The last time we saw Jamie's god-father was at Ardsmuir as a prisoner, as he and the other convicts were getting deported to the colonies. What are the odds that the Fraser's will run into their most loyal retainer in the New World? With their luck, pretty high.
Sex was our bridge back to one another. The one place where we always met. Whatever obstacles presented themselves during the day or night, we could seek out and find each other again in bed. As long as we had that, I had faith that everything would work out.
The war had taught me to cherish the present because tomorrow might not ever come to pass. What I didn’t know at the time was that tomorrow would prove less important than yesterday.