Happy in the Border Lands by Marla Monroe

Author:Marla Monroe
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Romance
Published: 2019-05-02T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter Seven

Lucille ran the back of her hand across her forehead after putting up the last of the beans. All the jars were sealed and cooling. Once they were set and had cooled off, she’d have the men transport them down to the cellar for storage. She needed to get to peeling the tomatoes next. She would cook them down and can those next. It would be a late night for sure.

Right before the harvest had come in, she and Holly had visited again. She’d felt the baby kicking and couldn’t wait for her to deliver. Lucille hated that Holly would have to handle their harvest alone while she was pregnant, but Lucille was already over her head with trying to get theirs put up. Life wasn’t easy these days. That was just how it was. She was sure Holly’s guys would help her. They wouldn’t let her work too hard being pregnant like she was.

She grabbed a large bowl and sat down at the kitchen table with the knife and began peeling the tomatoes, tossing the skins in the bucket that would go out to the worm bed she’d convinced Jeff and Ty to make for her. Already they had quite a few worms take up residence there. She couldn’t wait to go fishing with them. She loved to fish, but it would be next year before she would get to do that. She’d had too much to learn this year to have time to fish.

By the time she had the tomatoes peeled and on the stove to boil, the guys walked in carrying more tomatoes, cucumbers, and peppers. She glared at them.

“Can’t help it. When they’re ready to be picked, they’re ready to be picked,” Jeff said, shrugging.

“How are you doing? Got a few seconds for a shoulder rub?” Ty asked.

“As in getting one or giving one?” she asked, narrowing her eyes at the man.

He chuckled. “As in getting one, of course.”

“I could use one,” Lucille said.

He pushed her down into the chair and gently manipulated her shoulders until she was moaning with relief.

“That feels so damn good. Thanks, Ty.”

“No problem. Just came in to give you the vegetables and to get something to drink. Still got some stuff to do out there. Going to be a late night,” Ty said.

“Late here, too. I’ve got bread sliced up for sandwiches for dinner tonight. Won’t take long to put together when you get ready for them,” she said.

“Sounds good, hon,” Jeff said.

She stood and poured each of them a glass of the sun tea she kept made up then refilled the glasses when they drained them almost immediately.

“See you in a couple of hours,” Ty said.

She waved them off and got back to cooking down the tomatoes then dipping them into jars to can them like she’d done with the beans. By the time she’d finished them and had them cooling off, she was exhausted. The rest would have to wait until the next day. She’d make pickles from the cucumbers and make salsa with the peppers and the other tomatoes.

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