Her Surprise Christmas Courtship by Emma Miller

Author:Emma Miller
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Harlequin
Published: 2022-07-12T20:32:15+00:00

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Wednesday morning after the breakfast dishes were cleared, Eleanor walked into the kitchen where Millie and her sisters were still tidying up, and clapped her hands together. “Applesauce day,” she declared. “We’ve put it off long enough. It’s a perfect day for it.” She glanced out one of the big windows.

It was overcast and threatening to rain. When Millie had gone out to milk before breakfast, she’d been chilled by the time she brought the milk back into the house.

“Ya, I agree. A perfect day to make applesauce,” Millie piped up when no one said anything. Since Sunday she’d been in a contemplative mood. She needed something to distract her from thoughts of Elden that swirled in her head.

She was so confused. Did he like her or not? She’d been upset when he barely spoke to her when they arrived at his house the other day. But then later, he’d sent her dat inside to ask her to go for a walk with them. With him. So maybe he did like her. Or maybe he only wanted to speak to her alone so he could ask about his prospects with Beth and had never gotten the chance before their father had taken his tumble.

Or perhaps he really was interested in Millie. Would that really be such a crazy idea? She was smart and resourceful, a good cook, decent at sewing and she was a woman of deep faith. So what if she was fat? She wasn’t so fat that she couldn’t do her chores or that she couldn’t run when her dat had hurt himself. And Gott had made her this way, hadn’t He? Which meant, she lectured herself, that she was good enough for any man, even Elden.

That was what she kept telling herself. On Monday she had hoped Elden might stop by to say hello. When he didn’t, she thought he might come Tuesday. Today she’d woken up wondering if she had imagined the connection she’d felt to him on Sunday when they had taken a walk. With an inward sigh, she pushed those negative thoughts aside. There was no sense dwelling on them. Gott was good and He had a plan for her. Even if it wasn’t the plan she was hoping for. And she had to make herself content with that.

“Love to help make applesauce,” Henry said, stuffing the last piece of toast in her mouth as she headed out of the kitchen. “But I told Anna Mary I’d have a look at her stove. She says it’s not working and with her being widowed and her boys living so far away, she doesn’t know who to ask. She’s been cooking on her old woodstove.” Her last words were mumbled as she made a quick retreat.

“I’d help, but I promised Liz I would help her with her wedding chest,” Willa announced, following Henry out of the kitchen. “Henry is going to drop me off. The wedding is only a month away,” she threw over her shoulder.

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