Whispers of Winter by Tracie Peterson

Author:Tracie Peterson [Peterson, Tracie]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Romance
ISBN: 9780764227752
Goodreads: 244466
Publisher: Bethany House Publishers
Published: 2006-11-01T00:00:00+00:00

Leah was just serving dinner to Jayce when they were both startled by the sound of her brother giving out first one yell and then another.

Jayce met her eyes and it was all Leah could do to keep from laughing out loud. “I guess she told him about the baby.”

Jayce chuckled. “I guess she did. Sounds like it met with his approval.”

Leah laughed and spooned out peas for the twins. “I’m sure he’s quite pleased with himself—and with Helaina.”

Chapter Seventeen

I don’t know where Adrik is,” Karen confided to Leah. “Here it is Christmas morning, and he should have been back by now.” She twisted her hands together and pulled back the curtain at the window for at least the tenth time.

Leah turned to her brother. “Do you know anything about this?”

Jacob shrugged. “I know he took some papers to Seward for the railroad. I don’t know what else the railroad wanted of him while he was down there, but I do know they aren’t working Christmas. I’m sure Adrik will be here soon. He definitely had plans to be celebrating Christmas with his family. That much I know.”

Everyone had gathered at the Ivankov house to celebrate Christmas morning, but Karen’s mood was far from festive. Leah decided it would be best to keep Karen’s attention on something else.

“Karen, I am so impressed by the breakfast you prepared. I would have been happy to come and help.”

Karen glanced at the abundant table and shook her head. “I just wanted everything perfect. I was already worried about Adrik. Do you suppose something has happened to him? Should we send Jayce or Jacob to go look for him?”

“Let’s give him just a little more time. You never know. There might have been heavy snows between here and Seward. Adrik loves you and the boys more than anything. He’ll be here when he can.”

Karen smoothed down nonexistent wrinkles on her blue serge skirt. She had dressed with obvious care for the day. “I have a bit of a headache. Maybe I’ll brew some more willowbark tea.”

“Now stop fretting. You know he’ll be fine. And just look at you. You look wonderful,” Leah told her. “I especially love what you’ve done with your hair.” Karen’s red hair, now marked with streaks of silver, had been fashioned in a loose bun atop her head. She had taken extra care to curl the wisps of hair that fell gracefully around her face. She looked like a proper Victorian lady, Leah thought. The only problem was, Victoria had died more than a dozen years earlier and a new age was upon them.

“Sorry I’m late!” Adrik bellowed as he pushed open the front door. “Merry Christmas!”

Karen gave a sigh. “He’s safe.”

Leah squeezed her arm. “Of course he is.”

“I’ve brought my wife a special present,” Adrik announced and stepped aside. All gazes turned toward the door, and even the twins were silent.

“Merry Christmas!” Timothy Rogers called to the assembly as he peered around Adrik’s broad frame.

Leah couldn’t hide her smile. “Timothy! How wonderful to see you.

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