A Match For Addy (The Amish Matchmaker Book 1) by Emma Miller

Author:Emma Miller
Language: eng
Format: azw3, mobi, epub
Tags: Faith, Amish, Christian, Stability, Potential, True Love, Rules, Suitors, Seven Poplars, Contemporary, Fiction, Romance, Family Life, Hired Hand, Marriage, Matchmaker, Inspirational, Heart, Spinster, Religious, Happiness
Publisher: Love Inspired
Published: 2015-02-01T05:00:00+00:00

Chapter Nine

“Strike Gideon out!” Miriam Yoder shouted. “One more! One more!” Miriam and her sister, Susanna, had leaped up out of their folding chairs and waved their arms. Lots of people had come to watch the softball game, including Addy’s father, whom she spotted standing behind Anna Yoder.

It was the bottom of the seventh inning, and the score was tied five to five. The fellows had two outs, Thomas was the runner on third and Joseph was on first. Everyone seemed to be having a great time, but Addy wished she were anywhere but there. Her hands were sweating, and her knees felt weak. So far, she hadn’t made a fool of herself pitching, but she was afraid that she would. The last two times Gideon had been up to bat, he’d hit the ball over the schoolyard fence and into the cow pasture. The determined look on his face told her that he intended to hit another home run.

Gideon was watching Addy, the bat clenched between his hands and a grin on his face. She was pretty sure she could strike him out, she just had to pitch the ball low and inside. She knew he would hate to be shown up by a girl, though, and for a second, she wondered if maybe she should throw a fat pitch down the middle of the plate, one he could definitely hit. Thomas would get home for sure, and if Gideon hit the ball far enough, he and Joseph might do the same. Was that the sensible thing to do for a girl who didn’t want to end up a spinster?

The thought didn’t linger long enough for Addy to catch her breath. If Bishop Atlee had been at bat, she would have tried to strike him out. In softball—Amish or English—you played fair and tried your best. Doing anything less, even to please a man, would have been wrong. Over the years, there were things she’d said and done that she might not have been proud of, but she’d never been dishonest.

Behind Gideon, Ellie, who was catching, reached down and tapped her ankle. She had the same idea that Addy had. Addy pitched the ball low and inside. The edge of Gideon’s bat connected with the ball. The ball hit the ground hard a few yards ahead of him and rolled toward the pitcher’s mound. Gideon dropped the bat and ran toward first. Addy ran, scooped up the ball and threw it to Ellie.

Thomas ran as hard as he could toward the home plate, but Ellie darted out and tagged him. He scooped up Ellie and kept running, then he tripped and they both went down. Everyone ran toward them to see if either one of them was hurt, but both came up covered in dust and laughing. Ellie still had the ball clutched in her glove, and Thomas owned up that he was out, fair and square. Some of the boys were calling for another inning, but everyone was laughing and shouting.

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