Lucky in Love (Cowboys & Angels Book 2) by Jo Noelle & Cowboys & Angels

Author:Jo Noelle & Cowboys & Angels [Noelle, Jo]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Little Box Press, LLC
Published: 2017-10-24T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter 12

Julianne Parker

Julianne chose a broad-brimmed hat for that day’s outing since they’d be standing in the sun. The bright blue confection was adorned with velvet ribbons sewn to look like roses. Julianne knew it was a special day for Millie and dressed accordingly.

Truth be told, she was more than a little thrilled for a chance to meet Hugh. She reminded herself that even if she saw him, there would be no repeat of the hand holding or kissing she so much adored from their last meeting. She had spent some time considering the matter and couldn’t figure out how to repeat the event.

However, just having a slim chance made her stomach sparkle like sarsaparilla. The reaction was delicious and confusing. Had he even thought of it again? She certainly had—every minute she was alone.

When she pushed back the curtain around her bed and climbed down the ladder to the kitchen, Millie handed her a large basket covered with a towel. She had been baking cookies for two days, and the rewards of that labor were heavy on both women’s arms.

Callum was driving them into Creede. He already had the buckboard nearly full with boxes of quilts and tea towels to send to a merchant in Denver, and a new lectern crated up to send to a church in Kansas.

“You know I’ll worry for you” Callum spoke up s they rode through town, great concern evident in his voice. “Stay together in a place where you can be seen.” He paused. “Another woman was taken last night. Someone saw it and followed the man. There was a tussle and the woman escaped, but so did her abductor. This town isn’t safe.”

“We will, Callum,” Millie said at the same moment as Julianne promised, “We’ll be extra careful.”

Then Millie added, “There’s nothing to worry about. We’re giving out cookies and inviting people to church.”

Near the mercantile, Callum handed the ladies out of the buckboard. “I’ll have to wait for the freight company to process the charges for all this, and then get these boxes and crates settled in cargo cars before I pick you up again here in an hour or so.”

“We’ll be here.” Millie reached in the back of the wagon and pulled out the large basket before hanging the handle over her arm. Then she reached back in for a sign on a tall slender pole that said, “God is good.” That she handed to Julianne.

“Take your time,” Millie called out as Reverend Bing drove off. Julianne noted a mischievous sparkle in Millie’s eye that Julianne asked about.

“Beatrice gave me this idea in a way. She’s the telegraph operator’s wife. I’ll take you to meet her when we’re done. Anyway, she was giving out baked goods before she started selling them. We’re going to give out cookies but in exchange for souls.”

Julianne waited to see what her friend would ask of her. Millie pulled Julianne across the street to stand at the hitching post in front of the Nugget Saloon. She leaned the basket on the cross-pole of the hitching post and plucked the tea towel from the top.

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