Rachel_Bride of New Hampshire by Diane Darcy

Author:Diane Darcy [Darcy, Diane]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Historical, Romance, Fiction, Forever Love, Victorian Era, western, Ninth In Series, saga, Fifty-Books, Forty-Five Authors, Newspaper Ad, short story, American Mail-Order Bride, Bachelor, Single Woman, New Hampshire, marriage of convenience, Christian, Religious, Faith, inspirational, Factory Burned, Homely, Bad Beginning, Reluctant, Deceived, Pioneer
Goodreads: 27826537
Publisher: Virtual Bookseller, LLC
Published: 2015-11-27T05:00:00+00:00

Chapter Ten

Rachel was fuming mad. She went back inside the chapel where all of the benches had been pushed aside and found Thomas studying the pies.

She tried to act natural, hoping he hadn’t overheard those young women and their venomous words. Thomas seemed tough, but that kind of gossip would be hard for anyone to take. When he appeared relaxed and normal, she relaxed. “Are you a pumpkin pie kind of man? Or do you prefer apple, or perhaps lemon?”

As he was about to answer, they were interrupted. “Excuse me, Miss West.”

Rachel turned to see Mr. Edward Klein, her future employer, smiling down at her.

“I just thought I’d come over to say hello.”

“Mr. Klein.” She smiled, feeling warmly toward the gentleman. She’d searched for so many jobs in Massachusetts and then he’d so easily given her one. “Thank you. That was very thoughtful.” Besides, speaking to the man for a moment would give her a chance to calm down after being waylaid by those girls.

Thomas scowled. “Edward. What can we do for you?”

“I just thought I’d stop by and talk to the prettiest lady here.”

Rachel grinned. “Mr. Klein. I wouldn’t have taken you for such a flatterer.”

“It’s not flattery when it’s true.”

Rachel groaned, but she was smiling too. It seemed the man truly was interested in her. She’d thought so the other day, but he hadn’t been this blatant. “As if I haven’t heard that line a hundred times before.”

Edward laughed. “And here I thought I was being suave and debonair.”

“You are neither,” Thomas informed him. “And you are also one gentleman too many. So get lost.”

Rachel’s mouth dropped open.

The other man laughed, tipped his hat, and bowed slightly. “Miss West.”

“Mr. Klein.”

She couldn’t believe Thomas had been so rude to Edward. She looked up into his hard features, and had a sudden realization.

He was jealous.

And, embarrassingly, she actually liked that fact. Which was ridiculous. She wasn’t planning to marry the man anymore. What right did she have to be pleased?

Did she actually have feelings for Thomas? She wasn’t sure. Maybe it was just that he’d rejected her, so it was nice to have him witness that another man might actually want her, even if Thomas didn’t.

Or maybe she did like him.

She wondered what, if anything, she was going to do about all this.

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