Mail Order Mommy by Kirsten Osbourne

Author:Kirsten Osbourne [Osbourne, Kirsten]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Unlimited Dreams Publishing
Published: 2019-07-03T05:00:00+00:00

Six

When Kane arrived home after work, he found his home empty and nothing cooking on the stove. He was still frustrated from the way his wife had acted that day, and he wanted her to be there so he could yell at her. He found a note from Berniece on the table and read it quickly, throwing it down.

He heated up some of the soup she’d made—which was very hearty and exactly what he needed for a good meal—while he thought about what he wanted to do about the situation. As he ate three bowls of the delicious soup he’d criticized just a few hours before, he became angrier and angrier. How dare Berniece take his daughter and run off to town with her? Charlie and Abel had no right to keep the two of them from him. They were his family.

As soon as he’d finished his third bowl of the soup, he put the pot back in the ice box with the same towel she’d draped over it. He thought about leaving the dishes, but with all the work she’d gotten done in the house already, he felt like that would be a slap in the face. Instead, he washed out his bowl, his spoon, and the glass he’d had milk from and wiped them dry. And then he headed into town. He had something to say to his brother and sister-in-law.

He drove into town in the wagon, fully expecting to collect his wife and child while he was there and bring them back to the ranch where they belonged. When he walked into his brother’s house, he could hear laughter coming from the parlor. Female laughter. Apparently Berniece wasn’t as upset as she’d made it seem earlier.

When he stepped into the parlor, he glared. “Get Ruth and your things. I’m taking you home.”

Berniece simply stared at him. “As soon as I feel welcome and as if it is my home, I’ll consider it.” She felt brave with Charlie beside her and Abel sitting in a chair in the same room. Ruth was already asleep for the night.

“Abel, tell her she’s leaving with me,” Kane said, disbelieving his own eyes and ears. His wife was refusing to go home with him in front of other people. He had no idea what her problem was, but he wasn’t pleased. At all.

Abel slowly shook his head. “From what she and Charlie have told me, you don’t deserve to have someone as nice as her as your wife. You need to remember how to speak to a woman with respect.”

“Are you kidding me?” Kane was shaking with anger. His own brother was taking his wife’s side against him? That wasn’t right!

Charlie got to her feet and walked to him. “I’d like to speak with you alone for a moment, Kane. I hope you can spare me a few minutes.” Her voice was soft and sweet, as it usually was, but he saw a hardness in her eyes that had him backing up a step.

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