A Bride For Russell by Cyndi Raye

Author:Cyndi Raye [Raye, Cyndi]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: romance, western, historical western, mail order brides, mail order, Inspirational, chirsitian romance, united states, historical western series, mail order bride series, pioneer and western, pioneer and frontier, Frontier & Pioneer
Publisher: Cyndi Raye
Published: 2018-06-21T04:00:00+00:00

Chapter 6

She peered in the mirror by the front door to see how red her cheeks were. Patting them down made her feel as if she were making the embarrassment fade. Every single time she tried to act sophisticated, she wound up hitting her head against something or she’d wind up on the floor.

High society wasn’t for her. She needed to tell him she was a nobody. An orphan. Staring at herself in the mirror, a frown appeared. Now wasn’t the time to be selfish and think about her past.

Widow Young needed her. Her mind made up, she would help take care of Russell’s Ma and then figure out her next move. In the meantime, perhaps her stance on consummating the marriage was changing.

How can she ask him to live the rest of his life with a liar and a cheat? She was cheating him of a lady born of a better class than her. Why hadn’t she seen the truth. An orphan belonged on the streets. Not in a home like this with such loving, kind people.

Naomi didn’t deserve a life like this one. A life like this was never meant for her. It was meant for someone else.

The realization made her sick in the stomach. Tears welled up in her eyes. She excused herself when Wesley came through the front door. “I’ll be right back,” she mumbled then fled to their cabin across the yard. She needed time to get herself together. Russell cannot see her cry.

Naomi spent the better part of ten minutes feeling sorry for herself. Wiping the tears from her eyes, she left the bedroom with a change of clothing. Looking around the cabin, she was determined to stay with Widow Young while she figured out her next move. The longer she stayed in this cabin with her husband, the less likely she’d be able to leave in thirty days.

She would not be the one to condemn him to a life with an unworthy woman. She was tired of going back and forth, one minute thinking she’d tell him the truth, the next moment trying to hide the truth. Sooner or later, she’d be found out and then what? She was a selfish person wanting more than she deserved.

Naomi made sure the tell-tale sign of tears were no longer on her cheeks. She made her way back to the big house and got busy in the kitchen. There were a few dishes to wash up and the floor needed sweeping. At least she knew how to sweep a floor.

Nora said goodnight as her and Rusty left. That left her alone with Wesley and Russell. Both boys were sitting in with their Ma. It was time they got some rest. Naomi took a deep breath.

“It’s time for you two to let your Ma get some rest.”

“I don’t plan to leave her alone,” Russell told Naomi.

“You won’t have to. I was at the cabin for a change of clothes and plan to spend the night here in the rocker by her bedside.

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