Beth_Bride of Massachusetts by Ashley Merrick

Author:Ashley Merrick [Merrick, Ashley]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Historical, Romance, Fiction, Forever Love, Victorian Era, western, Sixth In Series, saga, Fifty-Books, Forty-Five Authors, Newspaper Ad, short story, American Mail-Order Bride, Bachelor, Single Woman, Massachusetts, marriage of convenience, Christian, Religious, Faith, inspirational, Factory Burned, Business Owner, Filthy Rich, Needs Wife, Family Life, Small Children, Deceased Sister, secrets, No Experience, Beth's Mother, Pioneer
Goodreads: 27418031
Publisher: Virtual Bookseller, LLC
Published: 2015-11-24T05:00:00+00:00

Chapter Twelve

Beth and her mother set out just after lunch on Wednesday to walk to George’s home. It was a warmer than usual, sunny fall day and there was no wind at all, so the walk was quite enjoyable. When they arrived at the house, Genevieve and Harriet were waiting for them on the front steps and as soon as they saw Beth and her mother, they ran to greet them.

“We’re so excited to go to the park again!” Harriet exclaimed.

“Thank you so much for taking us.” Genevieve sounded almost as excited as her sister.

“We can climb trees again, right? Uncle George said it was all right!” Harriet was jumping up and down.

Beth laughed. “Yes, we can climb again. We just have to go slow and be really careful. You can both do that, right?”

“Yes!” they both said at once.

“Is Mandy coming with us?” Beth’s mother asked.

“Yes, I’ll go get her!” Harriet ran back inside and returned minutes later with Mandy beside her.

“It’s a lovely day to walk in the park. Thank you for inviting me,” Mandy said as she reached them.

“Of course. I enjoyed our conversation last time we went there,” Beth’s mother said with a smile.

They set off walking to the park and twenty or so minutes later, they were there and the girls ran to find the tree they’d climbed before.

“I’d better hurry to catch up with them,” Beth said.

“We’ll be in our usual spot, honey, by the water’s edge,” her mother said.

Beth picked up her pace and quickly caught up with the girls who were standing at the base of the tree they’d climbed before. Beth decided to stay on the ground this time, so that if either of them fell, she’d be able to catch them. The girls scrambled up, and this time were old pros at it and Beth suspected they were also being much more cautious. Slipping last time had scared the both of them into being more careful.

They climbed that tree and then one other before growing tired enough to head over to the bench where her mother and Mandy were sitting in the sun.

When they reached them, Beth saw that two older gentlemen were sitting with them, and recognized them as Rodney and Elvin, two retired mill workers who lived a few doors down from the Brown Textile mill. She had often chatted with them on her lunch break as they were always sitting outside, weather permitting, to watch people go by and chat with anyone who stopped to say hello. They both smiled at her when she and the girls walked up.

“Beth, we miss our lunchtime chats,” Rodney said. She liked both men, but had a soft spot for Rodney. He was the elder of the two and had snow white hair and a permanent smile. He was always in a cheerful, upbeat mood.

“I miss talking to the both of you, too. How are you?”

“We’re fine. It’s a little too quiet for our liking, though, since the mill closed. We might have to find a new spot to sit and take in the world,” Elvin said.

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