Trudy by Debra Holland

Author:Debra Holland [Holland, Debra]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781939813022
Publisher: Debra Holland
Published: 2013-01-01T08:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER FOURTEEN

Seth sat outside on the porch, indulging in a rare moment of peace. The bench wasn’t as comfortable as a rocker, and he made a mental note to construct another one. He let out a sigh.

With everything he had to do, building another rocker just didn’t seem important. It’s not as if he usually sat on the porch anyway. Seems once the first signs of spring hit, he’d been working nonstop from dawn until he collapsed at night. There was never enough time or manpower to get all the tasks done, not if he wanted to expand—cultivate more land, buy more cattle to increase his herd.

The last weeks, without his hired man and preparing for a bride, had built up an even longer list of things he needed to accomplish. He thought of Trudy’s possessions crowding the barn. I’ll bet she’s brought a rocking chair in those crates of hers. He made a mental note to ask, realizing he could probably cross new rocker off his list of chores.

Seth had known he was concerned about marrying a stranger—living with one woman when he loved another. But he hadn’t realized until now, when he could feel the relief from the strain, the toll worry had taken on him. A knot in his belly that he hadn’t even realized was there had started to ease little by little today. The fact that he liked his new wife, thought her attractive and personable, made all the difference in the world and would affect his future for the better.

The huge burden he’d carried had rolled off his shoulders. He had a vague sense that soon they’d start to accumulate more weight again—providing for a wife and eventually children was much different than living a bachelor life in which Seth knew he could get by on very little if he had to. But he’d reap rewards far greater than the sacrifices he’d make.

Seth thought of the furniture stocked in the barn. A wife…his wife would be expensive. But she’d save him money too, since he could turn over the garden and house to her and not have to buy baked goods and clothes. Not to mention the other pleasures Trudy would provide. He imagined her in his bedroom, naked and wet, soaping her soft skin. His body hardened, and he forced himself to think of his farm.

He was luckier than most farmers. Owned his land free and clear. George, his stepfather, had seen to that. Had some savings, although not as much as he’d like. He always plowed his capital back into the farm. So, he didn’t have much cash laying around. Thinking of George made familiar grief fog his mind. He wished the old man—his mother too for that matter—could have met his wife

Hearing a light step, Seth looked up to see Trudy standing in the doorway. She wore a loose housedress and had left her damp hair free and spilling down her back. Just seeing her chased away the clouds of melancholy. He patted the arm of the rocker.

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