The Hens_The Third Day by Merry Farmer

Author:Merry Farmer [Farmer, Merry]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Historical Romance, Women's Fiction, Forever Love, Christian Stories, Faith Based, Inspirational Reads, Love Inspired, 19th Century, Bachelor, Single Woman, Frontier & Pioneer Era, Hearts Desire, American West, Second Chances, Life-Changes, Honesty & Trust, Home & Family, Lifetime Love, Romantic Schemes, Beautiful & Feisty, Love-Family & Forever, Clean & Wholesome, Action & Adventure, Noelle Colorado, The 12 Days of Christmas Theme, Mail-Order Brides, The 12 Days of Christmas Mail-Order Brides Series, Christmas Holidays & Celebration, Christmas Time, Holiday Whimsy, Festive Season, Winter Weather, Mountaintop Mining Community, Benevolent Society of Lost Lambs, Countdown To Christmas, Marriage Scheme, Small Town & Rural Area, Saving The Community, Building The Railroad, Novella Length Story, short story, Multi-Author Series, Multicultural
Publisher: Merry Farmer
Published: 2017-12-03T05:00:00+00:00

Chapter 6

Well, shoot. Woody tried not to get too caught up by the emotions pounding through him, but he’d almost kissed Meizhen up in the loft, and it had shaken him to his core. Not just because he’d promised Chi-ming he wouldn’t kiss her, but because he knew beyond a shadow of a doubt that Meizhen was the only woman for him. Ever.

And if she left to marry some richer, smarter man in San Francisco, he’d never recover.

He tried not to let the ache spreading from his heart—and his groin—effect his brain too much as he helped Meizhen back into her coat, donned his own, and took her arm to escort her away from the barn and into the heart of Noelle once more. He tried, but the ache of longing had just about taken over what little brain he had.

“Nacho’s place is where most everyone goes when they can’t or don’t want to cook for themselves,” he explained, fighting the rough note in his voice that had been there since sitting so close to Meizhen on the bed that could be theirs. “The food’s not fantastic, but it sticks to your ribs.”

“Oh?” Meizhen glanced up at him, her pink cheeks giving her the look of an angel. Although Woody’s gaze kept dropping to her lips. “Do you eat there often or do you cook for yourself?”

Her lips were like ripe cherries. He wondered what they tasted like, wondered what all of her tasted like. Judging from the tone of her skin, she might just taste like honey, and that was fine with him.

He blinked. She’d asked him a question.

“Oh, uh, hmm?” He shook his head. “I mean, yeah, I’m not a good cook. I eat here most of the time.”

He let go of her arm and rushed forward to hold the door open for her. The diner was already busy with miners and townsfolk sitting at the long table in the center of the room and a few couples already enjoying quieter accommodations at the scattering of smaller tables around the perimeter. Woody gestured for Meizhen to head toward one of the small tables that was free.

“I will have to cook you traditional Cantonese cuisine,” Meizhen told him with a smile. “Not that I’m much of a cook myself. But if I am able to find the correct spices here in the mountains, I will try gai lan with oyster sauce.”

“That sounds—” Woody’s heart jerked to his throat as his mouth watered, then bounced to his gut and back up again. “Does that mean…. Are you saying…. You’re going to….” He couldn’t bring himself to ask the question.

Meizhen’s face flushed darker, and she looked down, her black lashes brushing against her cheeks. “I don’t know,” she said, but her delicate lips curved up in a slight smile.

“Woody. Amigo.” Woody was shocked out of his paralyzing expectation by Nacho slapping him on the back. “Have you and your lovely bride come for lunch?”

“Uh…um….” Woody couldn’t for the life of him bring his head out of the clouds of potential joy he’d shot into.

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