His Magical Bride (The Brides of Paradise Ranch (Spicy Version) Book 10) by Merry Farmer

Author:Merry Farmer [Farmer, Merry]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2017-03-16T18:30:00+00:00

Chapter 8

After her beautiful moment with Trey in the saloon, Talia’s spirits soared. Even with influenza laying half the town of Haskell low, she floated on a cloud of contentment for a week. Her marriage was off to an unconventional but strong start, Trey had shared a valuable part of his past with her, and the epidemic wasn’t as strong as it could have been.

“There you are, Mrs. Evans. I’m confident this will be the last dose of meadowsweet that you need, considering that your fever has already broken.” Talia smiled as she handed the dainty china cup to her patient.

“Land sakes, I wish you’d start calling me Josephine,” Josephine replied. “Everyone else in town does. We don’t stand on ceremony here in Haskell.”

Talia laughed, reaching for the woman’s free hand and squeezing it. “So I’ve learned. All right, then, Josephine.”

Josephine grinned in victory and sipped her tea. She followed the sip with a cough, but it was a lingering symptom of influenza and not something to be overly concerned about. When she had her breath again, she said, “Trey Knighton sure is lucky he came to his senses and sent for you. We had to twist his arm a bit, but I always knew he’d do the right thing.”

Talia giggled and stood from Josephine’s bedside. “I’m glad he came to his senses too. I think I like the man.”

Josephine gave Talia a sly look. “That smile is more than ‘like’ if you ask me.”

Talia’s only response was to beam wider.

She gathered up her various bottles and tools and returned them to Dr. Abernathy’s bag, then set out onto Prairie Avenue with a spring in her step. The day was overcast and a bit chilly, but in her heart things were as sunny and warm as could be. She loved her new home, she loved the position she was starting to have in the community, and yes, she was fairly certain that she loved Trey too.

“Where have you been?” Mrs. Abernathy snapped when Talia hopped happily through the door to Dr. Abernathy’s clinic.

“I’ve just come from Josephine Evans’s place.” Not even Mrs. Abernathy’s shrewish mood could dampen her spirits. “She’s doing much better.” She crossed into the examination room, unsurprised to find Dr. Abernathy there, sitting at his desk, going over papers with a frown. “You’ll be pleased to know that the Murphys are on the mend as well, and the Plovers are doing just fine.”

“Pleased, eh?” Dr. Abernathy glanced up from his paperwork, his frown darkening. “Pleased?”

Only then did Talia’s good spirits falter. “Yes. The epidemic wasn’t as serious as people thought it would be.” She crossed to the examination table, set the medical bag down, and opened it to start sorting through its contents, putting away what should be in the cabinet and laying instruments out for cleaning.

Dr. Abernathy stood, drawing himself up to his full height. “Floyd Conway was here earlier.”

“Oh?” Talia cast a brief look at him over her shoulder. Dr. Abernathy was standing closer than she would have wanted him to.

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