Lucky Cowboy by Heatherly Bell

Author:Heatherly Bell [Bell, Heatherly]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Heatherly Bell

Chapter 13

The morning after the school fundraiser, Lillian rose later than normal, made herself a quick breakfast, and without even bothering to write to Albert, set off for town. There were times when she didn’t need any advice from the old man. Those were the times when a mother and grandmother knew what to do and didn’t want anyone to stop her.

There would be some clean-up downtown today, considering that they’d all been otherwise occupied searching for Pamela Ann and Derek’s boy. Poor child. Lillian would bake some cookies and her homemade fudge for the boy soon, as well as figure out how to get ahold of his no-account father. There simply seemed to be no end to her chores. The list just kept getting longer, not shorter.

Today, she would need to have a talk with this new doctor in town. Judson Grant, Ada’s nephew. He seemed to be under the mistaken impression that Sadie was the woman for him. Ha! Lillian would set him straight. Lincoln had finally noticed Sadie, thank you Jesus. Yesterday, Lillian’s gaze followed Lincoln throughout the day, and his gaze followed Sadie’s every move.

She truly did not understand why men continued to move to their town. Most of them grew up here, but every now and then a young whippersnapper came along like he had good sense. With their shortage of women, it was Lillian’s duty to make sure her grandson got a good one. Not that her Lincoln needed any help in that department, as he did seem to be particularly gifted at attracting women, but she would prefer him to marry one of their women, and not someone he met on the rodeo circuit. And it couldn’t hurt to cut away all distractions from his and Sadie’s path straight to the church altar.

Speaking of Trinity Church, she did of course make her appearance at morning services. Lillian considered it her duty to show up not only for Hank and his children, who couldn’t be bothered, but for all the other heathens who refused to darken the doorway of a church. Bless their hearts.

She didn’t see Sadie this morning, and she was a regular. Lillian otherwise saw all of the usual suspects. Beulah and Lloyd Hayes, Brenda Iglesias, Eve. Wanda and Merle Stephens, Ada, and her nephew. While Ada schmoozed with the Pastor, trying to advance her one-way first-class ticket into heaven, Lillian offered to buy the wonderful Dr. Grant a coffee over at the General Store.

Kill them with kindness, her blessed mother used to say. Or was that her father? Well, either way.

“Of course, Mrs. Carver.” Judson (whom she refused to call “doctor” as he looked twelve) crossed the street with her. “I would love to have coffee.”

“Order whatever you want, young man,” she said once they were inside. “I don’t mind paying five dollars for a cup of coffee. It’s the way of the world these days.”

“Now Mrs. Carver, I can’t have you buy my coffee. This is my treat.”

He made points with Lillian for being a gentleman.

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