Wild Fire (The Fairy Tale Match Series) by Rose-West Danielle

Author:Rose-West, Danielle [Rose-West, Danielle]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Publisher: Danielle Rose-West
Published: 2013-07-02T21:00:00+00:00

Chapter Twelve

The day of the barn raising dawned bright and clear; the sky a beautiful soft powder blue. Laura was up before the first rays of sun cleared the horizon, her workload too big to afford the luxury of a lie in. She’d managed to get most of the preparation done the evening before, when Alfie had turned up with the ingredients Martha had ordered for their spread. He’d stayed until late to help her get things ready so she had less to do that morning. Martha had also sent a large number of containers and plates for the various foods that they would be displaying at their table.

Laura worked hard the whole morning through, barely having time to lift her head from her tasks. She ate her breakfast and a snack on the go, leaving food for the others to consume on the kitchen table, so they wouldn’t bother her. Everyone had tasks to complete before the guests all started arriving early afternoon. It was a busy, stressed out mad dash for completion, everything having been put behind from the day before.

So far nothing new had been reported regarding the poisoning incident. No other sacks had been contaminated and Bill was determined to be on horse duty throughout the day, so Jake could be on hand to host the barn raiser. The small barn had been collapsed the day before, with the specially made sides stored safely to one side. It wasn’t a technically completely accurate way for a barn to be raised, Kerry had told her, but it gave the right feeling and nobody seemed to care. It would have been impossible to raise a barn every year in the historically accurate way.

Finally, Laura had everything ready except herself. Kerry bustled in looking stunning in a deep blue dress, her hair done up in the most popular style from the 1800’s. Laura looked at her artfully arranged hair then fingered a strand of her own that hung limply against her cheek where it had come out of her bun. She had no idea how she was going to get her hair to look anything like Kerry’s.

Her friend eyed her with an amused smile. “You are going to have to go and take a shower now,” she insisted, her eyes sparkling with suppressed merriment. “You’re covered in flour and heaven only knows what else.”

Laura grimaced. She could just imagine what a state she must look after so long cooking. “I’m going now,” she grumbled, trudging from the room and heading for the stairs.

“Do you want me to help you dress and do your hair when you’re done?” Kerry offered.

Laura whirled back around, her face shining with gratitude. “Would you? Oh thank you Kerry.”

“You’re welcome,” Kerry laughed. “Just give me a shout when you’re done.”

Before long, Laura was showered and wore most of her old fashioned underwear. She called Kerry, who came to lace her into her corset and help her with her dress. She then sat Laura in the dressing table chair so she could fix her hair.

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