A Tailor-Made Husband by Winnie Griggs

Author:Winnie Griggs
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Harlequin
Published: 2017-08-31T04:00:00+00:00

Chapter Fifteen

It had been three days since she and Ward agreed to announce they were engaged. The announcement had even been printed in The Turnabout Gazette. And Hazel still felt decidedly uncomfortable about the whole thing. It wasn’t just that she and Ward weren’t sure they would go through with the wedding—she’d come to terms with that. Or at least as much as she could ever come to terms with such a thing. It was more that everyone in town knew, or at least suspected, that Ward had only proposed to her because his hand had been forced.

Even when she received gushing congratulations, she was left wondering what the well-wisher really thought of the whole thing. The last thing she wanted was to be an object of pity.

And adding to her general lack of peace over the whole situation was that she couldn’t stop thinking about the explanation Ward had given her. Did he really view himself that way, as a man who had to remain set apart, a man whose entire belief about who he was as a person was tied to his role as sheriff? How heartbreaking. Didn’t he realize he could be so much more, that he was so much more?

Her prayers had taken on a new intensity, a new focus. Regardless of what kind of future she and Ward had—or didn’t have—together, she wanted to help him discover the man he was meant to be.

He’d believed in himself once, in how much more he could be. She remembered the boy, teasing his little sister and her friend, watching out for them, teaching them to fish and find the best skipping stones and how to tell when the wild persimmons were ripe enough to eat without puckering your mouth. That boy had been responsible and honorable, yes, but he’d had dreams too.

There had to be a way to get through to that part of him again.

* * *

Tensy showed up at the dress shop bright and early on Saturday morning but this time Hazel was ready for her. “Hello, Tensy. Your timing is impeccable. I have enough of your gown basted together to do an initial fitting.”

As the two stepped into the fitting room, Hazel eagerly awaited her client’s reaction. She’d added a few extra touches in an effort to cater to Tensy’s desire for something princess-like. After all, she’d just paid the last invoice on her stock and she wouldn’t be ordering any additional inventory. Except for the show she was putting on over her own wedding dress of course. She might as well get some use from what was already on hand. It would save her having to ship so much of it to New York.

She smiled at Tensy as she approached the dress form. “I’m really pleased with the way this turned out, I can’t wait to see it on you.”

Tensy nodded, studying the dress from several angles. “Oh, I really like the touch of beading on the bodice.”

“I thought it would add some sparkle and flair to the dress.

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