Victoria's Promise (Brides of Serenity Book 2) by A.J. Goode

Author:A.J. Goode [Goode, A.J.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2017-04-30T05:00:00+00:00

Chapter 12

Hannah was surprisingly calm about her brother’s injury. By the time Victoria got home, he was already tucked into his bed while Hannah banged pots and pans together to make his favorite food for supper. “Can I help?” she asked.

Hannah waved her away. “I’m making bitterballen,” she explained. “Little meatballs. He begs for them every year on his birthday, but I think he should have some tonight, ja? Micah has gone to see if Simon can help with Robert’s chores and stay for dinner. Simon is such a dear friend to the boys, isn’t he? If you really want to help, you could go check on Robert and find something to entertain the little ones before they drive him crazy.”

Victoria hid a smile as she climbed the stairs to the room Robert shared with Micah. Yes, she decided, Simon really was a dear friend who obviously cared for the Visser family, one member in particular. Someday, she hoped, Hannah would realize that.

Edward was standing at the foot of Robert’s bed, dramatically reenacting the scene from school that day while James sat on the pillow near his brother’s head, watching with open-mouthed fascination.

“That’s not what happened,” Robert sniffed. “I didn’t scream and fall down like that. I’m not a girl.”

“Do you know what I think your brother needs?” Victoria asked. “I think he needs a nice bouquet of daffodils for his nightstand. Edward, I’m putting you in charge of collecting them.”

“I c’n hep,” James told her.

“I’m counting on it,” she said.

Robert watched them go with relief obvious on his face. “Thank you, Mrs. Dawson,” he mumbled. “I s’pose you’re going to say I deserved this.”

“No, I won’t say that.” She resisted the urge to smooth his disheveled hair away from his face. He was really too old for that sort of thing.

“Why not?”

“Because you don’t deserve to be hurt,” she said. “I wish you hadn’t been so disrespectful, and I hope you’ll behave better in the future, but I’m truly sorry you got hurt.”

He thought about that. “How did you know Seth faints when he sees blood?” he asked.

“I guessed it when I saw him go so pale.”

“Is that why you yelled at him to sit down?”

She nodded.

“But he was really awful to you, even worse’n me. Why didn’t you just let him fall?”

“Because I didn’t want to have to catch him!” she laughed. “Truthfully, Robert, he would have been terribly embarrassed if he’d fainted in front of everyone like that. I told him to sit down so he wouldn’t lose face in front of his friends.”

Robert thought some more. “You’re a pretty nice lady,” he finally announced, somewhat grudgingly.

“Why, thank you. And you’re a pretty nice young man. Don’t worry, though; I won’t tell anyone.” She stood and pulled the blanket up to his chin. “Now, you get some rest while I go downstairs and try to keep the little ones out of Hannah’s way. She’s making something in the kitchen that has me a bit worried. Bitter-something.”

“Bitterballen? She’s making me bitterballen?” He grinned hugely.

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