Hope In Cripple Creek by Sara R. Turnquist

Author:Sara R. Turnquist [Turnquist, Sara R.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Historical Romance, Women's Fiction, Victorian Era, 19th Century, Forever Love, Bachelor, Single Woman, Love Possibility, Frontier-Pioneer Era, Cowboy & Western Romance, Hearts Desire, American West, Clean & Wholesome, Christian Stories, Faith Based, Inspirational Reads, Love Inspired, Life-Changes, Second Chance Reunion, Honesty & Trust, Home & Family, Lifetime Love, Romantic Schemes, Love-Family & Forever, Action & Adventure, Small Town & Rural Area, Cripple Creek Colorado, Town Epidemic, Striking Gold Miners
ISBN: 9781621355939
Publisher: Clean Reads
Published: 2016-10-18T04:00:00+00:00

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Wyatt stepped out of the General Store, newspaper in hand, readying himself to board the coach. He had dressed in his traveling suit, a rather practical brown jacket and pants. And he bore with him a simple bag containing what he would need for the overnight trip. Never mind that he had tried not to dwell on the gravity of what he was about to do as he gathered his things that morning. No, he made his decision and he would abide by his word. After all, this was about the children. The children he promised to look after. And this was the only way.

They were what this was all about. It had nothing to do with the strange sensations that crept into his being at the sight of Miss Katherine Matthews. She had always been a rather curious sort of girl, never fit in with the other girls quite right. No, she was her own person. And smart. Maybe that was why she had always intrigued him so. He stopped himself. This manner of thinking could not lead to good things.

Pulling out his pocket watch, he wondered where Katherine could be. He glanced in the direction of the boarding house for perhaps the hundredth time since he’d arrived in town early that morning. Had she changed her mind? Did that disappoint him? Or was he relieved?

While he did want to provide a loving, stable home for those two children, he had an uneasy feeling when it came to thoughts of marrying Katherine. Only not in the way he would have thought. It was a nervous, excited sort of uneasiness. He wondered if he made the right decision or if he was being too hasty with his future. But the thought of marrying Katherine didn’t scare him like he imagined it would have. His emotions were too mixed on this subject.

Their elopement should be their biggest obstacle. To overcome their trepidations, and probably better judgment, to say “I do,” would be the hardest of it.

In his musings, he hadn’t realized he was staring at the door to the boarding house until it opened and Katherine walked through, suitcase in hand. He glanced at his watch again. She cut it close, but was still within their time window.

Katherine kept her head down as she approached the coach, looking up only as she handed off her bag to the stagecoach hand.

Wyatt moved over to where she stood. “I was beginning to think you had changed your mind.”

She jumped a bit, almost knocking herself off balance.

Wyatt took a step back but held out his arms to catch her.

Katherine righted herself, planting her feet on the dirt road. “No, it just . . . took a little while to get myself together,” she said a little sheepishly. She fidgeted with the folds of her jacket.

Wyatt took in her appearance. He could have kicked himself for his comment. His first words should have been about how she looked. She must have struggled over what to wear for her wedding day, knowing it need also be appropriate for travel.

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