Their True Home (An Amish Reunion Story Book 1) by Amy Clipston

Author:Amy Clipston [Clipston, Amy]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Novella Length Short Story, An Amish Reunion Story, Contemporary Romance, Women's Fiction, Forever Love, Christian Stories, Faith Based, Inspirational Reads, Denominations & Sects, Love Inspired, Bachelor, Single Woman, Amish Christianity, Pennsylvania Dutch, Traditional, Clean Romance, Farming & Animals, Simple Living, Plain Clothes, Mennonite, Buggy Travel, Amish Country, Amish Courting, Old Fashion Ways, German Language, Hearts Desire, Bible Teaching, Life-Changes, Second Chance Reunion, Honesty & Trust, Home & Family, Lifetime Love, Love-Family & Forever, Action & Adventure, Small Town & Rural Area, Reconciliation, Reconcile The Past
Publisher: Zondervan
Published: 2019-04-09T04:00:00+00:00

“So you gave her a ride home in the rain?” Mamm’s eyes were wide as they ate the pot roast she had made.

Rudy swallowed an aggravated puff of air. “Ya, I did. She was soaked.”

Mamm clicked her tongue. “You should have accepted her offer to stay for supper.”

“Is that right?” Rudy set his glass of water on the table. “I thought you’d be upset since you made a point of telling Dat and me that you were making pot roast tonight and that we’d better be home on time.”

“Well,” Mamm hesitated. “I would have understood if you were having supper with Marlene. After all, she’s a lovely maedel, and neither of you is getting any younger. You have to seize every opportunity to get to know her before another young man wins her heart and marries her.”

“Mamm.” Rudy squeezed the bridge of his nose. “I’m not looking for a relationship right now.”

“You should be.” She pointed her fork at him. “You’re almost thirty, and I want grandchildren before I’m too old to play with them.”

Rudy turned to his father and offered his best pleading expression.

“I appreciate that you and Marlene got all of that new stock out onto the floor today,” Dat said without missing a beat. “That was a big project done.”

As Dat continued to discuss the store, Rudy replayed his conversation with Marlene in his mind. The emotion in her voice had taken him aback, and when her tears began to fall, he’d longed to pull her into his arms and console her.

Where had this sudden urge to protect her come from?

He really didn’t know her very well, and he had no right to even consider touching her. Still, he felt her tugging at his heartstrings.

Talking to her was so easy. He’d never shared with anyone his innermost feelings about his breakup with Laura. When his friends had asked about it, he’d only said that they’d grown apart. But when he’d opened up to Marlene, he had spoken the honest truth using words he’d never before been brave enough to utter. To no one else had he admitted his regret for not being the boyfriend Laura had needed and deserved when she’d lost her mother and best friend.

Rudy pushed his peas around his plate with his fork as he remembered Marlene’s beautiful face as she listened to him. In the moment he’d felt as if Marlene understood him better than any of his friends. Perhaps he needed Marlene’s friendship as much as she’d needed his today.

His chest filled with warmth at the idea of knowing her better. He’d have to insist she join him on Sunday when he went to see his friends. He just hoped that her father would soon realize that moving back to Bird-in-Hand was a blessing and not a burden—and that Marlene’s reunion with the community would become permanent.

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