Hidden Truths by Jae

Author:Jae [Jae]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
ISBN: 9781934889732
Amazon: 1934889733
Publisher: L-Book ePublisher
Published: 2011-04-02T00:00:00+00:00

Tess knocked on the door.

"Yes?" Amy's voice came out in a squeak.

"Amy, it's Tess. I know it's late, but can I come in for a minute?"

Clothes rustled before the door opened a few inches. Amy peered through the crack. "Rika is changing into her nightgown," she said. Her blush contrasted sharply with her own white nightgown.

Ah, sweet innocence. Tess smiled.

"I'm done," Hendrika called from inside the room.

Amy opened the door wider and let her in.

Like in every other room in the Hamiltons' house, love showed in every corner of the room — the small figures on a shelf, probably carved by Luke's patient hand, a warm quilt on the bed, and the mirror over the washstand that must have cost a small fortune to bring out west.

Now that she had changed out of her pants and had her hair down, Amy looked even more like Nora than before, but still, the girl's energy, her whole demeanor, reminded her so much of Luke that it was eerie. If it was possible for the two of them to have children together, they couldn't be a better mix of them than Amy and Nattie. With her height and her dark hair, Amy's younger sister looked a lot like Luke, but with her kindness and her passion for teaching, she was unmistakably Nora's daughter too.

"I know it's not polite or proper to visit you this late in your room," Tess said. And thank God I never put much value in what is or isn't proper. "But I wanted to make sure you are all right after..."

Her words died on her lips, and she looked at Hendrika.

"She knows what happened with Adam," Amy said.

Tess arched an eyebrow. She would have bet good money that Amy would try to dismiss the danger and hide any injury she might have sustained. She looked from Hendrika to Amy, who blushed under her probing gaze. The mail-order bride and the stubborn rancher's daughter. What an unlikely pair of friends.

"Frankie and I were too far away to stop the fight, but we saw it when we crested the hill," Tess said, remembering those helpless seconds. "Adam didn't pull his punches. I know you said you're all right, but are you really?"

"I'm fine," Amy said.

"She will be," Hendrika said. Her gaze met Tess's.

So Amy has at least a few scrapes and bruises, and she let Hendrika take care of them. "Good."

"I appreciate you not telling Mama," Amy said. "You didn't, did you?"

"No." While Tess hoped she was still Nora's best friend, she hadn't seen Nora in seventeen years and had never met the adult Amy. It wasn't her place to interfere. "But you should tell her. She's your mother. She has a right to know."

"I'll tell her," Amy said. "Tomorrow."

"All right. Get some rest, you two." Tess nodded at Hendrika. "And thanks again for letting Frankie and me have the cabin."

For once, they'd have all the privacy they wanted. Nice. Let's go and see if Frankie is back from checking on the prisoner.

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