A Cook for Christmas by Teresa Ives Lilly

Author:Teresa Ives Lilly [Lilly, Teresa Ives]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Lovely Romance Press
Published: 2020-11-12T06:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER 9

Liliana was overjoyed to sleep in a bit longer on Sunday morning, but she hadn’t missed church since she had the chicken pox as a child, so she made a resolution to spend an extra hour reading her bible later in the day.

The last few days working at the Sweet Water Eating House had taken a toll on her muscles and feet. When the morning sun tried to peek through the small window in the room at the old Boarding House, she slipped the wool blanket over her head and fell back to sleep.

An hour later she pulled herself out of bed and decided to dress in one of the new items she’d had a few minutes to buy the previous day at the mercantile. It was a good thing the mercantile provided some pre-made dresses. She slipped a blue and white Calico dress over her head and smoothed it down. The fabric reminded her of the Blue Willow tea set her grandmother had owned. The dress would do for church on other Sundays, but today she wanted to look nice when she accompanied Barkley to his claim.

The concept of mining was of no interest to her. From what she’d read and heard customers at the Eating House discussing, Liliana thought it sounded like hard, dull work for the small amount of money most of the men who visited the Eating House had to show for all their labor. Many of the men had left prosperous lives in the East and come West to find the glory of hitting gold, but not many earned more than enough to pay for supplies.

I wonder if Barkley will ever give up mining and get a real job? I could use more help at the Eating House, but it would be too embarrassing to offer my future husband a job. I wonder if he could make more money working here then he does working the mine. She shook her head. There was no way she would mention money again.

Liliana ran a brush through her long blonde hair and then sat on the bed and read from her Bible until it was time to meet Barkley outside. At the time they agreed upon, she pulled her thin shawl off the back of an old cane chair and slipped it around her shoulders.

I hope it doesn’t start to snow for another month. Even if I did purchase a few things on Barkley’s account, I can’t see spending his hard-earned money on a winter coat. I’d like to purchase it myself with the money I earn. By December, I know there will be plenty of snow in the mountains, but I’m not sure if this valley will see much.

She made her way down the stairs and out the front door. She was pleased to see Barkley standing beside a wagon waiting for her.

“Good morning, Barkley.” Her eyes lowered slightly.

“Good morning.” His eyes scanned her. “You look very nice. It’s fairly cold but I think it will warm up as we travel.

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