"I'll stay," Fred said, turning off the faucet while Charlie got into the tub. She stood for a moment, not sure what to do, but finally decided to sit on the tub's edge so she could help Charlie
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Charlie closed her eyes when Fred poured the water over her head. The water and shampoo was a lot nicer than what was at the orphanage. And when Fred started to lather her hair, Charlie closed her eyes, liking the feel of it.
Once her hair was washed, Charlie blinked her eyes open and looked at Fred. “I think--.”
She didn’t get the chance to finish her sentence before there was a knock on the door, followed by Rupert sticking his head in.
“I’ve some clothes if you’re almost finished,” he said.
“I’m finished,” Charlie announced as she stood from the bathtub and took a towel from Fred.
“If you want to start getting ready, love, I can help Charlie. I know how to brush and braid hair so I think we’ll be all right.”
“You can braid hair?” Charlie asked, her eyes wide.
“My mum taught me when I helped take care of our horses,” Rupert explained as he handed the clothes to Charlie.
“You have horses?”
“Yes,” he said with a nod. “When it gets warm again, we’ll take you out to see them.”
Fred looked up at Rupert, grinning at the thought that he knew how to braid hair. She never would have thought about him knowing how to do something like that. Her husband definitely had lots of hidden talents she was constantly discovering
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Once her hair was washed, Charlie blinked her eyes open and looked at Fred. “I think--.”
She didn’t get the chance to finish her sentence before there was a knock on the door, followed by Rupert sticking his head in.
“I’ve some clothes if you’re almost finished,” he said.
“I’m finished,” Charlie announced as she stood from the bathtub and took a towel from Fred.
“If you want to start getting ready, love, I can help Charlie. I know how to brush and braid hair so I think we’ll be all right.”
“You can braid hair?” Charlie asked, her eyes wide.
“My mum taught me when I helped take care of our horses,” Rupert explained as he handed the clothes to Charlie.
“You have horses?”
“Yes,” he said with a nod. “When it gets warm again, we’ll take you out to see them.”
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