An Amish Match by Jo Ann Brown

Author:Jo Ann Brown
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Harlequin
Published: 2016-08-23T04:00:00+00:00

Chapter Ten

When Levi brought the buggy and Dolly out of the barn, Rebekah smiled. The boy had made every effort to be on his best behavior since the episode with the exploding root beer bottles three nights ago. Even on Sunday during the church service, he hadn’t squirmed once or poked the boy beside him.

Now she thanked him for hooking up the horse. He gave her a shy smile before jogging toward the house where Debbie was washing the breakfast dishes and keeping an eye on Sammy.

The road was empty while Rebekah headed toward the village. The sunlight shimmered on the road in front of her, warning the day was going to be a hot one. Usually she looked forward to summer heat, but not while she was pregnant. Every degree higher on the thermometer added to her discomfort.

She went past the Stoltzfus Family Shops sign. The parking lot was filled as usual with cars and buggies. When the door of Joshua’s shop opened and he bounded out, waving his hands, she drew back on the reins in astonishment.

“What’s wrong?” she asked.

He didn’t answer her question. He asked one of his own. “Where are you bound?”

“To my appointment with the midwife.”

He grimaced, then looked down at his grease-stained shirt and trousers. “I forgot your appointment was today. Let’s go.” He put his foot on the step, then halted because she didn’t slide across the seat.

“You don’t need to come with me, Joshua. I know you’re concerned about getting Mr. Carpenter’s carriage done on time.”

He shook his head, his most stubborn expression tightening his lips as he dropped back on to the ground. “I need to come with you. You are my wife. We will, God willing, be raising this kind together for many years to come.” He put his foot on the step again and held out his hands.

She gave him the reins and moved to the left side of the buggy. She was glad her bonnet hid her face, because she wasn’t sure what his reaction would be to the tears filling her eyes. She thought of the days since she’d visited the buggy shop and how solicitous he had been, making sure the kinder helped in the house and with Sammy so she could rest a short while each afternoon. Each kindness was a wunderbaar surprise she treasured, knowing how fleeting such benevolence could be. He’d welcomed her concerns about Timothy and accepted her silent chiding to be more gentle with his son after Levi had stashed the bottles of root beer in the cellar.

Am I being foolish to consider trusting again, God? The question came from the depths of her heart, bursting out of her unbidden. Only now did she recognize how desperately she longed for a real marriage.

As Joshua steered the buggy on to the road, a white van pulled up in front of Amos’s store. An elderly man and woman were waiting with their bags of groceries, each of them holding an ice cream cone.

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