Amish Romance by Ruth Hartzler

Author:Ruth Hartzler [Hartzler, Ruth]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781925689853
Publisher: Amish Romance Books

Chapter 10

Miriam looked up at Jonas. She hadn’t seen him wearing that expression before. He was serious, but there was some other deep emotion. Fear? Trepidation? She could not be sure.

“Miriam,” Jonas said again, “we’ve known each other a long time now. Well, ever since you came to Eden. I don’t suppose that was a very long time ago, but it really was a long time ago when you think about it. After all, your dochder Rachel married Isaac, and now they have a boppli, but when you came to Eden, Rachel and Isaac hadn’t even met, so I suppose you could call it a long time ago.” He hesitated and scratched his chin. “Although, I suppose, some people wouldn’t call it a long time ago. I do,” he added, avoiding her eyes.

Miriam was suddenly confused. Was he going to quit working for her as her builder? “You haven’t finished the renovation work yet,” she said in a small voice.

Her words seemed to surprise Jonas. He frowned deeply and then shifted from one foot to another. “No, I haven’t.” He continued to look confused. They stood there in silence for a long moment, before Jonas pushed on. “Miriam, it’s been a long time since my fraa died, and I know it’s been a long time since your husband died. Of course, some might not call it a long time, but I call it a long time. I was wondering if you call it a long time, too?”

Miriam was more confused than ever. “Jah,” she said, wondering where on earth this conversation was going. “Jonas, are you saying you don’t want to continue to do the renovation work at Eden?”

A spark of realization flashed across Jonas’s face. “Nee! Nee, I wasn’t talking about that at all. Sorry, have I been confusing?”

Miriam nodded, but before she could speak, a tall figure appeared around the cover of the hickory trees. It was Timothy Yoder.

He waved as he strode over to the pair. Ignoring Jonas, he stood squarely in front of Miriam. “I heard about the jewelry robbery at Eden.”

Miriam gasped. “But it only just happened!”

Timothy shrugged. “The sheriff came over to tell my mother to be careful, given that she lives nearby, and I happened to be there. He told me about the robbery at Eden.”

“The sheriff isn’t even sure it is a robbery yet,” Jonas interjected. “It was only one piece of jewelry, an engagement ring, and it may even have been lost.”

Timothy pursed his lips and looked at Miriam once more. Ignoring Jonas’s words, he said to Miriam, “Mer muss uff sich selwer achtgewwe.” You have to take care of yourself.

Miriam was beginning to get a little tired of Timothy’s attention. She had given him not the slightest bit of encouragement, yet he was acting quite proprietarily toward her. What’s more, he had interrupted whatever Jonas had wanted to say to her. She had no idea what that was, but it had obviously been awfully important to Jonas, so Timothy’s timing could not have been worse.

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