Mail Order Miranda by Jenna Brandt

Author:Jenna Brandt [Brandt, Jenna]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Jenna Brandt Books
Published: 2020-07-24T05:00:00+00:00

9

The townsfolk had been talking about the Founder’s Day Celebration for weeks, and the day for the big event was finally here. Miranda was giddy with excitement, ready to have some fun with her friends and family. It would be a welcome change after spending several weeks on the ranch without reprieve, other than for church services or auxiliary meetings.

The town square, which was situated between the church and general store, was ready to entertain the entire population of Rockwood Springs. On one side of the square, there was a shooting gallery and a puppet theater, as well as an area for ring toss and horseshoe games. On the other end, there was a long table set up for the pie-eating contest, along with a dozen round tables and chairs with red and white checkered tablecloths set up for eating. There were also two more tables filled with food provided by the women from around town and the nearby ranches.

Miranda made her way over and placed her chicken and rice dish on one of the tables. It was the best meal she made, and she hoped it would be a hit at the potluck.

“You make chicken rice, Mama? Yippee, my favorite,” Ezra called out with glee.

Miranda rocked back on her heels, shocked that for the first time, one of the boys had called her by the endearing name. Eleanor had started to call her it already, but she hadn’t expected it to happen with the twins so soon.

Miranda bent down and touched his cheek with her hand. “Don’t tell anyone, but I made it because you like it so much.”

“He’s not the only one,” Cade said, coming up beside them with Isaiah following right behind. “The boys are now signed-up for all the kids’ races. I can’t believe they insisted on competing in all of them.”

“We win,” Isaiah shouted with determination. “You watch us, Mama?”

Her heart melted hearing the name again. Each time, it sounded better and better to her ears. “Of course, I’ll be there,” she promised with a smile. “I have to be there to cheer on my best boys.”

“I hope they’re not the only ones. On the way back, Isaiah insisted I sign-up for the pie-eating contest.”

“Now that I have to see,” Miranda teased with a wink. “I can only imagine how you’re going to look with your face covered in cherry pie.”

“I can’t wait to see that myself,” Levi jested as he and Abigail joined them. “I’m just lucky my own daughter didn’t try to talk me into it.”

“It hasn’t started yet, Father,” Tabitha joked with a playfully wicked grin. “Don’t be surprised if your name ends up on the list before the competition starts.”

“You wouldn’t,” Levi said with a frown. “It wouldn’t be right for a deputy to be seen doing something like that.”

“I don’t see the problem,” Jake said, coming up to the group with Rebecca by his side. “And as your boss, I can give you my complete support to participate. It’ll be good community relations for one of our deputies to represent the department in the contest.

Download

Copyright Disclaimer:
This site does not store any files on its server. We only index and link to content provided by other sites. Please contact the content providers to delete copyright contents if any and email us, we'll remove relevant links or contents immediately.