Second Chance Love by Shannon Farrington

Author:Shannon Farrington
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Harlequin
Published: 2015-06-11T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter Ten

The morning of April 6—the day of the vote—dawned crisp and clear. Elizabeth would have liked to have said she was fully focused on the monumental day, but she wasn’t. The business with her engagement ring was still gnawing at her. She knew it shouldn’t. No matter what the circumstances, the ring had been a token of Jeremiah’s love and devotion.

As for David’s part in it all, surely he was only trying to be helpful to his brother and considerate to me. I should not be troubled by the fact that he had such insight into my preferences, for I have certainly noticed his.

He was a man with a hearty appetite, but he never had more than a cup of coffee to start the day. He only sat down to eat a full meal after he had gathered all his notes. He also had a habit of crushing peppermint drops between his teeth whenever he was deep in thought, and he rubbed his whiskers bashfully whenever she paid him a compliment.

Yes, she thought. We know each other quite well.

A sudden twinge of guilt stiffened her stance in front of the looking glass. Why did it feel wrong to be so familiar with him? They were to have been family, she reminded herself, and although they may not legally be such, Jeremiah would certainly wish for her to still think of him that way.

She pinned her memorial brooch to her collar and tried to marshal her focus.

I have work to do today. The citizens of my state are about to decide whether or not to rewrite their constitution. The end of slavery may finally be near.

Determined to remember such, she put on her gloves and turned for the door. David was waiting in the foyer when she came down the staircase. For one quick moment she was tempted to bring up the ring but decided against it. Trudy was with him, and Elizabeth didn’t know exactly what she would say about the subject, anyway.

“I’m sorry to have kept you waiting,” she said instead.

“You’ve not. I’ve just arrived. But we had better leave quickly, for Trudy is insistent that I have breakfast.” David turned and grinned at her.

“Would you believe he refused?” her sister said. “He claims a reporter always works better on an empty stomach.”

“That’s so he will remain hungry for a good story.” As soon as the words—ones she had heard David say many times—were out of her mouth, that twinge of guilt returned. This time it was accompanied by a rush of heat to her cheeks. She felt as though she had said something she shouldn’t, especially when David looked at her and grinned.

Family, she reminded herself, but no family member had ever made her feel the way he did. When he looked at her, she felt as though she was the most beautiful, most capable woman in the world.

“I thought we would first visit the polling places, then later, city hall,” David said.

Elizabeth nodded, focusing on the business at hand.

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