That first overnight I stayed at the farm was the only time I ever slept on the floor beside Inna’s bed. I didn’t know why she was so frightened that night except that she thought Husband-to-be had gone out and left her alone. He had never gone out and left her alone before, but they must have discussed it before asking me to stay.
Her bed was positioned in the centre of the room, surrounded by a pale pink carpet, so I simply fetched a pillow from the spare room where I was supposed to sleep, and cuddled down very comfortably. A couple of times, during the night, Inna reached her arm down to squeeze my hand and I squeezed back.
Eventually, Husband-to-be’s veranda party ended and I heard him go to bed in the adjacent bedroom. It was only then that Inna and I went to sleep, our fingers still loosely entwined.
jmgoyder 
You and Inna remind me of Ruth and Naomi!
That’s rather lovely – I think!
I love this story, hope you are ultimately going to turn it into an eBook.
You will have to tell me how to do that.
presently learning myself and when I get it right I’ll tell you how. The conversion to a PDF file required, which is easy, its the marketing and selling that I’m getting wrapped around. I write articles on another site, and now trying rather to make a penny or two out of it.
What is the link to your other site?
My article writing site?
Yes!
http://www.streetarticles.com/about/rob-ainslie/26609
Lovely story again dear Julie… You are very talent to write them… And you have a wonderful touches into the words with your experiences, memories, observations… This is so important and makes them so precious… You should really make a book… And named as you did “Love Story (or stories)…. Thank you, it is so nice to read you dear Julie… with my love, nia
Thank you so much for all your encouragment, beautiful Nia!
I’m with the others this lovely love story should be turned into a book!
Early days!
I’m so glad it wasn’t a case of making you her slave and the palette by the bed was a permanent fixture. Whew!
hahe!
you can make kindle books for FREE through amazon authors site KDP they do all the conversion from a word doc or a pdf for you…
https://kdp.amazon.com/self-publishing/help?topicId=A36BYK5S7AJ2NQ
That’s interesting – thanks for the info.!
Oh, I could feel the foreignness of sleeping on the floor, and your tentative, gradual bond forming with Inna. This is good!
Thank you!
this is so beautiful………..
Thanks Terry!
You were the daughter she never had. She loved you. Sweet story.
Actually she had 3 daughters – at the time they were in their fifties and sixties – there is one left who just turned 90!
I love that you and Inna fell asleep with fingers entwined! So incredibly sweet ~ this is a double love story for sure 🙂
Better day here 🙂 I’m giving you credit!
So glad you are having a better day – yeeha!
😉 Thanks Jules – utilizing an anti-siezure med I was finally off of – but whatever works…also bracing my tibia to try to hold he hip in socket better. Again – so grateful for your post honoring me. I have heard from so many new bloggers today – I’m certain may from your followers… xxoo
Wonderful x 2!
& you??- please say better day as well??
Much!!!
Hooray! That made my day!
How lovely – she quite obviously came to adore you, Julie
That’s sooooo sweet!
I’m not sure who fell in love with who first. Love the hands being entertwined. What lucky women you both were.~
How beautiful watching the trust between you two unfold. I am quite behind Jules so maybe you have shared more. I simply love your falling in love with Inna at the same time of your love for husband was growing ever so quietly. Do you think she knew at this point? That she could sense it?
She knew!
I wondered how could she not.
Ha!