Lightning and Lace by DiAnn Mills

Author:DiAnn Mills
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Tags: Bonnie Kahler, wayward son, Kahlerville, redemption, Secrets, grief, preacher, DiAnn Mills, Travis Whitworth, Romance, Lester Hillman, 1898, healing, best-selling author, widow, Texas Legacy series, Texas, Zack Kahler
Publisher: eChristian, Inc.
Published: 2012-10-28T22:00:00+00:00

Chapter 19

Bonnie, Juanita, Thomas, and three ranch hands crawled out of the dark, damp storm cellar. Bonnie hated it there. Usually snakes slithered about, and today had been no exception. One of the ranch hands had killed a copperhead, but she hadn’t been nearly as frightened as in the past. Fear for her children took precedence. When she refused to take shelter just before the twister hit, Thomas had picked her up and carried her inside the storm cellar.

“I’ve got to search for the children and Brother Travis.” She glanced about at the downed trees and surveyed the damage. “And what about our own missing men?”

“I’ll find the children and the men.” Thomas touched her arm. “You stay here ’cause that’s where your family will look for you.”

“I have to do something. I’ll go insane waiting.” She took a deep breath. “I’m sorry I screamed at you. You did the right thing. I thought I was doing wrong by making sure I was safe from the twister while the children and Brother Travis were out there . . . somewhere.”

He smiled sadly, then lifted his hat and combed his fingers through silver hair. “Given the same situation, I’d have gone looking for them, too. Pray now. That’s the best thing you can do for ’em.”

“Brother Travis is a smart man. I’m sure he found shelter.” Her thoughts left her with memories of past twisters and what happened to those caught in their path.

“I’ll hurry.” Thomas’s gaze swept to Juanita.

“I stay with her,” Juanita said. “No worry.”

The other two men saddled up and rode in different directions to search for missing men while Thomas disappeared down the path to the river where Brother Travis and the children had headed to go fishing. Bonnie heard the mention of the barn roof suffering damage, and a side of the bunkhouse lay in splintered wood. Later, when everyone was accounted for, she’d assess the damage. Right now, she needed to see her precious children unhurt. Brother Travis had promised to take care of them. He’d have found shelter. She had to believe it.

Juanita wrapped her arms around Bonnie’s waist. “We must pray everyone all right.”

Bonnie nodded. “Seems like my every breath is a prayer.”

“Sí. Mine, too.” Juanita blinked and turned her head.

“I wonder about other ranches. And what if the twister struck Kahlerville?”

“One thing at a time,” Juanita said. “Our family, our friends first.”

Bonnie forced a smile and gazed into Juanita’s face. “You and Thomas have something very special. Hold on to it, and never let it go.”

“We didn’t think anyone knew.”

“You may have hid it from the ranch hands, but I saw that special sparkle in yours and Thomas’s eyes a long time ago.”

Juanita flushed. “How sweet of you to be thinking of us now.”

Bonnie sucked in a breath to keep from crying. “I have to. I can’t bear to think of anything happening to my children . . . or anyone else, for that matter.”

Bonnie couldn’t utter another word. She’d prayed for Ben, and he filled a cold grave.

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