First Street Church: Love's Double Blessing (Kindle Worlds Novella) (Clear Creek Legacy Book 2) by Linda K. Hubalek

Author:Linda K. Hubalek [Hubalek, Linda K.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Contemporary Romance, Women's Fiction, Forever Love, Bachelor, Single Mother, Love Possibility, Hearts Desire, American West, Clean & Wholesome, Christian Stories, Faith Based, Inspirational Reads, Love Inspired, Second Chances, Life-Changes, Honesty & Trust, Home & Family, Lifetime Love, Romantic Schemes, Beautiful & Feisty, Love-Family & Forever, Novella Length Story, Protection & Safety, Action & Adventure, 19th Century, Brides With Grit Series, Kindle Worlds Novella, Clear Creek Legacy, Family & Domestic Life, Orphaned Children, Instant Parents, Military Service & Accident, PTSD, Afghanistan, Sweet Grove Texas
Publisher: Kindle Worlds
Published: 2017-11-22T05:00:00+00:00

Chapter 8

Jenna uncurled her body and stretched her toes to the end of the bed. It felt so good to be back in her own bed. She stretched her shoulders up and down against the warm sheets before slowly opening her eyes.

She blinked realizing it was the low light coming from the side table lamp in the room, not morning light from the bedroom window. Reality slammed into her brain. It wasn’t a normal morning on the ranch where she’d tend the animals on the ranch and then work on the house remodeling.

Tears formed as she closed her eyes, which ran down her face as they had every morning for the past week. She knew the pain would lessen in time, but it was still fresh for so many reasons.

Jenna blinked her eyes to rid them of the tears and looked around the room. She’d barely noticed the haphazard stacks of cardboard boxes of varying sizes lining the walls when Riel guided her to her bed. He wasn’t kidding when he said there was a path to the bed.

The men had cleaned out two rooms for two grieving orphan children, without her help, or her permission. It stung her pride that Riel had already decorated the rooms too, but it was to help the children.

Everything Riel had done this week had amazed her, and she probably didn’t know half of it.

If Jenna had been on her own with the kids this first week, the three of them would still be crying in the Sharpe’s house with unpacked tubs stacked everywhere.

She leaned toward the lamp on the night stand and turned it on. On the edge of the table was a thermal coffee mug and a plate, with a cookie turkey and piece of pumpkin pie on it. Jenna couldn’t help but smile at the gesture. He knew she’d be hungry whenever she awoke.

She picked up the scribbled note on a piece of paper beside the plate

Dear Aunt Jenna,

Please eat the pie and then sleep until tomorrow. Grandpa and Grandma went home, and Grandpa Russ is already sleeping in his bed.

Love and Hugs, Uncle Riel, Amie, RJ and Lucy.

The children had signed their own names and there was paw print drawn under Lucy’s name.

Jenna traced the children’s names with her finger. Their wabbly handwriting took up most of the paper, but she loved their efforts.

Jenna looked upward and whispered, “You raised great kids, Becky. I’ll try my best to take care of them for you.”

And to do so, she had to take care of herself. Jenna sat up in bed, crossed her legs and reached for the plate.

The pumpkin pie custard was creamy and the crust flaky…and tasted as if it had been baked at the Mabel’s on Maple Café in Sweet Grove. Jenna wouldn’t have put it past Riel to try to make a pie if he’d had time though.

She picked up the turkey cookie to study it. A sideways small peanut butter cup was stuck, with frosting, to a chocolate sandwich cookie, to make the base.

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