Beth by Danni Roan

Author:Danni Roan
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Sweet Clean and Wholesome Romance, Romance Historical Christian, Western Frontier Romance, Historical Fiction, Texas Beginnings Western Romance
Publisher: Danni Roan
Published: 2020-11-22T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter 14

The smell of roasting chicken, mashed potatoes, and gravy assailed Brandon’s senses as he walked back to the main house with Jacks a few hours later. The foreman had called him from the bunkhouse where he had been swapping stories with the old cook that fed the cowboys, and now walked with him to the front door.

“It’s nice to see you out this way preacher,” the man said as he paused, tipping his hat to a pretty woman with light brown hair who was being lifted from a wagon at the stoop. “Miss Peri,” Jacks drawled, “Bear.”

“Hello Jacks,” Peri said with a grin. “I hope you’re staying to eat, Preacher,” the young woman smiled.

“I’ve been invited, and I’d be loco to miss a meal at your sister’s table.”

“Preacher, good to see you,” the big man next to Periwinkle said, grinning through his luxurious brown beard. The man everyone in Needful called Bear was actually Bartholomew Cassidy, and he seemed a happy man since he had married Peri only a few months earlier.

“Have you visited with Miss Beechen?” Peri asked, her blue eyes twinkling. “She seems a lovely girl, and I’m so pleased she could come to work with Prim.”

“Miss Beechen is probably in the kitchen,” Brandon said. “We took your mother for a walk earlier.”

Peri smiled, her blue eyes twinkling with a cheery light. The girl always appeared to be up to something, though often you couldn’t guess what it could be. “Then we’ll have a nice cozy visit,” she nodded.

In a whirlwind of activity, Brandon found himself seated at an elegant table in front of a roaring fire as plates of delectable looking food were served around.

Prim and Beth had been busy while he had spent a quiet couple of hours in the bunkhouse with Cookie. The food looked and smelled wonderful, but the young woman across the table from him was beyond lovely and Brandon realized that he was developing feelings for Miss Beechen. The fact nagged at him as the conversation picked up, and he wondered if he was ready for the feelings that now grew in his heart.

“Is Prim treating you alright?” Peri asked, leaning toward Beth as she carefully cut her mother’s food into manageable pieces. “I hope she isn’t working you too hard,” the blue-eyed woman teased.

“Periwinkle, you know very well I’d never ask anyone to do a job I’m not willing to do. And for your information, Beth and I are getting along very well. She’s been a tremendous help.”

Peri wrinkled her nose at her sister then winked at Beth, showing that she wasn’t done with this conversation yet. “So how do you like Needful?” she asked, beginning to eat her meal.

“It’s a very nice town over all,” Beth said hoping not to offend anyone.

“Yes, but the men are rather forward,” Peri giggled. “Why Prim received at least three proposals a day at the Hampton House, and it wasn’t much better for me until Mama and I moved to the house here.”

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