Montana Sky: The Purchased Bride (Kindle Worlds Novella) (The Jones's of Morgan's Crossing Book 2) by Kit Morgan

Author:Kit Morgan [Morgan, Kit]
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, The Jones's of Morgan's Crossing
Publisher: Kindle Worlds
Published: 2016-07-25T04:00:00+00:00

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Lillie sat up in bed, her heart in her throat. This was it.

“Go slowly now, don’t rush it,” Zadie warned as she took her hand to steady her. Lillie grasped Zadie’s arm for support and eased herself to the edge of the bed. It had been several days since the doctor had visited, and she was finally going to try getting out of bed and walking around a bit.

“You’re doing fine,” Zadie said with a happy smile. “Does it hurt?”

“No, not really. Not like before.” Lillie slowly stood. She wobbled a bit, but that was more from being in bed so long than anything else. Once she got her balance, she took a step forward with her left foot.

“There, that’s not bad,” Zadie commented.

Lillie slowly made her way across the room with Zadie’s help, then back to the bed. “It feels good to be up.”

“I bet it does. You should be walking all over the place in a few days.”

“I’d like to keep walking now.” She turned from Zadie to the window and started for it. Once there, she looked at her again. “Thank you for all you’ve done for me. I don’t know how I can ever repay you.”

“You don’t have to. Unless you’d like to help me around the house once you’re feeling better.”

Lillie nodded then looked out the window. She saw Jess riding a horse in a corral and her heart skipped a beat. She quickly turned back to Zadie. “I … I can cook.”

“That’s fine, Lillie. You can help me with some meals in a day or two. Right now I think you need to get your strength back. If you’re up to it, you can join us downstairs for supper.”

Lillie smiled. “We’ll see.”

“Do you want to try to walk by yourself?”

“Yes.”

Zadie nodded. “Try to go to the door and back if you can.”

Lillie looked at the door, took a few steps and faltered, but immediately regained her balance. She was nervous. Getting better meant she’d have to interact more, and that could give her away. What would they think when she couldn’t answer a question or when she couldn’t understand what they were saying? She tried not to think about it as she turned and walked back to the bed.

“Wonderful – look at you!” Zadie exclaimed with a clap of her hands.

The movement caught Lillie’s attention. She stopped, the familiar panic rising.

“What’s the matter?” Zadie asked. “Is something wrong?”

“No, no. Just … resting.”

“Oh, good. You had me worried.”

Lillie smiled as she returned to the bed. “I think I’d better rest now.”

“I’m happy you’re feeling better. I’ll set another place for supper.”

Lillie swallowed hard. “Maybe … we should wait until tomorrow.”

“Nonsense. It will do you good to come downstairs and join the rest of us. Besides, maybe then Jess won’t keep hovering in the hallway.”

“What?” Lillie asked in confusion.

Zadie laughed. “Lately, every time Jess has come upstairs to pay you a visit, you’ve been asleep. He doesn’t know what to do with himself and paces back and forth.

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