RNWMP: Bride for Preston (Mail Order Mounties Book 6) by Kay P. Dawson & Mail Order Mounties

Author:Kay P. Dawson & Mail Order Mounties [Dawson, Kay P.]
Language: eng
Format: azw3
Published: 2017-08-23T04:00:00+00:00

Chapter 11

After the morning she'd poured her heart out to him, she'd been afraid how things would be between them. But Preston hadn't ever made her feel ashamed for how she'd opened up or for what she'd revealed. In fact, she was certain it had brought them even closer. Her cheeks burned as she remembered that night when he'd told her he wasn't sleeping on the floor anymore. He'd said he wanted theirs to be a true marriage, and as the memories flooded in, she could feel the familiar tug in her heart that always seemed to happen when she thought about Preston.

Now it was nearing the middle of November and as she looked out the window at the falling snow, she hugged her arms to herself and leaned against the pane. A few weeks ago, she couldn't have imagined her life having led her here. She'd just lost her sister and she was sure her heart could never be whole again. All she'd ever known were the walls inside the mercantile and the streets of Ottawa.

She knew she'd always have a place that still carried the scars from everything that happened. But right now, here with Preston, she felt like she could possibly have the happiness she'd only dreamed about before.

He still kept himself a bit closed off from her, but she hoped with time he might be able to care for her as much as she was starting to feel for him. She'd never been in love before, so she wasn't sure if that's what it was or not. All she knew was that when he was around, her heart felt whole.

As she watched, the man she was thinking about emerged from the darkness of the evening sky, with the white of the snow falling around his shoulders. Her heart skipped a beat and she hurried to the door to open it for him.

He was grinning as he pushed a package behind him to hide from her eyes. "Just let me get through the door. I have something for you."

She tried to peek behind him, but he wouldn't let her see. "What is it?"

"If you'd let me get inside, I'd show you." He laughed as he tried to shrug out of his jacket, closing the door behind him.

When he was finished, he faced her and put his hands out in front of him. He had something wrapped in brown paper and tied together with brown twine. "It's nothing fancy, but I wanted you to have something warm."

She tugged on the string and undid the knot, then pulled the paper back. Her eyebrows came together in confusion as she tried to see what it was.

"I went to see the Indian women from the village a while ago to see if they could make you a warm coat to get through the winter up here. I knew you only had that sweater." He pointed over to the hook by the door where her old, tattered sweater hung. He smiled and continued.

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