Just a Carpenter: A Sweet Western Historical Romance (Enduring Love in Texas Book 1) by Emma Harper

Author:Emma Harper [Harper, Emma]
Language: eng
Format: azw3
Published: 2017-05-02T04:00:00+00:00

“No. Thank you, brother. I’ll give you an answer tomorrow.”

He didn’t have time to reply because right at that moment, the door opened and Penny walked in. She immediately set about criticising Lucy but stopped the second she saw Andrew watching her.

“Andrew. I wasn’t expecting you back so soon. Darling what a wonderful surprise.” She opened her arms and rushed over to him.

They hugged and then Penny stepped back and scowled at him. “So, did you do as I asked? Did you find that wretched child a taker?”

Andrew glanced at Lucy through the corner of his eye and winked before turning to look his wife in the eye and shaking his head.

“Then you can sleep on your own tonight.” She turned round, stormed into her room and slammed the door.

“Thank You,” Lucy said, before going about her business.

She didn’t get much sleep at all that night. She lay awake for hours, weighing things up. Just as she told Andrew earlier, she wanted to go more than anything. She wanted to experience life in California and live among the handsome cowboys and beautiful women. She knew too that there were lots of saloons there and the men liked to drink and gamble. She’d heard many tales of men gambling away their future and their children’s inheritance. She didn’t want that for her children. Not one bit.

On the other hand, she didn’t want to be hasty. Her brother had said he was a fine fellow, and she had no reason to doubt his word. If she didn’t go, she could be surrendering her one chance of true happiness. Was living with a drunk worse than the poorhouse? Finally, once the night started to turn grey, she came to a decision and fell asleep.

She was the first to awaken just like any other day. She always liked to get up early and go outside for a morning stroll while the sun was low, and the air was quiet. When she went back, if she was still alone, she liked to make herself a cup of tea while wondering what the day would bring. She loved that time of day. No matter how trying the day before had been, you always started with a fresh slate. And at that point in the morning, it was freshest of all.

The pain in her leg was much better now but still, hurt a little. She took a final deep breath of the fresh morning air, went back into the house and was about to step across to the stove when she saw Andrew. “Andrew I err . . .”

“Sorry, I didn’t mean to startle you. I was up early and wondered if you’d like to go for a stroll.”

She smiled and decided not to mention she’d just come in. “That sounds delightful.”

They walked shoulder to shoulder along the garden path and into the vast plain that stretched all the way back to the horizon, where the sun was still in its infancy. There were trees dotted around,

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