A Family For Christmas (Spinster Mail-Order Brides Book 5) by Cheryl Wright

Author:Cheryl Wright [Wright, Cheryl]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Historical Romance, Women's Fiction, Victorian Era, 19th Century, Forever Love, Bachelor, Single Woman, Love Possibility, Frontier-Pioneer Era, Cowboy & Western Romance, Hearts Desire, American West, Clean & Wholesome, Christian Stories, Faith Based, Inspirational Reads, Love Inspired, Life-Changes, Second Chance Reunion, Honesty & Trust, Home & Family, Lifetime Love, Romantic Schemes, Love-Family & Forever, Action & Adventure, Small Town & Rural Area, Spinster Mail-Order Brides, Christmas Holidays & Celebration, Christmas Time, Holiday Whimsy, Festive Season, Winter Weather
Publisher: Cheryl Wright
Published: 2019-07-23T04:00:00+00:00

Chapter Five

Jacob awoke as the sun rose. That was nothing new for him. But today was different.

Today was the first day of his marriage.

He looked down into the face of the angel who slept soundly in his bed. He enjoyed waking up to her pretty face this morning, and knew he could easily get used to it.

She was hesitant last night – they both were – but now that first night was over, things could only improve.

He was trying to decide whether or not to wake her when the child began to wail. He glanced down into Magdalena’s face – she didn’t so much as stir. She’d been through so much lately, and was surely exhausted.

Without hesitation, he pulled on a robe and went to the nursery as he’d now deemed it.

His heart did a little flip-flop when he noticed she was trying to pull herself up out of the crib. He let out the breath he didn’t know he was holding when she couldn’t manage it.

Standing next to the crib, the smell was almost overwhelming. Hesitating, he reached into the cupboard and pulled out a diaper. He lifted the child out of the crib and lay her on the floor.

He stared into the angelic face. She stared up at him. Her brown eyes matched those of her aunt. Her little hands reached out to touch him, and she looped her tiny fingers around one of his.

His heart melted.

For about twenty seconds, then he shook himself. He had no right to get attached to this child. He didn’t know her, he didn’t know her mother.

He just needed to get on with the job. It was then he realized he had no idea how to fold a diaper.

Jacob groaned. He’d seen his sister do this a thousand times – surely a mere diaper was not going to get the better of him?

He opened the wet diaper, then cringed. Not only was it wet, there was a nasty package inside as well.

He held his nose, then realized he couldn’t change the diaper while holding his nose. He needed to get this over with as quickly as he could, and folded it as best he could.

That had to be the most disgusting thing he’d ever had to do.

He picked her up when she was finally changed, and the baby leaned into him and wrapped her little arms around his neck.

He was about to pull her back, when she dropped a sloppy kiss on his unshaven face. His heart kicked up a notch.

She leaned back and stared into his eyes, and her little hands rubbed his other cheek. Then she hugged him again.

He hadn’t signed up for this. What was he to do?

Left with no other choice, he wrapped his arms around the child. She snuggled back into his neck.

“Good morning.”

Magdalena stood in the doorway watching their every move, her hair ruffled and her cheeks pink. The child’s arms reached for her. “Mag, Mag,” she said in her baby talk.

He handed her over.

The diaper slipped off in the process.

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