My Heart Will Find Yours by Linda LaRoque

Author:Linda LaRoque [LaRoque, Linda]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi, azw3
Tags: western, romance
Publisher: The Wild Rose Press
Published: 2009-07-26T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter Thirteen

Royce propped his elbows on the table and dropped his head into his hands. “Wait ‘til Matthew and Jason get here.” He didn’t want to have to repeat himself. Once would be hard enough.

Doc poured whiskey into a glass and shoved it toward Royce. “Drink it. You look like death.”

Hell, he felt like he was dying. Texanna was telling the truth, and she would be leaving him. He lifted the glass, tossed the liquid down, and pushed the glass toward Doc for a refill. Doc raised an eyebrow but didn’t question him.

The sound of Matthew and Jason’s boots on the stairs echoed through the house. They came through the kitchen door like a gust of fresh air—Matthew so happy and Jason laughing at the grin on his big brother’s face.

Royce stood and clasped his brother in a bear hug. “Congratulations, Papa.”

Matthew’s grin turned sober. “If it hadn’t been for Texanna, we’d be planning a funeral.” He and Jason sat down, and all three men turned to look at Royce.

Doc was the first to speak. “What happened in that room, Royce?”

“Hell, I don’t know. Well, I might know, but it doesn’t make a lick of sense.” He searched Doc’s and his brothers’ eyes. “You remember what Texanna said that first day when she got off the train?”

Jason spoke, “Sure do. She said, ‘My name’s not Pearl. It’s Texanna, and I’m sure as hell not your wife.’”

“That’s right. Later she told me, ‘The only reason I know you is because you were married to my elderly neighbor in 2008.’”

Jason sputtered, “That’s impossible.”

Royce nodded. “That’s what I thought, but I’m beginning to think she’s telling the truth.” He took a deep breath and continued. “She has a history book that was printed in 1962 and swears she’s from the year 2008.”

Jason and Matthew laughed then sobered when they saw the expression on Doc’s face. Doc poured Royce another drink. “Go on. What else has she said?”

Royce’s chest hurt, and he rubbed it trying to soothe the ache. “That my wife Pearl boarded the train in 1876, but when she got off the train in San Antonio, it was 1936.” Royce ran his fingers through his hair. “She rode the train to Waco as often as she could, trying to get back to me and Garrett. In 1940, she gave up and married, but never had any other children.

“The woman upstairs is Texanna Keith—Pearl’s next door neighbor. As a child, Texanna formed an attachment for Pearl and spent many hours in her home learning to paint. It’s uncanny that she also closely resembles Pearl.”

He leaned back in his chair. “Everything she’s told me echoes what was written in the two letters. Supposedly Pearl wrote one in 1940 and the other in 2008.”

No one spoke as they mulled over what he’d said. “Do you believe her?” asked Jason.

“I didn’t at first, but she has a picture of an older woman, and I’d almost swear the blue eyes of the woman are Pearl’s.” He scratched his head.

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