Westward Promises (Orphan Train Romance Series, Book 6) by Matthews Zoe

Author:Matthews, Zoe [Matthews, Zoe]
Language: eng
Format: azw3
Published: 2015-05-22T04:00:00+00:00

Chapter 5

Many men came by the livery that afternoon, mostly to tease Chase about his new wife. Reverend Brown stopped by to make sure Hannah was doing all right, and Mrs. Clements came by when it was closing time with some packages of purchases that Hannah had made, with Lucy's help. He was glad he asked Lucy to help Hannah out, for he suspected that she would not have purchased as much as she had. When he had returned to the livery, he had kept glancing out of the large double doors, hoping to see Hannah and Lucy as they made their way back to his house, but he never saw them, and he knew they must have passed when he had to go into the livery barn and saddle a horse that a man had rented.

It was snowing again, and Apache stomped a hoof as he snorted his frustration of being out in the cold.

"I know, buddy," Chase told his horse. "It’s the end of April and it’s still snowing. Let’s hurry home.” He placed the packages Mrs. Clements had given him in a saddlebag and swung his leg over Apache's back.

He got the horse moving and then huddled in his warm coat as they headed towards home. "It seems as if spring is never going to come,” he muttered to himself. "But just think, tonight when I step into the house, Hannah is going to be there."

The horse tilted his ears as if trying to hear what Chase was saying. He stopped talking out loud, but as he thought of Hannah, he could picture her standing in the doorway as she welcomed him home. For the first night since he’d been on his own, there would be someone to welcome him home. He could picture it, Hannah standing at the stove in one of her new dresses cooking a delicious dinner. The house would be warm because she was there.

Suddenly, Apache veered off to the left, and he soon realized why the horse had stopped. Off to the side of the road was a thin brown mare. Chase jumped from Apache and approached the mare with caution, but soon realized there was no need. He could tell that the horse had not been cared for, for quite some time. She was thin and coated with dirt, but she was gentle and allowed Chase to come near, even though she was a bit skittish.

"It’s okay girl," Chase told her as he reached for a rope that hung from his saddle. "You can come home with us. Let's get you out of the storm. He quickly tied the rope into a bridle and draped it over the mare’s head and face. He then swung back on Apache and led the mare towards his home.

When he had reached his yard, he immediately led both horses into the barn. He tied the mare to a post and quickly took care of Apache's needs. Then he turned to the mare. He spent some time brushing and drying her, then he led her into a stall and fed her.

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