Hearts Awakening by Delia Parr

Author:Delia Parr [Parr, Delia]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Publisher: Baker Publishing Group
Published: 0100-12-31T22:00:00+00:00

An hour later, Ellie had to give up.

She was only halfway finished sewing the ribbons to the blocks, which meant she was still a good bit away from helping Ethan, but her hands just hurt too much to continue.

When she heard the back door bang open and heavy footsteps in the kitchen, she caught her breath. Jackson charged into the great room carrying Ethan, who was asleep. “I didn’t expect to see you so early.”

He glanced at the table where she had the blocks spread out and shook his head. “I didn’t expect to find you playing with blocks,” he replied and hurried past her.

Frowning, she slid the sewing basket in front of the blocks to hide them.

“More important, I didn’t expect Ethan to get stung by a couple of yellow jackets, which is why I brought him home. He fell asleep on the way, so I’m going to put him on the settee in the parlor so you can hear him if he wakes up.”

She leaped to her feet and followed them. “How did it happen?”

“I don’t know. I was up on the ladder, so I didn’t see it happen, but Daniel said they were putting apples into one of the drop baskets when Ethan got stung on his arm,” he said as he entered the parlor.

“Did Daniel get stung, too?”

When he laid Ethan on the settee, she handed him the lap quilt lying across the back. The sleeve on one of Ethan’s arms had been rolled up, and there was a wide swath of mud across one of his forearms.

“No, Daniel’s fine. This little man will be fine, too,” he said as he covered his son. “He’s just all worn out from crying, mostly.”

“Poor babe. Did you get the stinger out?”

“Both of them. Once I had a good mud pack on the welts, Ethan felt better, but he wouldn’t have been stung in the first place if he hadn’t been out in the orchard with me,” he stated.

“Ethan loves going with you and Daniel in the afternoons,” she said, hoping to ease the guilt that shadowed his features as they stood together watching Ethan sleep.

“That may be, but I obviously can’t watch him properly when I’m working. He’d be safer here with you.”

“But he’s happier with you,” she countered. “Maybe we can compromise.”

He raised a brow in question.

“After dinner each day, Ethan and I can go back to the orchard with you and Daniel so the boys can both be with you for a while. I’ll take something along, some sewing perhaps, so the boys won’t think I’m watching them every minute.”

“ ‘Sewing,’ ” he repeated as his lips formed a smile. “No blocks?”

“Definitely no blocks and probably not any mending, either. Not for a few days, anyway,” she said reluctantly and held up her hands. “You were right. I do think I need a stitch or two, and I’ve got a splinter that needs to work its way out, as well.”

He placed his hands under hers, studied them, and frowned.

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