The Second Chance Bride by Indiana Wake

Author:Indiana Wake [Wake, Indiana]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Fair Havens Books
Published: 2018-08-13T04:00:00+00:00

Chapter 12

Just a week later, and the bundle of yellow fabric that Josh had lifted from the couch had been turned into a perfect little dress.

“That sure is a skill, Grace,” Josh said as she held it proudly up in front of her for him to look at. “That is a real clever thing to be able to take a bunch of cloth and make clothing out of it.” And the truth was, he was genuinely impressed.

Josh had only ever worked with wood, and only then to cut it to length for other people. He was not particularly creative, and he knew it, although he appreciated it in others.

“Eileen was always good with a needle and thread,” he said without even thinking about it.

“I can tell that, her work is everywhere.” Grace looked around at the drapes. “And it is real nice work at that.”

“You don’t mind it staying? I mean, it’s your home now, you can change anything you like.”

“No, I wouldn’t even think of it.” Grace set the dress carefully down on the kitchen table before taking the seat opposite him. “It’s important to keep reminders. Even things which don’t seem so big, drapes, cushions, it means something.”

“I guess you’re right.” Josh had never particularly thought about it before.

The truth was that, despite the slight mismatching of Josh and his first wife, her death had affected him greatly. He had loved her and cared for her very much, even though she had never been the love of his life, nor he hers.

And while it was something he knew in his heart, he had never tried to explain it to anybody. After all, it would sound cruel and disrespectful, even though it truly wasn’t.

The gap between Josh and Eileen was something that they had both always recognized, something they had seen in the beginning and even discussed a little from time to time. Neither one of them had gone into marriage with their eyes closed, neither one had been under any illusion.

But they had both been happy with their arrangement, content in their own way, and Josh would have given anything to have been able to save her from the infection that had seemed to come out of the blue and steal her life away before he had even had time to contemplate everything he was losing.

“That was one of the things that made me feel numb when I was selling all our possessions. When I first arrived in Oregon, I guess I was just managing on survival instinct. I needed money, some way of supporting myself, and I had to sell everything. Our oxen, the wagon, the odd bits of furniture which we brought with us. And every bit of it felt wrong. Every time somebody offered me money for a piece of farm equipment I just felt guilty, and in so much pain. I wanted to keep it all, to be able to touch the things that he touched. If that makes sense.”

He saw sadness in her

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