As kind and meaningful as Cimarron teaching her to read. It was the nicest thing anyone had ever done for her. Because he knew she would feel safer with a lock, he had provided one. What had he thought? Slowly a glowing warmth spread through her at the realization that her safety and her peace of mind were important to him. He knew her nightly practice of barricading her door. She experienced a thread of embarrassment. He'd provided her with a sturdy barrier against an intruder. He had installed a wooden bar that, once the door was closed, could be dropped into place in two brackets on either side and thus prevent the door from opening. Puzzled, she had turned to leave when she spotted the board affixed to the wall beside the door. Nothing looked out of the ordinary in Aggie's room, and hers appeared untouched, but the scent of fresh wood kept her searching. Linnea hurried back to the end of the hall and peered around.
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