Montana Sky: Gifts 0f Love (Kindle Worlds Novella) (The Jones's of Morgan's Crossing Book 4) 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: 2017-07-16T04:00:00+00:00

Seven

Over the next couple of weeks Luella had perfected her routine. Trent was the first to awaken – at sunup, how convenient – and got her out of bed. Bella’s wails of hunger followed, soon after Luella had started breakfast. By the time she was done cooking, Lillie and Zadie would have fed the babies and put them down again. Then they’d join her in the kitchen, help her finish as needed and put the food on the table. The family would have breakfast together and talk about plans for the day. Caleb and Viola often had breakfast in their own home, but with Viola due any time now, Luella planned on setting a few extra plates in the near future.

Too bad she wasn’t setting one for Jonas – he still insisted on having breakfast and lunch in the barn or while he worked, though he had frequented the supper table more often. A good thing, too, as she didn’t always see him during the day. Sometimes he’d be out mending fences with Caleb or doing any number of other jobs that called him away from the center of the ranch.

On this particular evening, he not only showed up for supper, but sat on the front porch steps with her afterward. “Mrs. White ought to be having her baby soon,” he commented as he stared up at the evening sky. It was twilight, with the first stars just beginning to show.

“Yes, I suspect so.” Luella did her best not to fidget. What she really wanted to do was reach over and touch him, as if doing so would prove to her he was real. His hair had grown out a bit since he’d cut it, and more often than not his jaw was covered with stubble – he obviously didn’t shave every day. But his current grooming habits were a vast improvement over what they were.

He still didn’t talk a lot, and kept to himself, almost as if he was hiding something. No, that’s not right, she thought. More like keeping something at bay.

“I hear you and your brother went to Morgan’s Crossing the other day,” he commented, turning to her.

My goodness, those eyes of his! “Yes, we did,” she said, her voice cracking. She cleared her throat. “I have to say, it reminds me some of Clear Creek. Only it’s centered around the mine instead of the ranches.”

“Your brother’s told me about your hometown – it sounds like an interesting place. I’d like to see it someday.”

Her eyes lit up. “You would? I’d love to show it to you. You’d like it there.”

He smiled at her sudden excitement, yet there was a sadness in his eyes that she couldn’t understand. Over the last week or so, she’d caught that same look. What would cause such a thing?

Well, there was only one way to find out. “What’s your hometown like?”

His eyes flashed with something as he continued to look at her. “Nothing like yours. I grew up in Dodge City, Kansas.

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