Mail Order Man by Heather Gray

Author:Heather Gray [Gray, Heather]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Astraea Press LLC
Published: 2013-04-04T04:00:00+00:00

Sarah was relieved when Samuel put the buggy into motion again. The look in his eyes had been… intense. Every bone in her body had begun to soften and melt. His gaze, hot against her skin, would have sent her up in smoke had it lasted much longer, she was sure. She didn’t know how to explain the sensations coursing through her, but she knew one thing for sure – Reverend Green had never mentioned feeling like THAT when he’d preached on propriety!

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The remainder of the week moved by in quick order. Sally, the maker of the triple layer chocolate cake, was staying with the Peterson family. Word in town was that the young man who won her cake at the auction had been by to visit every evening. Sarah estimated he was about twenty years younger than Sally. Men often married women significantly younger than them, of course, so it shouldn’t matter. It seemed odd, though, for a young man to take an interest in a woman that much older than he. More than a few eyebrows in town had been raised as the gossip was passed from one person to the next.

As she stood in the stage office Thursday morning looking at the flood of mail that had been sorted by age and education, Sarah began to question the amount of work she’d put into it. Not one woman from Larkspur had been by to look at the letters, and it was clear from the smile she’d seen on Sally’s face the day before that age did not have as much impact on successful matches as Sarah had first thought.

As Sarah was mulling over the idea of mismatched ages in relationships, she heard the door behind her open. Knowing the Martinez boys had stayed home to help their dad today, Sarah shifted around to greet her customer. Alice Jones, the older woman whose cobbler Samuel had bid on, stood there.

“Mrs. Jones, it’s so nice to see you today. What can I do for you?”

Mrs. Jones glanced over to where Samuel sat, engrossed in a newspaper, and then back at Sarah. She approached the counter and asked softly, “Might I have a word with you in private?”

Before Sarah could even think of a reason to ask Samuel to leave, the man stood up and yawned. “I’m going to fall asleep if I sit here any longer. Think I’ll go take a walk about outside and stretch my legs. The fresh air will do me good.” He was out the door as fast as if Mrs. Jones and Sarah had begun discussing what it was like to birth a baby.

Sarah chuckled and said to Mrs. Jones, “Well, I guess that takes care of that. What can I do for you today, ma’am?”

Mrs. Jones gave Sarah a steady look square in the eyes and asked, “Can I count on you to keep this conversation confidential?”

“Yes, ma’am, absolutely.” Sarah thought for a second and then added, “Unless you are telling me you are about to do something illegal.

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