South Carolina Brides by Vickie McDonough

Author:Vickie McDonough [McDONOUGH, VICKIE]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 978-1-62836-381-4
Publisher: Barbour Publishing, Inc.
Published: 2011-10-14T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter 11

Hannah pushed open the door to the secret room, her other hand pressed against her stomach, trying to squelch the tingly sensation. She felt as if a passel of lightning bugs danced in her stomach. In her devotional time this morning, she had spent a half hour in prayer, and her desire to see Adam again hadn’t lessened one iota, not even after she pleaded with God to remove the desire if it wasn’t His will.

When Adam didn’t respond, she knocked harder and walked halfway down the stairs. Israel had said Adam hadn’t slept well the night before, so perhaps he’d fallen asleep after breakfast. “Adam, are you awake?”

When no answer came and her eyes had adjusted to the dim lighting, she continued down the stairs, her excitement waning, replaced by concern. Had yesterday’s outing been too much too soon?

Adam lay scrunched up on the narrow cot, a pile of quilts on the floor. She picked up the covers and laid one over him, then folded the rest and set them on the table. He stirred slightly but didn’t awaken. She retrieved his cup from the table, filled it with water from the pitcher, and set it down again.

She had worried about him all night. He had been holding his side ever since she played that snake joke on him. That had been such a foolish act on her part, and she sorely regretted it. She allowed herself a moment to study his sleeping form. His large frame was much too big for the cot. Over six feet tall, he towered over her by a half foot. She remembered the day she’d massaged his neck and shoulders. His build was lean but muscular, the kind of muscles earned by hard work—and that work must have been done outside, for no man with a desk job would have such sun-kissed skin. She touched her warm cheeks, remembering the pleasantness of his strong arms around her that day the three men came to the house.

Would she feel the same inner delight if Jamie held her? She wished he was still in England—and that thought took her by surprise. When had she started dreading Jamie’s return to Reed Springs? She dropped onto one of the chairs and propped her chin up with her hand. Dare she call off the wedding? Her mother and Heather Reed would be so disappointed. And what about Jamie? Did he truly want to marry her?

He was twenty-nine now and surely ready to marry and start a family. She would be hard-pressed to find a man as good and responsible as he. And he was a godly man. But was he the right man?

Adam murmured something unintelligible in his sleep, drawing her gaze to his face. The bruises and cuts were pressed against the bed, leaving his handsome side showing. His chin was fresh-shaven and his hair gleamed like a raven’s wing from yesterday’s scrubbing. He was a fine-looking man with eyes that reached clear to her soul, but that wasn’t what drew her to him.

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