The Christmas Bride_Christian Western Historical by Jenna Brandt

Author:Jenna Brandt [Brandt, Jenna]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2017-12-09T23:00:00+00:00

Matthew looked at Lucy whose eyes were downcast as they made their way out of the McCoy home. “How are you faring?”

“I wouldn’t say it was pleasant, but I’ve been through worse.”

“I’m sorry they acted that way tonight. My mother must be worried about Debbey, and she took it out on you.”

“When are you going to realize, your mother doesn’t want us to marry? Neither does your father for that matter, but because he’s the pastor of the church, he’s better at hiding it.”

A confused expression crossed his face. “I think you misunderstood. My parents are just watching out for me. They want to make sure I know who I’m marrying. They were the same way with William.”

“Were they? You forget, I was around at the time. They were skeptical of him, but they saw his money and foreign title, and they accepted him rather quickly. Yet, we've been courting nearly the same amount of time and they still won’t accept me.”

“Then why did they make my sister wait nearly six months to get married?”

“First off, your sister wanted a big wedding. Second, I think your father didn’t want to let go of his only daughter. He would have been that way with anyone and used him being a foreigner as an excuse.”

“I don’t think it’s wrong for my parents to try to protect their children. They had valid questions tonight. You haven’t been exactly forthcoming with your past.”

Matthew felt Lucy stiffen where his hand rested on the side of her arm. “What do you want to know?”

“Where are you from? Why did you come out here to the Oregon Territory?”

“Originally, I was from a small town in Louisiana called Abita Springs. My mother died when I was seven and my father never got over it. He was a drunk and beat me regularly. As soon as I could leave, I made my way to New Orleans, hoping to find work. I had just as many disappointments there, and decided I wanted to start over somewhere completely new. I heard there were opportunities out west and followed the Oregon Trail to its end.”

Matthew suspected there was more to the story than Lucy was revealing but he didn’t want to press her. It had been a difficult enough night as it was for both of them.

“Thank you for sharing that with me, Lucy. You know you can tell me anything, right?”

“Haven’t you ever gone through something you would rather not talk about? There is nothing good from my past and it’s why I want to leave it there.”

With a nod, Matthew stated, “I won’t ask you about it again. I don’t care about what you did or who you were, but only about the woman I’ve gotten to know over the past few months.”

As Matthew walked Lucy back to the boarding house, he felt an overwhelming dread creep into his heart. Was he foolish not to question Lucy further about her past? If she was hiding something big, would it change

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