Wistful in Wisconsin by Marisa Masterson

Author:Marisa Masterson [Masterson, Marisa]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2020-06-30T05:00:00+00:00

Lilah shook her head. “No, this isn’t what I wanted.”

She watched Fred’s mouth gape, his eyes wide. She’d shocked him. Good! It was some emotion from him, finally.

Chirping, she spoke to the man. “I came to town to—” At a tsk from Myra, she stopped.

That woman’s lips became a narrow line as she wagged a finger at Lilah. “Remember what I said about that voice. No matter what your teacher told you, it is not attractive.”

Clearing her throat, Lilah started again. Myra was giving her permission to be herself, to see if Fred would respond to plain Lilah Levitt.

This time she addressed Fred in her normal, lower voice. “It was hard to return knowing the man who sent me to that brothel was still on the loose. Still, I came here because I sensed something between us from the first luncheon in the café. You were so attentive and caring the night you rescued me.” When she stopped, Lilah studied Fred. He smiled warmly.

Is that because I used my normal voice or what I said?

“What’s your smile about?” She pushed, wanting an answer to the question she asked in her mind.

Fred shrugged but shifted closer to her on the sofa. He sneaked an arm behind her shoulders and smiled again. “I like your voice, I guess.”

Squeezing her gently, he whispered for her ears only. “I like remembering that lunch, too. Something in me must have known how much I need you.”

The resistance that had been mustered with great difficulty melted away when he said that. For a man that shied away from any talk of emotions, that was close to a declaration of affection. She recognized that.

“Yes, I’ll marry him, Reverend Nillson.”

After that, the family gathered around the couple. Myra played Blest Be the Ties That Bind on the parlor organ as Holder escorted the bride to his brother. Lilah noticed the twins gripped hands and chattered softly to each other.

Such adorable girls and soon they’d be part of her family! She’d have a family that actually cared about her. A glow started deep inside Lilah at the thought.

She knew it was unfair. After all, her stepmother and father provided her with what she’d needed as a child. Their lives had been too full of social obligations to worry about a girl who had a governess to care for her.

When she’d left home the first time, her father had noticed immediately and sent a detective after her. She needed to remember that. It showed his measure of love she supposed. He didn’t do well at expressing any emotion.

Like Fred. That thought had her stumbling before she reached her groom. Did she love Fred because he reminded her of Father?

With wide eyes, she looked at her intended. His smile faded and worry wrinkled his brow as he watched her. When he took a step toward her, she held up a hand to stop him.

His concern was enough to assure her. He wasn’t like her father. Fred simply was the man meant for her and they were blessed to meet.

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