Sunny's Safe Haven (The Red Petticoat Saloon) by Vanessa Brooks

Author:Vanessa Brooks [Brooks, Vanessa]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Blushing Books Publications
Published: 2016-10-03T05:00:00+00:00

Chapter Eleven

The first night Stephanie and the gems danced in front of a full house, the Can-can caused an uproar. Men stamped, hooted and hollered, hats were thrown into the air and an encore was called for which the girls quickly obliged. As soon as the curtain closed for the second time, Charlie dimmed the lights and Silver hurriedly began to sing the haunting lyrics of O Danny Boy. Their ploy worked and calm was soon restored, as the men began to croon the familiar words to the ballad, some with tears running down their sunken, sotted cheeks.

Kelly was incensed when he saw Stephanie dance. He had no idea why he was so enraged; he just was but when he tried to make his way to the front intending to speak with her, Gabe stepped in front of him and forestalled him. The more he’d tried to reason with the saloon owner the more taciturn the man had become. In the end, Kelly had given up and left but he’d get to Stephanie somehow, after all she’d carried his baby and he had the right.

Sunday was fine, not as warm as it had been. The air was definitely cooler, more in keeping with the time of year. Stephanie had been surprised to find a trunk of her clothes delivered to her along with a note from her father telling her that she could return home if she wished to. She didn’t, but having her own clothes about her had made her feel settled and it pleased her that her father had made the gesture.

Nettie provided a basket of goodies for their picnic and jokingly added a small wooden spoon to the top of the basket, which she said was for Tey’s use if Stephanie stepped out of line. This caused much hilarity at breakfast and helped to calm Stephanie’s nerves.

She had chosen a cream dress, covered in a blue sprig pattern, to wear to church. It was one of two “Come Sunday” dresses, which she owned. The other was a heavier, darker blue material, for wear during the colder months. She sported a little straw bonnet and white gloves too, then worried that perhaps she was over dressed to go to church with Tey.

So when he arrived promptly at nine forty-five dressed in dark trousers and wearing one of his newly purchased shirts. She was thrilled by how handsome he looked.

Tey was so glad that he’d made the effort to spruce up, when he saw how adorable Stephanie looked in her pretty outfit. He felt inordinately proud escorting her into the church and down the center aisle before handing her into a vacant pew. There were stares and a few whispered comments from behind hands but nothing audible reached them and Tey kept a tight hold of Stephanie’s hand, squeezing reassuringly when she stiffened beside him. After the service, the congregation made their way unhurriedly around the back of the church to where simple trestle tables had been laid out

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