Mail Order Mama (Brides of Beckham Book 2) by Kirsten Osbourne

Author:Kirsten Osbourne [Osbourne, Kirsten]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Unlimited Dreams Publishing
Published: 2013-07-26T04:00:00+00:00

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Benjamin closed the shop a few minutes early, and headed across the street to the cemetery. He’d told Anna that Emily was coming, but he wanted her to know how good Emily was with their girls. He knelt on the edge of her grave and started pulling the weeds as usual.

“I got married yesterday. She’s nothing like you. I guess in my head, I was sending off for a wife exactly like my first one.” He set the weeds he’d picked off to the side. “The girls love her. She’s very kind and gentle, and so far she seems to be a good cook. She’s a tiny little thing, though. I feel like I’m going to break her if I touch her, and then I feel like I’m betraying you.”

He sighed heavily. “I still miss you every day. I’m not sure how I feel about her, but I know she’s making our lives easier. I’m sorry I had to marry her, but our girls, they needed a new mama. Abbie is finally smiling again. The first time she smiled after your death is when I agreed to send off for a bride. Now that Emily’s here, she’s smiling all the time. Emily’s more like Abbie than you and Georgie. She’s quiet. I have to work to talk to her, which I never had to do with you. I know it’s strange, but I can’t help but compare the two of you. I miss you, Anna.” He stood up, still looking down at the gravestone. “I’ll be late for supper if I don’t go. I’ll come see you again soon.”

He turned and walked back toward the house. He hoped Emily had fried up the chicken, but whatever she’d done, he was certain it would be tasty. She didn’t cook Norwegian, but so far, he’d liked everything she’d made.

He went into the house and washed his hands, inhaling the scent of the food she’d cooked. “That smells wonderful.”

Emily smiled at him. “It’s all ready. We were just waiting on you.” She was nervous about serving her new family their first real dinner with her. Sure, she’d made him breakfast, but any idiot could make eggs and bacon. Beans were easy as well. Hopefully they’d enjoy the chicken and dumplings.

He looked around. She had made bread and it looked like there was a cake on the work table. His stomach growled, as he took his seat at the table. She served him a bowl of pieces of chicken and something else. There were sliced up carrots as well. He wasn’t sure what it was. He looked at it for a moment, and then bowed his head to pray for his family.

“So what’s this?” he asked, poking at it with his spoon.

“Chicken and dumplings. I can’t believe you’ve never had it.” Emily looked nervous that no one had ever eaten the food she’d fixed. It was a common meal in the East.

“So those white things are dumplings?” he asked.

“The girls said they’d had dumplings before.

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