Brides of Grasshopper Creek by Faith-Ann Smith & Charity Phillips

Author:Faith-Ann Smith & Charity Phillips [Smith, Faith-Ann & Phillips, Charity]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2016-07-17T04:00:00+00:00

Chapter 7

"Rose, this is Nathan."

I looked up from the recipe on the table beside me and met eyes with the young man standing beside Lucy. I'm sure that I looked plenty confused at that moment, and I saw Lucy try to give me a look that told me she wanted me to smile and look more welcoming. It was difficult, though, considering I had only ever heard Lucy say the name of her beau one time and it was when she told me that he was coming to visit her. When she said, it, however, she had called him "Mr. Thornton".

"Mr. Thornton?" I asked.

Lucy and Nathan both giggled and I saw a flicker in their eyes that made me somewhat uncomfortable.

"No, Rose. This is Mr. Thornton's assistant. Mr. Thornton was unavoidably detained by business and so he sent Nathan to meet me and bring me back to Oregon to meet with him."

She looked delighted and I could do nothing but smile.

"Are you joining us for supper tonight, Nathan?" I asked, looking back at the recipe to determine if it would make enough food for the three of us.

"I asked him to be our guest tonight," Lucy told me.

I smiled at her and nodded.

"Welcome," I said, looking over at him again, "Please feel free to go get freshened up while we start supper and we will all meet in the parlor in a few minutes."

Lucy directed Nathan to the guest room and when she returned to the kitchen I pointed through the door.

"Why is he here?" I asked in a harsh whisper, "Shouldn't he be in the hotel?"

"He is a guest, Rose," she said back, sounding like she was scolding me, "The hotel is far too busy for him to get any rest, and we must be back on the train in the morning. He came all this way to meet with me. I thought the only

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