Ask Me to Marry You: A Christian Historical Western Romance Novella (The Brides of Evergreen Book 2) by Heather Blanton

Author:Heather Blanton [Blanton, Heather]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Rivulet Publishing
Published: 2016-09-21T05:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER 14

That night was quiet, even more than when Audra had actually been alone in the house. She’d suffered through a tense dinner with Dillon, their conversation limited to work subjects, his responses short and clipped. She’d apologized again, but he’d merely stared at her and whispered, “One year.”

At a loss on how to restore civility between them, she’d taken a bath in the back room, then settled by the fireplace with her Bible. Her attention, however, kept wandering to Dillon’s door.

She couldn’t find the right balance for this marriage. She had to lead because she was the one in need of respect, not him. Yet, it almost hurt watching him get humiliated by Jess’s man.

A wedding bouquet, of all things.

Oh, Lord, please forgive me, but the next time I see Jess Fairbanks I’m going to shove a daisy in his mouth.

She pinched her brow and sighed. The Psalms couldn’t comfort her if she was going to harbor that kind of attitude. She’d hoped reading her Bible in front of Dillon might get him to ask some questions about her faith, but lately she’d been a poor witness. Properly humbled, she decided to try apologizing again.

She wrapped softly on Dillon’s door. No answer. She tried again, a little louder. Slowly, she pushed open his door. “Dillon, I just wanted to say . . .” Light spilled into his room.

It was empty.

This whole time she’d thought he was in here, but he must have slipped out while she was bathing.

She rested her shoulder against the frame, unable to deny the sadness that gripped her.

This was going to be one long year.

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