Mail Order Clara by Ginny Sterling
Author:Ginny Sterling [Sterling, Ginny]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2020-04-09T16:00:00+00:00
Chapter 7
Stunned, Clara stared up at James in complete shock. They were standing so close to each other that she felt like she couldn’t breathe in that moment and utterly positive he could hear her heartbeat from where he stood. He stood there, unmoving, his eyes holding hers as he waited for an answer.
“Would it be so bad?” he whispered softly.
His hand reached up to push a curl from her face. The intimacy of that single gesture made her melt, and she was certain that her legs would not hold her up much longer. This is why people have chaperones, she thought wildly as a little giggle of nervousness escaped her.
His smile widened.
Clara realized that he took her laugh as one of acceptance or acknowledgement, instead of the raging hysteria she felt inside. The idea of him courting her, pursuing her in a romantic fashion, made her blood sing and her heart soar with hesitant delight.
“Will you sit with me under the stars?”
“Really?”
“I’d like to keep talking with you, getting to know you.”
“I need to put Jack down to bed.”
“Your brother can come with us, so you don’t worry about him, and if he falls asleep I can carry him inside for you.”
“You don’t mind having Jack here? That I didn’t tell you about him?”
“I was a little taken aback at first that my bride was carrying a child with her when you arrived, but the fact that it’s your baby brother says a lot about who you are inside. You are loyal to your family and kind to the boy. It shows that you are willing to do what is needed to get by. Truthfully, I know little about children, but I feel that I should probably get to know my brother-in-law, even if he’s only two.”
“Almost two,” she corrected absently.
“Almost two,” James repeated softly with a kind smile. “So how does a little stargazing sound for my first attempt at courting my new bride?”
“It sounds wonderful.”
“I’ll get a blanket from the barn, if you want to get Jack, and I’ll meet you out by the mesquite over yonder.”
Clara happily nodded, not bothering to ask what a ‘mesquite’ was. She’d find him when she went outside somehow and had no intention of being left alone for too long in case he changed his mind again.
She felt like she’d been gifted a chance at happiness after so much tragedy in her small world. Possibly getting along with her new husband, and the fact that they might develop a fondness between them over time, was more than she could have ever wished for.
“Jack? Let’s go see the moon and stars, sweetie,” Clara urged, changing him into a dressing gown for bed. If she was lucky, her brother would fall asleep outside and they could just carry him to bed later.
“I don’t wanna go night-night!” Jack yelped, flopping bodily down onto the plank flooring just under her boots. Clara winced, expecting him to shriek in pain at hitting his head, but instead he began rolling and repeating ‘no, night-night!’, repeatedly.
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