The Later Journeys - 13: Electrified
Previous chapter I dropped like a stone into sleep. It was such a good sleep, I didn’t need to lie a-bed long after the sun was up. I decided I would wear a dress today, but refused to do the corset or pettiskirts. Due to the chill, I accepted the stockings, but after some consideration, opted for my 21st-century bunny slippers instead of those ponderous boots. If Franklin was offended, well, he could go and do something about it. Very doubtful he would. Besides, he’d been married, and quite a bit more if the history books didn’t lie. He knew what a woman actually looked like under her clothes. I wasn’t about to meet royalty -- or anyone, probably. I was going to be comfortable and that was that. Before getting dressed, I hit the shower for the first time since the day of Ben’s arrival. I could not believe how good that felt. At the very last minute, I put on a shower cap, not being 100% sure if today would be the big unveiling of all things electrical in the house. So being...