Montana Sky: An Unlikely Marriage (Kindle Worlds Novella) (Entertainers of The West Book 2) by Linda Carroll-Bradd

Author:Linda Carroll-Bradd [Carroll-Bradd, Linda]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Historical Romance, Women's Fiction, Victorian, Forever Love, Bachelor, Single Woman, Love Possibility, Frontier & Pioneer, Cowboy & Western Romance, Hearts Desire, American West, Clean & Wholesome, Christian Stories, Faith Based, Inspirational Reads, Love Inspired, Life-Changes, Second Chances, Honesty & Trust, Home & Family, Lifetime Love, Romantic Schemes, Beautiful & Feisty, Love-Family & Forever, Kindle Worlds Novellas, Novella Length Story, Short Story, Protection & Safety, Action & Adventure, 19th Century, Montana Sky Series, Morgan's Crossing Montana Territory, Sweetwater Springs, Entertainers of The West Series
Publisher: Kindle Worlds
Published: 2016-07-25T04:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER FIVE

The next morning, Nola could barely drag herself from the cozy dream world of gas footlights, heavy curtains with silken tassel ropes, and roses tossed on stage following her performance. Each song moved the audience to louder and more sustained applause. Sunlight stabbed her eyes, and she groaned and turned to the side, almost upsetting the swinging hammock. Gripping a hand on the counter, she levered herself over the canvas edge and stretched her feet to the floor.

A plate and mug in the sink were evidence Torin had fixed himself something to eat at an earlier hour. Squinting, she gazed at the miniature watch face whose band hung from the curtain rod. Half past seven. She heaved out a sigh. Nine o’clock was her favorite rising time. Tendrils of loose hair tickled her cheek, and she shoved them back. Might as well make the most of an empty wagon and take care of her personal needs.

An hour later when she heard Torin whistling outside, she’d finished her laundry and had hung several items of her intimate apparel from the roof of the driver’s box. Although the clothes hung outside, that side of the wagon faced the open prairie and not the town or the road. For today, she’d washed and was dressed in a simple green flowered calico dress with flannel petticoat.

A yeasty smell permeated the interior of the wagon. The pull-out table was covered in flour as she kneaded a batch of bread. Knowing Torin wanted to push hard toward his destination once the wagon was fixed, she figured this might be her last baking opportunity. The task had been one of her favorites at the orphanage, and now she threw the ingredients together solely from memory. Her thoughts drifted as she folded over the bulky mass, sprinkled a four-finger pinch of flour over the top, and then pushed away the mass. She gave the blob a quarter turn and repeated her folding and pushing actions. Then she repeated the sequence until the dough was smooth and pliable.

Next, she carried it to the counter where an oiled bowl waited, placed it inside, and then flipped it so the shiny side showed. A clean towel spread over the rim, and she set the bowl in the middle of the stove top, hoping the embers from having heated water earlier would hasten the rising process.

The vegetable drawer tipped downward to reveal four potatoes and six carrots. Nola pulled open the cold storage cupboard that had holes allowing in the outside air and selected the last paper-wrapped bundle. Looked like stew was on the supper menu. Halfway finished with peeling and chopping the vegetables, she felt the wagon tip.

Torin opened the door. “Morning.” He inhaled a deep breath. “Smells good in here.”

Fresh air whooshed inside, dancing a chill over her neck. Smiling, she looked his way. “Bread and beef stew are in the works.”

“How long with they take? I’ll need your help around eleven to relocate the mustangs to behind the livery corral where we had them two days ago.

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