Free to Serve by Susette Williams & Leah Atwood

Author:Susette Williams & Leah Atwood [Williams, Susette]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2015-08-16T05:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER SIX

After Pastor Mire left and they were cleaning up, guilt washed over Sawyer. He’d been excited that Lilly asked to pray over their meal, but as the meal had progressed, he could sense uneasiness in his wife. Throwing Gabriella into this situation, having to adapt to the role of a preacher’s wife and not knowing if she could even cook was a lot to expect. He knew the current preacher was anxious to hand over the position to Sawyer so that he could take care of his ailing mother, but Gabriella needed time to adjust to the changes.

“I’m sorry Pastor Mire has burdened you.” He dried the last plate and put it in the cupboard. “I would be more than happy to help cook tomorrow, but today, I thought we could go and do some exploring. Maybe go fish. If we’re lucky, we might catch something for dinner.”

“Growing up, I did learn to cook, although it has been a while.” Gabriella smiled. “Same with fishing, but it sounds fun, as long as you take the fish off the hooks and clean them.”

“I think I can arrange that.” He hung the dish rag on the back of a chair to dry. “Do you think you could prepare something to take for lunch and I will get the wagon ready?”

“I will try.”

“Thank you.” Sawyer squeezed her gently before sauntering outside.

Gabriella could cook? The thought of it made him smile. He wasn’t sure what he was really getting himself into when he said “I do” but thus far, he had been pleasantly surprised. Anyone would have thought she was Lilly’s mother if they saw them together.

His wife was beautiful, and her personality seemed pleasant. Why hadn’t another man already married her? Perhaps one day he would find out why Gabriella had chosen a less traditional path instead of marrying years ago. Whatever the reason, he was finding himself fortunate that she hadn’t.

By the time Lilly and Gabriella came outside, Sawyer had readied the wagon, caught a few crickets to use as bait and loaded the fishing poles for their family outing. Thinking of family warmed his heart. He helped Lilly into the back of the wagon, then got Gabriella situated up front before climbing next to her. Taking the reigns, he made a clicking noise and flicked the leather straps to set the horses into motion. Pastor Mire’s directions to the river were easy to follow.

A gentle breeze blew as they rode past various Texas wildflowers blooming. Sawyer promised Gabriella they would stop by the field again on the way home so that she could pick some bluebell flowers for their kitchen table.

“Why don’t we picnic here?” Sawyer pulled up next to a tree with little white blooms, not making any effort to climb from the wagon. “I don’t know what type of tree this is, but it’ll make a nice place to enjoy our meal.”

“It’s a Mexican Olive tree, but guess you should really call it a Texas Olive tree since it is in Texas.

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