To Wager Her Heart by Tamera Alexander

Author:Tamera Alexander
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Zondervan
Published: 2017-06-24T04:00:00+00:00

He enjoyed the way she closed her eyes after she took a bite of barbecue.

“Oh . . . This is delicious!” She savored another bite. “It’s surprising how wonderful food can taste after eating the watered-down soup they serve at Fisk. Same for the porridge in the mornings.” Her smile faded. “Although I feel a little guilty eating this when all the staff and students are back there eating that.”

He nodded to her across the table. “There have been plenty of times I’ve been without, so I know what that’s like. But the tour you told me Mr. White is planning should eventually turn the finances around. Is that right?”

“If it comes to fruition.” She lowered her voice, glancing at patrons at nearby tables. “But President Spence vehemently disagrees with him, remember. Still, something must be done or the school will be forced to close.”

He gestured to her plate. “For now, please . . . Enjoy your meal. You work hard, and you’re sacrificing a lot. And you’ll be back to that soup soon enough.”

Still looking slightly guilty, she took another bite, then dabbed at the corners of her mouth.

The group of four musicians playing in the corner by the front window were quite good, and Sy was enjoying their music. Appalachian, they called it, deftly blending guitar, banjo, fiddle, and dulcimer in unique fashion.

“Do you like it? The music?”

He looked back to see Alexandra watching him. “I do. Very much.”

“I’m guessing you don’t have music like that back in Colorado.”

“Yes, because we’re not civilized like you Southerners are.”

She smiled, then her expression grew timid. “I saw you that night. At the concert with the singers from Fisk.”

“You were there?”

“I came in late and sat in the back. I saw you leave right after the concert ended.”

“And did you enjoy it? The concert?”

“Oh, very much.”

“I did as well. Be sure and let me know when they perform again. I’d like to hear them.” He wanted to add, Perhaps we could even go together, but didn’t feel at liberty to. Not with Dutchman’s Curve standing between them.

He slathered butter on a piece of cornbread. “I think I’m ready for my meeting with General Harding and the other men tomorrow morning, but I was hoping you might’ve had a chance to think more about what we discussed last night. About things I could do to make my bid stand out.”

She nodded. “I have thought more about it, and I do have some ideas. You may like them, you may not. We’ll see . . .” She set her fork aside. “As best I can judge, given the blueprints you showed me last night, your plans for the railroad and for the Belle Meade depot in particular are exemplary. You’re taking advantage of the best vistas the plantation has to offer, and we already know General Harding is impressed with the design of the depot. So as far as contributing anything else to that part of your proposal, I’m afraid I can’t. However .

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