A Bargain For A Bride: Clean mail order bride romance (Montana Passion Book 1) by Amelia Rose

Author:Amelia Rose [Rose, Amelia]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Publisher: Mail Order Bride Dept, Gold Crown Publishers
Published: 2014-12-09T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter Thirteen

That night, both Moira and Gretchen collapsed in bed from exhaustion, grateful to not have to sleep at the table as they had the night before. Pryor’s injury, though still an angry-looking gash, was not so severe that he couldn’t get a good night’s rest, such as it would be back in the barn. They were too weary to argue when he insisted they return to their room in the cabin, and instead, waved gratefully before locking the door for the night.

“I did not think to ask you how the washing went, although I can tell it must have been fine as these linens smell fresh!” Moira said, pulling the covers up and sighing contentedly. With the winter air so frigid, the maid had had to hang them over the woodstove to force them to dry, and the homey smell of smoke combined with the washing soap lulled Moira into a warm embrace of comfort. Gretchen giggled softly, the tiredness in her voice coloring her happiness.

“Oh, I nearly forgot! There was a man passing by the creek when I was at the washing!” she exclaimed. Moira sat up in alarm.

“What? And you didn’t think to say something sooner?”

“I’m sorry, my lady, I got distracted when I returned,” she answered, referring to the work of sorting through Pryor’s dry goods then replacing the ticking in the mattress with a new pile of hay from the barn. She’d ended her day with washing all the floors, even the porch, before helping to see to the evening chores with her mistress.

“Oh, I apologize, Gretchen, that’s not how I meant to speak. I only meant to say that there should not have been anyone nearby; Pryor told me thus. The creek runs through his property, and anyone who comes this way has had to step onto his land. Forgive me, I didn’t mean to imply that you’d done anything wrong.”

“No, I understand, miss. But this man was no stranger. He said he knows Mr. MacAteer, although he kept calling him Mac. He wanted me to tell him that he’s returned to Montana. Could it be someone who had a land claim and had to abandon it, like Mr. MacAteer told us?”

“Anything is possible, I dare say,” Moira replied, laying back against the pillows and letting herself relax once more. “We must remember to let Pryor know first thing in the morning, in case these two gentlemen have business to conduct together.”

“Aye, ma’am,” Gretchen mumbled before yawning widely. “If I can remember that far off…”

Fortunately, Moira reminded her in the morning, and Gretchen ducked her head shyly as she addressed Pryor over another filling breakfast.

“There was a gentleman at the creek yesterday who said he wished to see you, but he neglected to give me his name,” she began, watching Pryor’s face to make sure he wasn’t angered by the news. “A tall man, on a grey horse, a very sad-looking animal, if I may say so.”

“Yes, you may say so!” Pryor answered with a shout.

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