She hoped he would not see her trembling.

Gay Senorita ~ Gitane 1939 She knew now that she loved him completely. This was a man who did not take such things lightly. This was a man who’d not been with a woman for a long time, yet he was not weak. He did not jump on her like he was some rutting bull. He was a man who didn’t run with the whores and this is what made Maria love him all the more. He’d be a good one and now she felt vulnerable and silly, naked under the covers. She took a deep breath.  But it had to be. It had to be this way and she went forward. She played her silly game and went on.
“Ay, you are a fool, Pendejo.” She looked into his eyes and pouted her lips, like someone who had not gotten her way. She hoped he would not see her trembling. She lifted the covers and scooted away from him, making room for him in the bed. Maria tilted her head, beckoning him. Maria's Trail