Rocky Mountain Redemption by Lisa J. Flickinger

Author:Lisa J. Flickinger [Flickinger, Lisa J.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Wild Heart Books

Chapter 12

Preach yanked the wagon to a halt in front of a white two-story three blocks over from the church. The house sprawled across a wide lot, and a narrow veranda with decorative posts ran the length of it.

Will let out a low whistle. “They’ve got a nice place here. I’m looking forward to a hot meal.”

“What are you talking about, Will? We can’t complain about how Lou feeds us.” Preach jumped from the wagon to tie the horses to the metal ring in the hitching block at the road’s edge.

“Ya, but Lou don’t look like that.”

The other men’s heads turned toward the house. Josephine, an apron tied to her narrow waist, stood at the front door waving. Will and Alvin removed their hats and shook their raised palms like a couple of frenzied fools.

“You boys ever seen a woman before?” Preach muttered under his breath.

“If I’d known our hostess was as pretty as that,” Snoop said, “I wouldn’t have been as reluctant to leave Miss Franklin at the church.” He slung a leg over the wagon side. “It’s a wonder you didn’t mention it, Preach. I just might get used to this church going.” He followed the remark with a laugh and a slap to Preach’s back.

Preach squeezed the lead rope in his fist. Isabelle’s looks could hold their own against Josephine’s any day, and Snoop was dreaming if he thought Isabelle would give a man like him even five minutes of her time.

“Quite the conversationalist, your Isabelle.”

Snoop wouldn’t get Preach riled up again. There’d been no sign of Isabelle, or Miss Sophie, when Preach had left the church to drive the boys to the Thorebournes’ home. “Sure, Snoop, I believe you had her eating out of the palm of your hand.” Hopefully Snoop caught the sarcasm dripping from Preach’s words. “I never said she was my Isabelle.” Nor would she ever be, but the last thing she needed was a man like Snoop anywhere near her.

“You boys hear that?” Snoop said, “Preach says Miss Isabelle is fair game for the rest of us.”

Preach should have hit Snoop in the barn when he had the chance.

Perley removed his cap to slick back his shoulder-length brown hair. “Maybe the two of you could leave off competing for every woman within fifty miles of the camp. Give the rest of us a chance, would ya?”

“Ya, and you can start with the woman on the front porch,” Will said puffing his chest and dusting his sleeves before strutting down the front walk.

Clearly, bringing the men to Josephine’s home had been a poor idea. If Isabelle were here, at least Preach could have shared the afternoon with her. Now, it would be spent with the usual buffoons, only they’d be even more obnoxious as they competed for Josephine’s attention.

Preach followed the men to the front door, where Josephine welcomed them in and led them to the front parlor before escaping to the kitchen. Lyman and Logan, Josephine’s fifteen-year-old twin brothers, shared a curvy

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