Faith and Love Found by Claudia Hope

Author:Claudia Hope [Hope, Claudia]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Amazon: B014N9SELU
Published: 2015-08-28T16:00:00+00:00

The months passed peacefully, if loveless. It had taken her some time to learn his routine. Growing up on her family’s ranch, they’d had their own way of doing things. Year after year, season after season, her entire life had been spent doing things a certain way. Sheep, she learned, were far different creatures to manage from cattle. Fortunately after only a couple of weeks, Clint had finally had enough of what he considered to be mistakes and insisted she manage the house and the vegetable garden in the back acre of the house.

It was just as well for her, since their small run-ins weren’t her favorite part of any day. Even at his worst, he was never belligerent or disrespectful. She could simply see his unhappiness in his eyes and the stillness of his face. Somehow those quiet reprimands were worse than any yelling or bellyaching he could’ve done. It was almost as though she wasn’t worth yelling at. There was no hope in his eyes ever since that first day, and spoke to her as though they were both just resigned to their fates together. It gave her a sinking feeling in her gut. Was this truly to be her future?

He was incredibly handsome, and on the days she was fortunate enough to see him cooling himself down by the water trough, she found herself lost in the hard lines of his body. The way the water dripped from his hair and traveled down the definition of his muscles were like blessed rivers.

Then he would catch her looking, and the lack of expression on his face would kill any desire. He would simply stand and stare, frozen as though he were stone, until she finally would turn away and continue about her day.

They rarely spoke. When he did, he was polite and to the point. He asked her needs and always made sure they were met, no matter what they were.

When she had attempted to make small talk one morning over breakfast, she mentioned her bed was smaller than she was used to. It hadn’t meant to be a complaint, but there was no further conversation after that.

Three days later, he pulled her bed apart and dragged it from her room. At first she believed her new husband was punishing her. Refusing to allow him to intimidate her, she simply stood on the porch and stared at him. They locked eyes as he dragged the last piece of her bed from the porch and out to the barn.

Moments later, he was pulling in the pieces to a brand new bed made of polished oak pieces. When she realized that he’d spent the last three days building her a new bed, she was speechless. This time when he looked at her as he walked into the house, she gave him the respect of looking away. What she had taken to be a challenge of authority was simply his attempt to make her happy. She was so ashamed by her assumptions, she found herself unable to think of anything to say.

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