Spring Brides by Rachel Hauck

Author:Rachel Hauck
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: ebook
Publisher: Zondervan
Published: 2015-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

Marshall saw the pain in Stella’s pretty face. This was a woman who always had a positive outlook on life. But having him back in her life had shaken her to the core. How could it not?

He stared across the little round table, the steaming bowl of chili forgotten in front of him. “We don’t have to do this, you know. We can postpone the wedding or . . . not get married at all.”

“You don’t want to marry me, do you?”

The hurt and shock in her eyes made Marshall feel like a first-class loser. “I don’t know what I want right now. It’s hard to piece together so many shredded memories. My therapist thinks I have what they call hysterical amnesia.”

Stella gave him a sympathetic look. “I read up on that and every other kind of amnesia. I’m trying to do what I can to help jar your memories. Am I pushing too hard, too fast?”

“No,” he replied. “You’ve been great. Everything you’ve done, all the places you’ve shown me, that’s helped put some of the pieces in place.” He shrugged and finally starting eating. “I’ve always liked things in order. I like control and a plan. I get that in the Army. I can remember football games where I’d study the plays over and over so I’d have a certain picture in my mind. I can’t do that now. Now it’s just a blank page. Nothing.”

She toyed with her salad and then finally put down her fork. “I’m trying to help you fill in those pages,” she said, her head down, her fingers clutching a cracker. “But if you don’t want to go back to . . . us . . . I can understand. You’ve been through so much.”

“I want to go through something good, something solid and sure,” he retorted. “I made a promise to you before I left, and I intend to carry through on that promise.”

The cracker fell to her plate. “Because you love me and want to be with me? Or because you’re an honorable man who always keeps his promises, no matter what?”

How could he explain this to her without breaking her heart? “I’ve enjoyed getting to know you again. I like being with you. Can’t that be enough for now?”

“It could be,” she said, her voice low. “But is that any way to start a marriage, to plan a life together?”

“There are worse ways to spend your life,” he replied.

“That’s not a very reassuring answer.” She stared down at her salad. “I think I’ll have Mr. Denham wrap this up for later. I’m not that hungry after all.”

She started to get up, but Marshall pulled her back down by the hand. “Stella, I’m saying this all wrong, but I’m not ready to give up on us just yet. We agreed on a few weeks. We’ve got less than three weeks until the wedding. And you still have to show me the cake and the color theme and . . . all of our shower gifts.

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