The Blacksmith's Bride: A Golden Valley Story (The Brides of Birch Creek Book 1) by Laura D. Bastian

Author:Laura D. Bastian [Bastian, Laura D.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Mail Order Bride, historical romance, western historical, train stations, required marriage, marriage for money, strong woman
Publisher: Lange House Press
Published: 2019-07-23T04:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER SEVEN

Michael knew he would never tire of the sight of his wife. She smiled brightly at him making him wish he wasn’t holding a red hot piece of iron with his metal tongs. He couldn’t put the materials down without wasting all his morning’s work so he continued to hammer away at the iron, turning the piece over and back as he struck the hot iron to shape it into what he needed.

Susan set her basket down on the counter near the front and side of the shop, keeping her distance from the fire and luckily far enough away none of the sparks would hit her, then leaned against the counter as she watched him.

He looked up during a moment where he could pause and examine his work, but the look of satisfaction on her face made his heart race. She liked the way he looked and that made it even harder to keep his mind on the job. Michael turned away from her to shove the piece of iron back into the coals in order to heat it up enough to shape it again.

“Do you want me to leave this here for your lunch?”

“Do you have somewhere to be?” He pumped the bellows and watched as the coals glowed bright for a moment with the added oxygen. Hopefully she wasn’t in a hurry to leave. He’d like nothing more than to wrap his arms around her and hold her tight. If only he was closer to being done with the horseshoe. “This will take me another ten minutes or so.”

“I wanted to go over to the mercantile and ask Mrs. Howard some questions.”

“What kinds of things are you looking for?” Michael asked. “I thought we had what you needed.”

“It’s not about shopping, though I do want to know about some bread pans. I wanted to check with some of the ladies on an idea I had.”

“If you want, I could go with, or you can just run over there now, then come back and have lunch with me.”

“I think I’ll do that.” Susan looked at him again, then at the fire and coals where the iron was returning to the glowing red he’d need. “It’s way too hot in here for me.”

Michael met her eyes and the look she gave him made him almost certain she wasn’t just talking about the bellows. If he wasn’t already overheated, he was sure her comment would have done the trick.

“I’ll be back in a few minutes.” Susan pushed herself away from the counter, keeping her eyes on his then she turned away slowly and headed out the door.

Michael was tempted to rush over and grab her before she got too far away and quench his thirst for her, but decided he’d better use the water bucket instead. The sooner he got this job done, the sooner he could meet her for lunch.

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