Amish Generations by Kathleen Fuller

Author:Kathleen Fuller
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Zondervan
Published: 2020-06-02T00:00:00+00:00

Epilogue

Six months later

Jemima locked up the small fabric store connected to Doris Lambright’s house, an elderly English woman who’d run the business for almost forty years. When Jemima heard Doris was considering closing her shop, she’d asked to take it over. Doris had eagerly agreed, having known Jemima and her family for a long time. Now Jemima had been running the shop for almost six months, and she’d never been happier.

She buttoned her sweater as she walked down the driveway. As usual, Everett was waiting to pick her up. She could walk home from Doris’s, but Everett had insisted on taking her home every day. And he had, without fail. She smiled at him when she climbed into his buggy. “How was yer day?” she asked as he tapped the reins on the horse’s flanks.

“Gut.” But he didn’t elaborate.

After waiting a few moments, Jemima frowned. “Is that all? Usually you have a lot to tell me. Who you saw at the restaurant, what yer father is planning for next week’s specials—”

“You don’t want to hear about boring restaurant stuff.”

She looked at him, his expression concerning her. “Everett, is something wrong?”

“I wouldn’t say wrong.” Then he sighed. “Daed and Mamm are retiring.”

Her brow shot up. “What? When did they decide that?”

“They’ve been thinking about it for months but didn’t tell me.”

“Are they going to sell the restaurant?”

“That’s a possibility.” He looked at her again, and then he turned down a road not many people traveled. He stopped the buggy along the side and faced her. “Daed asked me if I want to take over the restaurant.”

Jemima clasped her hands together. “That’s wonderful. You’ve been managing the place for a while anyway.”

“Ya, but I’ve never run it by myself.” Doubt entered his eyes.

She reached for his hand. “Everett, you will be a wonderful manager. You love the business now—”

“Which is a miracle in itself.”

“God’s performed a lot of miracles in our lives lately.”

He moved closer to her. “Ya. He has.” He paused. “Do you think I should take the job? Daed said he would sell the diner if I didn’t. He already has two people interested in it, so it would continue with or without me.”

“What do you want to do?”

He looked down at their clasped hands, then back at her. “It’s not just about me. Jemima, I want to marry you. This time I’m ready. And if you say you’re still not sure, I’ll wait for you. I’m not going anywhere, even if Daed sells the restaurant. But I don’t want to run it if you don’t want me to.”

She leaned forward and kissed him. “If you want to run the restaurant, then I support you. Whatever you want to do, wherever you geh, I’ll be by yer side.” Tears gathered in her eyes. “And ya, I will marry you, Everett. You know how much I love you.”

He took her in his arms and kissed her ear. “That I do.” He smiled. “I love you too. But are you sure?”

“Ya. I’m ready too.

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