July 23, 2006 @ 7:17 am
Hey Claire! That sounds awesome! And yes, it’s perfectly fine to adjust the challenge to whatever fits your story line! Good luck on your exams and I can’t wait to read about the Westward Ho!! Down Under Challenge! *giggle*
Comment by Administrator — July 23, 2006 @ 1:44 pm
Hey Paige! I’m really enjoying your posts so far, and really liking this new challenge. I myself am trying to think of something interesting to post. Keep up the great work!
Comment by Vivi — July 28, 2006 @ 2:47 pm
That was great! I sense some more drama coming up. We gotta get that Jake or Jack or whatever his name is to spread his handsome genes around!
Comment by Queenofsimtopia — July 31, 2006 @ 5:32 pm
Brilliant, I love your stories!!
Comment by Jacuzzi — September 20, 2006 @ 7:18 pm
Paige! I miss your stories. I hope you’re doing OK!
Comment by Jen — January 2, 2007 @ 3:43 pm
did jack rowley of western australia write this?
Comment by karen maurizio — August 12, 2007 @ 3:13 pm
In which country do you live?
Comment by firefox mozila — March 20, 2008 @ 8:34 pm
I live in Russia!
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