EMP: Return of the Wild West Box Set | Books 1-3 by Hamilton Grace

Author:Hamilton, Grace [Hamilton, Grace]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Post-Apocalyptic | EMP | Survival
Published: 2021-03-09T05:00:00+00:00

19

Without question, it was the most uncomfortable breakfast of her entire life. Emma was sorely tempted to storm out of the room just like Darryl, but she didn’t want to draw any attention to herself. Secrets upon secrets. She couldn’t believe what she’d learned that morning, and she felt a potent mix of incompatible emotions. That awful Eustace Simpson was alive, but they might be able to get revenge on him. Justine had been hiding her pregnancy, but that meant a new baby was on the way. It was all awful and wonderful in equal measure, and she just desperately wanted to get away from everyone to process her emotions.

As she sat there in her seat, forgetting all about the cold food on her plate, Greg stepped out onto the porch. Tabitha and Marion had a whispered conversation, and then they finally got up and went to the porch, as if to convene with Greg. That left Emma alone at the table, for which she was grateful. She moved her food around on the plate with her fork for a few minutes, until she couldn’t stand the smell any longer. Then she rose, pushed her chair back, and stepped out from behind the table.

At first, she wasn’t sure where to go. She might have gone outside to find some task around the ranch that would occupy her time, but she didn’t want to step onto the porch if her parents and grandmother were still arguing about stuff. She considered heading upstairs to her room, but Darryl and Justine were up there. The crying would bother her. Finally, she settled on the den. It had become something of a haven.

She approached the nearest bookshelf, intending to find some big picture book she could idly flip through, when she realized Horace Bouchard was in the room. He’d taken a small padded chair in the corner. His breakfast and morning tea were on the table beside him, and he had a hardcover novel open on his lap.

“Oh, sorry,” Emma said. “I didn’t mean to intrude.”

“You’re not intruding,” he replied, closing the novel and setting it on the table. He’d unfastened his prosthetic legs and set them on the floor in front of the chair. Emma wondered if they were uncomfortable—they certainly looked uncomfortable—but she wasn’t bold enough to ask.

“I was just going to get a book or something,” Emma said.

“People get pregnant. It’s not really a big deal,” Horace said with a chuckle. “There’s no reason to make them kids feel bad, even if the timing doesn’t seem right.”

“Yeah, I guess I agree with you.” Emma really didn’t want to talk to Horace, of all people, about it. She quickly grabbed a book off a shelf, intending to take it out of the room.

“It means you’re going to be an aunt,” Horace added. “This isn’t just happening to Darryl and Justine. As an aunt, you’ll be really important in the life of this new little baby. They’re really going to need your help, whether they realize it or not.

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