Her Sister's Wedding by Susannah Calloway

Author:Susannah Calloway [Calloway, Susannah]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Tica House Publishing LLC
Published: 2021-02-20T22:00:00+00:00

Chapter 6

With each day that went by, as spring crept closer to Pepper Gulch, Crystal found herself becoming more and more grateful that Ernest Flinn had allowed her to stay there with her sister.

Not only had he allowed her, but he had also downright welcomed her. He was pleasant to her, just as friendly with her as he was with Mandy. And if his manner brought the occasional flush to her cheeks, well, that was only because she had so little experience with men. Especially nice men like him –

No, she had to admit it to herself. She had never met anyone quite like Ernest Flinn. He was honest, and kind, and warm, and a wonderful father, and a dutiful son – he was also handsome, and that was probably the main reason why she kept blushing every time their eyes met.

She probably shouldn’t be noticing things like that about the man who was going to marry her sister. Nor should she be preoccupied with when the wedding was to be—and why a date hadn’t been mentioned.

Her romantic soul was louder than her practical brain, and it took some internal shouting to put the thoughts of Ernest’s smile away and concentrate on life on the ranch. To help herself focus, she threw herself into assisting Daphne Flinn with every chore that came up and spending as much time with Lina as possible.

And there were plenty of chores to be done.

As she hung out the laundry with Daphne on one sunny day about a week after their arrival, she couldn’t help shivering. It was bright out, but still frigid.

“Will the clothes dry like this?”

“They’ll freeze over first, likely,” said Daphne, with a chuckle. “But this is how it has to be done. We’ll bring them in and beat them in front of the fire after they drip dry for a bit, and that’ll knock the icicles off.” She glanced over at Crystal with a curious expression in her eyes. “I don’t suppose you’ve ever done it quite like this, have you?”

“Oh, no. We always had clothes strewn all over our little apartment to dry. Especially in the winter – it’s cold in Charleston, too.”

“Well, I’m glad you’re willing to learn some new skills, dear.”

“Of course. I can’t tell you how grateful I am that Ernest allowed me to stay here, and that your little family has been so welcoming.” Even saying his name brought a slight blush to her cheeks. She told herself sternly to stop being so ridiculous and changed the subject. “May I ask about Lina?”

Daphne was quiet for a moment. Then she said, “I guess that the agency didn’t tell your sister much about what she was getting herself into.”

“I don’t think so, no. She knew that Ernest was a father, but there weren’t many details. We were in a hurry to pick up and leave, see, since she had lost her job – so she didn’t want to wait any longer than she had to.”

“I can’t say I blame her for that.

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