Cate Corrals a Cattleman: A Historical Western Romance (Brides With Grit Series Book 6) by Linda K. Hubalek

Author:Linda K. Hubalek
Language: eng
Format: mobi, azw3, epub
Publisher: Butterfield Books Inc.
Published: 2015-10-31T06:00:00+00:00

Chapter 5

Cate looked around the yard surrounding the house. Long folding tables, made for gatherings such as these sat on the lawn, with chairs brought out from inside the house for seating the large group. They had spread quilts on the ground for the young children to sit on, and the Reagan boys sat on the porch to eat. At least everyone had brought food to contribute to the meal, so she didn’t have to prepare enough food for—she had to think—thirty-seven people, although almost half were children.

It was a warm evening with just enough breeze to keep the mosquitoes at bay. All the children, three puppies and two dogs were running around laughing, screaming or crying, depending on the moment and who pushed who to the ground.

The young women sat in a group, holding the five babies and two toddlers in their laps so Cate was free to relax and visit with Kaitlyn Reagan. Cate had decided to ask the Reagans to join them tonight so Pastor could have private talks with Sarah and Faye—should the girls want guidance. She noticed Sarah and Pastor take a walk earlier this evening, so Cate hoped it was a good idea and Sarah hadn’t felt pressured to talk to him. When the two came back from their walk, they asked Faye to join them, so hopefully, Pastor gave them advice on what to tell people about being sisters.

Cate was still worrying about the fact that people would learn Moses wasn’t Sarah’s father. People would either think Cate wasn’t faithful to her marriage or she didn’t try hard enough to prevent the attack. But she, God and her family knew the true story, so she’d keep her head held high and address any questions and rumors the best she could without hurting her family.

“You’ve done a fine job raising your family, Cate. I’ll be glad when my six rambunctious boys are grown and settled down with families. My, the trouble the preacher’s kids can get into,” Kaitlyn sighed, “and of course, they think they’ll get away with things, not realizing everything gets back to Patrick eventually.”

“Enjoy your children while they are this age, because after this summer, I’m thinking adult children are worse. Cleaning scraped knees is nothing compared to trying to mend a young person’s broken heart.”

“So which was worse, the boys or Sarah? And I pray it was Sarah, knowing I’ll have six courting and marriages to go through.”

“It’s hard to answer that, as each child’s choice of mate affected the dynamics of the situation, too. Plus, I had to do it without Moses’ help.”

“You’ve done well, Cate, and you’ve had Isaac’s quiet strength and support should you need it,” Kaitlyn softly said as she watched the children playing together.

“Yes, I’ve leaned heavily on Isaac this summer, and now I wonder if that was a good idea,” Cate looked over at Isaac, wondering whether he had turned his chair on purpose to have his back to her. “I thought we’d be

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