Eva's Vision (Valentine Mail Order Bride 6) by Jackie Marie Stephens

Author:Jackie Marie Stephens [Stephens, Jackie Marie]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Sweet & Clean, Mail-Order Bride, Historical, Frontier, Western, Romance, Valentine's, Holiday, Cupid, Hearts, Flowers, YWCA, Bible Study Group, Christian, Inspirational, Religious, Short Story, Fiction, Forever Love, Faith, Spirituality, Bachelor, Single Woman, Seven Friends, Marriage Of Convenience, Typist's Certificate, Mother Illness, Best Friend, Travel
Publisher: Sweet Clean Book Club
Published: 2016-02-06T05:00:00+00:00

Chapter 6 – Dinner Fireworks

Eva came down to the table quietly, her face flushed with embarrassment. Melinda had helped her to dress and had brushed and dried her hair, soothing her frazzled nerves.

The men at the table all stood up when she entered the room. There was not one ruffian amongst them. Jacob smiled while Tom refused to meet her eyes. There was an older gentleman whom all the men resembled except for Melinda’s husband. She took him to be her future father-in-law.

He walked over, smiling warmly.

“Welcome, Miss Lewis. I’m Bill Wright. You’ve already met my sons Thomas and Jacob and my daughter, Melinda. And this is my youngest son, Peyton, and my son-in-law, Ray Dalton.” He escorted her to her seat and held the chair out while she sat down.

She noticed she was sitting opposite Tom and between Peyton and Jacob. The table had a lovely spread of boiled vegetables and a roasted haunch of beef. Eva’s mouth watered and she couldn’t wait to tuck in.

Thomas and Jacob reached out and took her hands while Bill stood at the head of the table, taking Melinda and Ray’s hands.

“For what we are about to receive, may the Lord make us truly thankful,” he prayed, blessing their meal.

“Amen.” The reply came from each watering mouth.

Eva’s thoughts went to her mother and what meagre meal she might be taking this eve. She hoped and said a quick, silent prayer that this strange situation would work out so she could send for her quickly. She wanted her mother’s last days to be much better than the last few years and Eva’s worry for her mother temporarily overcame her hunger.

But the food was served. Her plate taken from before her and loaded with boiled potatoes, carrots and green beans, with a few delicious looking slices of roast smothered in gravy. Jacob set the plate back down in front of her and poured a glass of water for her.

She reached for her cutlery but her hands were now rebound in clean linen. Her cuts had been tended to by Melinda after their accidental soaking in the tub.

“Miss Lewis, would you like me to cut that for you?” Jacob asked, nodding to her plate.

“Thank you, Jacob that would be most kind of you.” Eva bobbed her head in thanks.

Across from her, Tom glared at his brother but when she tried to catch his eye, he suddenly became far more interested in his food than what was happening across from him.

Eva was able to pick up her fork, as one of the bandages had been wrapped so that she could still use her thumb to hold it. But the other thumb was wrapped together with the fingers of her second hand, so cutting her food was impossible. She was very grateful for Jacob’s help, but she drew the line at his offer of being hand fed like a child.

The little ones had already been fed and put down for the evening, so the chatter of the adults was quiet, the mood jovial and warm.

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