Dear Mr Kincaid by Kit Morgan

Author:Kit Morgan [Morgan, Kit]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Angel Creek Press
Published: 2019-05-30T16:00:00+00:00

Jennie wasn’t sure what was bothering Owen, but something definitely was. Did he not like taking advice? Couldn’t he see that the preacher and his wife were only trying to help? Or was it something else, something about her?

She fiddled with her small reticule and wondered if she should spend some money on a few necessities. But her mind kept wandering back to what Preacher Jo and Annie had told them. They made it sound as if they expected them to argue. But how could you argue with a person you didn’t know well?

Or maybe that was the point. But she wasn’t the first mail-order bride to marry in this town, and might not be the last. From what the Cooke women and Owen’s mother had told her, every one of those brides was happily married, and most of them weren’t much older than her when they wed. So what was the problem? What did they see that she and Owen didn’t?

Her mind ran circles around the question as Owen helped her down from the wagon and escorted her into the mercantile. “Well, if it isn’t the happy couple,” Wilfred said jovially. “Either of you care for a peppermint stick? It’s on the house.”

Jennie watched Owen’s eyes light up. “Sure, Wilfred. We’ll each have one.” His head snapped around to her. “Oh. Uh, do you like peppermint?”

She smiled to reassure him. “Yes, thank you.” Maybe this was one of the things Preacher Jo was referring to. They just didn’t know each other, and though she found Owen attractive, that didn’t mean he wouldn’t drive her crazy. By the same token, she might drive him mad too – she could be picky, fussy, spoiled even. But that was back when she had things, when she had money. That wasn’t the case now.

Her eyes suddenly widened.

“Something the matter?” Wilfred asked with concern.

Owen studied her. “Jennie?”

“I’m fine.” She reached for the peppermint stick Wilfred offered.

Owen studied her a moment before taking his candy, and continued to watch her afterward.

She fidgeted. For some reason she suddenly felt nervous and awkward. “What is it?”

He shrugged and sucked on his candy.

She took a calming breath and tried to distract herself by looking around the mercantile. Score one for the preacher, she thought. He was right, they were facing a challenge - and neither of them seemed ready to admit it. She was resolved to make this work, and Heaven forbid there were any obstacles she couldn’t handle. Owen probably felt the same, so together they should be able to take care of anything. The problem was, did either of them have any idea what “everything” would entail?

Jennie sucked on her peppermint as she perused the displays, and prayed for wisdom. She had a feeling she and Owen would need a lot of it.

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