The Bride Who Stole His Heart by Indiana Wake

Author:Indiana Wake [Wake, Indiana]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Fair Havens Books
Published: 2018-09-24T04:00:00+00:00

6

“Amy?”

Amy jumped when someone touched her arm. She looked up and saw Mary leaning over from her seat, frowning as she squeezed Amy’s elbow. Then she remembered where they were; on the back terrace of the boarding house, having tea. Mary had come over to get an update on what happened at the dinner with Wootton. Amy wanted to give her friend an earful but she was thinking about someone else.

Philip Anthony.

When had she started seeing him as something other than a friend? He always seemed to be there, a point of comfort. Someone she could vent to and verbally spar with. Philip wasn’t an argumentative person but he did know how to hold his own. Amy enjoyed that about him. He was rough around the edges and certainly needed some lessons in certain manners but Amy enjoyed his company. He treated her like a person. There was no seeing her as an object or the little and inconsequential woman. That was all Amy wanted.

Philip gave her what she wanted but he had made it very clear that he would never marry, that his bachelor lifestyle was for life. That didn’t settle well with Amy and she had no idea why.

But thinking about the sheriff wasn’t going to help her right now. She needed to concentrate on her friend. Amy squared her shoulders and gave Mary a small apologetic smile.

“Sorry, Mary. I was miles away.”

“I could tell.” Mary let go of Amy and sat back, still frowning. “I was asking you how the dinner with Gary Wootton went but you drifted off.”

Amy made a face and reached for her teacup.

“Awfully. He’s a self-obsessed man who talked about nothing but himself... and I’ve heard he’s not good with women.”

Mary groaned.

“Another one? That’s the fifth one you’ve turned down.”

“For good reason.”

“You said one wouldn’t be perfect because he stank!”

“He worked with horses and said proudly he had never had a bath. I’m not marrying someone who stinks of year old horse...” Amy shook her head. “None of the others were this bad. What possessed Gareth to choose Wootton?”

“I have no idea.”

“You and he chose the matches.”

Mary shrugged, sipping at her tea.

“I wasn’t sure about Wootton, either, but Gareth told me to trust him. And I did.”

“Do you still trust him after that?”

“Of course, I do.”

Amy grunted.

“I know you love your husband but I don’t think you should let him do anymore matchmaking. That would be a recipe for disaster for you.”

“I’m inclined to agree. Gareth is a good man with a good heart but affairs of the heart don’t really seem to be his strong point.” Mary looked pained. “I’m sorry it was that bad, Amy. But you do realize choosing a man for you is incredibly difficult.”

Amy didn’t think so. She knew who would be the perfect man for her. The problem was he wasn’t on Mary’s books. And he wouldn’t consider anyone for a wife.

That hurt. A lot more than she expected.

Amy sat back with a sad sigh. The tea was leaving a nasty taste in her mouth.

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