Emmy (Gold Rush Brides Book 2) by Cassie Hayes

Author:Cassie Hayes [Hayes, Cassie]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: 49er, Cowboy, old west, Mail-Order Bride, Romance, Historical, Western, Pioneer, Frontier, Fiction, Forever Love, Victorian, Christian, Religious, Faith, Inspirational, Gold Rush, Sheriff, Debutante, Destitute, Spoiled, California, Shotgun, Gold Country, Dangerous, City Girl, Stagecoach, Outlaws, Posse, Villain, Friendship, Relationship, Bachelor, Single Woman
Goodreads: 22851672
Publisher: Cassie Hayes
Published: 2014-07-30T04:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER FOURTEEN

Emmy couldn’t believe she’d babbled on like that to him. He certainly had more important things to occupy his mind than her sad tale of woe, but he was very attentive throughout, going so far as to be outraged at Uncle Tate’s behavior.

Where the silence between them a few minutes earlier had been tense, this time it seemed refreshing and comforting. Like all the dirty laundry had been aired and it was now time to simply be. Mason was the first to break the silence.

“That was very brave of you to uproot your whole life like that, Emmy. I know a few folks who could take some lessons from you.”

She couldn’t believe her ears. Besides Fred, no one had ever called her brave before. “You must be pulling my leg, Sher— um, Mason. Fear is the only thing I’ve known for the last year. Fear of losing my social status, fear of losing my friends, fear of marrying Tate, fear of sailing to California, fear of being married to a murderer. I’m afraid of everything!”

He nodded, then quietly said, “But, remember, only the brave face their fears and drive forward in spite of them.”

She’d never thought about it that way before and wondered what Mason was afraid of because he was certainly brave.

“In fact,” he added, “you remind me a little of my wife. I suppose one of these gossipy ol’ hens told you about Marie?”

Her grimace at having talked about his life without his knowledge was all the answer he needed, but he didn’t seem upset by it. Instead, he continued his tale.

“She came from a wealthy family who were very mindful of appearances. They were from New York, too, but moved out here the minute Sutter’s man found that gold, like so many of us did. Difference was, they were well-heeled and not at all interested in mining. They’re responsible for the construction of about half the buildings in San Francisco, and they ain’t slowing down.”

This surprised Emmy. How on earth does a wealthy society lady from San Francisco meet and fall in love with a rough lawman from Nevada City? She couldn’t imagine what her father would have said if she’d done such a thing.

“Now you’re probably wondering what a lady like that even saw in a roughneck like me,” he said, making Emmy happy the grease on her face would hide her embarrassed blush. “I’m sure I don’t rightly know, to be frank, but she must have seen something because she not only accepted my proposal but she did it against her family’s wishes.”

“That must have been difficult for her,” Emmy said, thinking of how she’d ceded to her own father’s wishes that she not seriously court anyone.

He nodded grimly. “Made even worse when they disowned her for it. She deserved a big fancy wedding that she never got because she settled for the likes of me. All I could give her was a handful of wildflowers and a few minutes before a judge. That’s how I knew it was true love.

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