The Gift of Twins by Gabrielle Meyer

Author:Gabrielle Meyer
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Harlequin
Published: 2017-01-10T05:00:00+00:00

Chapter Fourteen

Emmy sat at the table in the front room, a lantern offering enough light for her to write. The fireplace crackled behind her and another snowstorm had moved in, piling snow outside the window. Frost etched the edges of the glass and painted beautiful winter scenes with feathery white ice.

Levi and Zeb sat on the rug in front of the fireplace looking through a picture book Emmy had pulled from her trunk. It was filled with paintings from Africa. Lions, elephants, straw huts and dark-skinned people were but some of the mysteries they’d never seen before.

Ben’s home was so cozy and much more inviting than her own home had been growing up. This house was exactly what she had pictured when she and William had dreamed of coming west. It wasn’t grand, by any means, but it was elegant in its simplicity. There wasn’t an unnecessary room or superfluous piece of furniture, and everything was well cared for and dearly loved. Even the piles of books were stacked with care, having been read and reread several times—nothing wasted.

Emmy paused in her musing, realizing that it was the first time she’d thought of William and not had a pang of grief hit her or dampen her mood.

Mrs. Carver opened the kitchen door and entered the front room wiping the back of her hand across her forehead. “I’m about through,” she said with a sigh. “My throats been hurting something awful today.”

Emmy rose from the chair. “Are you running a fever?”

Ben exited the kitchen, two coffee mugs in hand. He set them down on the table where Emmy had been working. “I told her to go to bed an hour ago, but she insisted on finishing her work.”

Zeb left his picture book and walked up to Mrs. Carver, taking her hand in his small one. “Would you like me to help you up the stairs?”

She patted his head. “That won’t be necessary, dearie, but thank you for the offer.”

“I’ll see that the boys are put to bed,” Ben told her. “You should take yourself upstairs and get some rest. If you don’t feel better in the morning, stay in bed and don’t try to get up. If you think you need to see Dr. Jodan, I’d be happy to fetch him.”

Mrs. Carver waved his concern aside. “No need to go to all that fuss. I’ll be right as rain in the morning.” She hugged Zeb and then motioned Levi over. “Hug my tired bones and be good for Reverend Lahaye.”

Levi hugged the housekeeper and then she waddled to the stairs and disappeared.

“I hope she feels better in the morning,” Emmy said. “I’ve heard several people have been sick this week and Dr. Jodan is having a hard time trying to keep up.”

“I’ll pray for her tonight,” Zeb said. “God will heal her.”

“God didn’t heal Mama,” Levi countered, though there was no censure in his voice—just a matter-of-fact statement.

It was the first time Emmy had heard either boy talk about their mother.

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