Flirtation Walk by Mitchell Siri

Author:Mitchell, Siri [Mitchell, Siri]
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Tags: FIC042030, FIC042040, FIC027050
ISBN: 9781441229465
Publisher: Baker Publishing Group
Published: 2016-01-28T08:00:00+00:00

27

Lucinda

I blinked, unwilling to believe my eyes. Standing before us, in his drawers and nightshirt, was Seth Westcott. Seth! The man I’d come to respect. The man I relied upon. The man I was . . . was I coming to love him?

His cheeks were flushed, his shoulders hunched, his gaze downcast. Why had he done such a thing?

I wasn’t the only one to gasp at his antics. My uncle tsked. And the woman standing beside us even shrieked.

It was a long walk back to Buttermilk Falls, and I had to ask my uncle twice if he might slow his pace. “I’m sorry, my dear. It’s just that I had such high hopes for Mr. Westcott. And he behaved with such . . . crassness. Frankly, he reminded me of your father at his very worst. I’m afraid I was much mistaken regarding his worth. It’s very . . . extremely . . . disappointing to have been so wrong about him.”

If my uncle had been wrong about him, I had too. But I couldn’t figure out why, couldn’t figure out how, I’d misjudged him.

“I’m afraid I have to forbid you to have anything more to do with him.”

“I wouldn’t want anything more to do with him.” Listen to me. I sounded positively respectable! But mostly I was angry. I’d welcomed Seth’s protection that first night in town. Relished it even! I’d gone hiking with him. I’d looked forward to seeing him every Sunday at supper. And now it looked as if he was nothing more than a rogue.

“I’m glad to hear it.” He peered at me, lips pursed. “Mr. Westcott was going to take you to Fort Putnam this Saturday, wasn’t he?”

I nodded.

“I’ll invite Mr. Conklin to take you instead.”

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