His Suitable Amish Wife--A Fresh-Start Family Romance by Rebecca Kertz

Author:Rebecca Kertz
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Harlequin
Published: 2019-03-07T17:07:41+00:00

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For the next few days, Ellie went to Reuben’s after her morning chores. It was more or less an amicable arrangement. The tension of those early days between them had dissipated. She and Reuben were friendly to each other, and the time flew by quickly until she realized with amazement that it was already Friday afternoon. As Ellie had thought, Charlie was happy to spend time with Nate before school started again and she would be back teaching in the classroom. Her sister came home each night with a goofy smile of love and affection for her man still on her face.

Reuben greeted her warmly at the end of each workday, and she felt something blossom inside. She wasn’t sure what she was feeling, but it felt good. Tomorrow was Saturday, but he still wanted her to come. She would go after she did what she could to help her parents. And she’d make sure Charlie was available to help while she was absent.

The next morning, she rose early and went to take care of the animals, as usual. As she fed the goats, she was happy to see her sister enter the barn. “Charlie, did you sleep well?”

Charlie smiled. “Like a baby.”

“Not a crying newborn, I hope,” she teased.

Her sister laughed. “Nay.”

“Charlie,” Ellie said, her tone serious, “will you be home today?”

“Ja, why?”

“Reuben wants me to watch Ethan, but I want to make sure Mam and Dat have the help they need.”

Charlie frowned, as if puzzled. “I’ll be here. Nate may stop over later. He can help Dat if he needs anything.”

Ellie felt the tension leave her frame. “Danki.”

“You love that little boy, don’t you?”

She nodded. “He’s a sweet baby.”

“And the father isn’t ugly either,” her sister teased.

“Reuben has nothing to do with this,” she insisted.

Charlie narrowed her eyes but said nothing. She turned back to grooming one of the horses as Ellie went outside with a bucket of chicken feed.

When she was done with the animals, Ellie went to the house to collect her bag and the chocolate cake she’d baked for Reuben. As she took it off the washer in the back room, she wondered why she’d baked for him again. Her sister’s words came back to jolt her. And the father isn’t ugly either.

It was true. Reuben was an extremely handsome man and she was attracted to him. But she knew better than to think that anything could happen between them. Especially given his decision to marry not for love but for Ethan.

“I’m leaving, Mam,” she called as she came out of the room. Her mother turned from the kitchen sink, where she’d been washing the breakfast dishes. “I should have helped you with those,” she said apologetically.

“I can handle the dishes, Ellie,” her mother replied with a smile.

Ellie noted that her mam looked well today. The dark circles that she’d seen under her mother’s eyes were gone, as if a good night’s sleep had erased them. “I feel like I haven’t been around much to help out,” she said softly.

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