Sage: A Sweet Western Historical Romance (Walker Creek Brides Book 5) by Minger Miriam

Author:Minger, Miriam [Minger, Miriam]
Language: eng
Format: azw3, epub
Publisher: Gnarly Wool Publishing
Published: 2020-07-13T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter Six

“Sage, your peeking out the window isn’t going to make Andreas appear any faster.”

Sage spun around with a soft gasp. Molly had entered the drawing room without her even knowing it, she was so intent upon looking outside.

“I told him no earlier than one o’clock, and he’s been good enough to honor Charles’s and my wishes for five days now. There’s still a few minutes to go. I don’t want you to overexcite yourself, remember?”

Sage nodded and moved back to the settee where Molly had left her a short while ago to head to the kitchen. “You’re kind to check on me. You and your husband have both been so kind and I’ll always be grateful.”

“It’s the least we could do and you’re most welcome. Just to see you up and around is reward enough. It may not have been to Andreas’s liking—well, I know it wasn’t, not allowing visitors for almost a week, but all that rest has worked wonders.” Molly smiled warmly. “That color suits you. Brings out the color of your eyes.”

Sage glanced down at her dress, not her brown one that had been ruined by bloodstains, but a pretty yellow calico that looked like springtime in the midst of winter.

It seemed Molly had guessed her measurements and sent them to Mrs. McMaster, who was working on several new dresses for her. Truly, the kindness shown to her since she’d been hurt had been more than Sage would ever have imagined, considering she had felt like such a pariah before.

She longed to see Samuel and Mary again, too, but right now her thoughts were focused upon Andreas…only Andreas. She glanced from the mantel clock that read nearly one and then to the window, which made Molly laugh softly.

“I’m going to finish preparing the tea tray so you and Andreas can have a proper visit. That’s how it should be done when a gentleman comes calling. No running to the window, agreed?”

Sage gave a small nod, blushing to her roots as Molly laughed again and left the room. She tried to sit as still as a stone, but she couldn’t seem to quiet her hands as she smoothed her skirt, her excitement—yes, and some nervousness to see Andreas again—nearly overwhelming her.

He had kissed her the last time she saw him. Kissed her! An extraordinary thing considering she had never been kissed before, though Sage felt a sudden disgust sweep over her at the thought of that man nuzzling her neck just before he passed out on top of her. Thank God he had passed out!

Sickened by the memory of the smell of him, strong masculine cologne melded with sweat and whiskey, Sage could sit still no longer and rose to pace the room.

The right side of her head had begun to ache a little. She no longer needed a bandage, the wound healing nicely, another blessing among so many blessings! She prayed then and there that one day soon she would forget that night with all of its sounds and smells and horrors like it had never happened—

“Sage.

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