Cate Corrals a Cattleman by Linda K. Hubalek

Author:Linda K. Hubalek
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: historical romance, western romance, sweet romance, romance 1870s, sweet clean romance, brides with grit series, linda k hubalek
Publisher: Linda K. Hubalek

Chapter 8

Sarah and Faye were bickering like they were sisters all right, but more like eight and eleven, instead of eighteen and twenty–one. This had gone on for over a week, and it was time to let them work things out between them, by themselves.

Cate took off her apron and hung it on the hook on the back of the kitchen door. Before she got to the stairs, Sarah called out. “What’s wrong, Momma? Are you sick?”

“No, why?” Cate only had one foot on the first step when Sarah asked.

“We need to start lunch, and feed the babies again.”

“Yes, you do.” One more step.

“Aren’t you going to cook, Momma?”

“No, I’m going upstairs. You two can decide what to fix for lunch.” Another step.

“Okay, we’ll call you when it’s time to come down and feed the infants.”

“No, you and Faye can do that. I’m going out for a while.” Another step.

“But…we need help.”

“Sarah, you wanted a big family and now you have it. I’m the grandmother, so I don’t have to take care of them all the time. That’s your responsibility.” Up to the fifth step on the stairs.

“Yes, but between mine and Faye’s, we have nine children.”

How did Isaac word it when she made the same comment? “That’s four and a half children each, so you two can easily take care of them.”

Sixth step.

“She doesn’t know how to take care of the children!”

“Then you can teach her, because you’re a good mother.”

Seventh step, three more to go to the top of the landing.

“Mother!”

Cate continued up the steps and walked into her room. It was time to let them be women on their own. So, what should she do? Get out her carpet bag and fill it up. Cate opened her dresser drawer, pulled underthings enough for a few days and tossed them into the bag. Comb, brush, hair pins and other essentials went in next. When was the last time I took a trip? Never by myself…

Cate took off her work dress, dusted talcum powder under her arms to freshen her sweaty body before slipping into her Sunday dress. She put her hat on, securing it with a hat pin, trying not to stab herself as her temper started to rise.

She was stomping out the bedroom door when she realized she hadn’t changed her shoes, so she toed off her work boots, and sat down in her bedroom chair to button on her good shoes.

Where was she going? On a vacation, but she needed money to travel. Cate picked up her reticule and carpet bag, and descended the staircase.

Luckily, Sarah wasn’t still at the bottom of the steps, so Cate tiptoed down the hall into Isaac’s office. Neither Isaac nor Marcus were in the room, so Cate quickly walked over to the wall safe. She’d never looked through the contents of the safe herself, but Isaac had shown her how to open the safe should she ever need to—and today was the day.

She felt like a thief when she pulled two hundred dollars from Isaac’s stash of currency.

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