Prairie Bride: (A Western Historical Romance) (Dodge City Brides Book 1) by MacLean Julianne

Author:MacLean, Julianne [MacLean, Julianne]
Language: eng
Format: azw3, epub
Publisher: Julianne MacLean Publishing Inc.
Published: 2016-05-11T16:00:00+00:00

Sarah leaned over the butter churn and forcefully—too forcefully perhaps—pumped the smooth wooden handle in and out. Her back was going to pay for this tomorrow, but she couldn’t help it. She needed to work off some tension somehow.

Her arms soon felt like they were going to fall off. Straightening to rest for a second or two, she glanced down at Shadow, stretched out on the floor at her feet. She remembered the hectic days in her old life back in the restaurant in Boston, when the other server would quit or walk out. Most of them had after a short while—leaving Sarah to tend all the tables by herself.

At least here, Garrison couldn’t wander in any time he pleased, sit at her kitchen table, and expect her to wait on him.

She tightened her clammy grip on the churn handle and pumped it again. If she could handle Garrison and get herself out of that mess, she could confront a husband about a necklace.

Shadow raised his head and perked his ears, drawing Sarah’s attention away from that prospect. Hearing a wagon, she glanced out the dust-covered window and saw Howard, Martha, and their children. Though she was happy to see them, a part of her wished they had chosen a different day.

Shadow barked and darted out the door. Sarah pushed fallen tendrils of hair away from her forehead and wiped the perspiration from her nose and cheeks. She would try to forget her problems for now.

She gathered her skirts and walked up the steps and outside into the sunny afternoon. “Martha. Howard. How wonderful to see you.”

Howard helped his wife down from the wagon seat, and as soon as her feet touched ground, she strode to Sarah and clasped both her hands. “I’ve been after Howard to let me come calling. It’s dreadful what happened to our farms, but we will survive. You’ll see.”

Sarah nodded politely, hoping it was true.

“Shadow!” Mollie shouted.

Tail wagging, the dog paced back and forth in front of the wagon. Howard lifted Mollie out while Frank hopped down on his own. Sarah smiled as she watched them stroke Shadow’s golden fur and nearly crush him with hugs.

“Please, come in. I’ll put on a pot of coffee. And I hope you’ll all stay for supper.”

Martha smiled and followed, but Howard stayed behind. “That sounds mighty neighborly,” he replied. “If you ladies will excuse me, though, I think I’ll head out to the field to see how Briggy’s doing.” He climbed back into the wagon and drove away. The children took off with Shadow, laughing and chasing him around the yard in circles.

“They’ll tire out soon enough,” Martha mentioned, her arm looped through Sarah’s. “But until then, let’s enjoy the silence indoors.”

They went into the dark little house. “Oh, my,” Martha commented. “You’ve made quite a difference here. I knew you would, but I see you’ve given up on your window.”

Sarah looked sheepishly toward the dirty panes. With all her work, she’d forgotten to wipe them these last few days.

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