Sunlight and Shadows by Christine Cross

Author:Christine Cross [Cross, Christine]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Christine Cross
Published: 2017-08-17T18:30:00+00:00

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Dinner was lovely and both Tomas and Cassandra held up the conversation so Anna could join in. She’d never been involved so easily before. Back home it was always an ordeal to include her. Out here, these three wonderful people made it seem so easy, even joking amongst themselves while she wrote down her own opinions and such on paper. She had no idea if love at first sight was a real thing or not. Nor did she know if she should trust her heart, yet. But Anna did know that if Wesley would give her time, she’d fall in love with him, because she could already feel herself tumbling. Falling into bed, Anna spent just a few minutes praying before sleep swept over her.

Please guide us both as we move forward with whatever this relationship has to offer. Help us keep you at our center, always, and give Wesley a huge dose of grace and mercy where my affliction is concerned.

For the first time in years, Anna fell asleep peacefully, without the weight of her silence hanging over her head.

The next morning she woke with a smile on her face. She splashed her face with cold water from her wash basin and donned a fresh dress before heading down to breakfast. When she hit the bottom landing she was surprised to see Wesley waiting for her in the sitting room. Going to him she smiled broadly.

“Good morning,” he said, his eyes seemingly appreciative of her appearance. “I hope I’m not intruding on your plans, but I thought you might like to eat breakfast with me and spend a day at the ranch, getting to know the layout better and spending time with Tomas and Cassandra.”

Enthused by his presence and the fact that he obviously wanted to spend time with her, she smiled again and nodded her head vigorously up and down. His returning smile warmed her. “Excellent. You look lovely by the way. I must admit though, that I rather like the way your hair looks down. I know I haven’t really seen it all that way, but the wisps I caught yesterday seemed fitting to your pretty face.”

She looked up in shock as his gray eyes caught hers and he blushed. “I’m afraid I’m not very good when conversing with women,” he admitted. “I’ve never courted a woman before and often don’t have a filter for my thoughts. I’m sorry if I offended you.”

Grabbing her paper and pencil, Anna held up a finger, asking him silently to wait a minute. He graciously stopped and allowed her to write. Handing him the paper she waited. He read what she’d written out loud.

No one has ever complimented my hair, least of all to say they liked it in a particular way. Thank you. While I also don’t have a lot of experience when it comes to courting, I think you’re doing just fine. You’re considerate, patient, gracious, and you extend mercy to me where plenty of people have only judged what they don’t understand.

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