Jessie's Bride: Mail Order Brides, #1 by Susette Williams

Author:Susette Williams
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: religious & inspirational fiction, short stories, literature & fiction westerns, western romance, western, christian fiction, Christian romance, Emma Morgan, Christian romance short stories, Cia Leah, Leah Atwood, Kirsten Osbourne, Zoe Matthews, Kit Morgan, Callie Hutton
Publisher: Family Friendly Fiction
Published: 2015-12-19T00:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER SEVEN

Sarah hated lying in bed next to Jessie with his back turned toward her. It was a might bit different than the night before when he couldn’t keep his hands off of her, not that she wanted him to. “Aren’t you ever gonna forgive me, Jessie?”

“Forgive you?” his voice sounded incredulous. He rolled over and faced her, propped up on one arm, still avoiding actually touching her as if he couldn’t bear to near her again.

Moonlight shone through the window, making it easier to see each other’s faces. Too bad they couldn’t be making love beneath the glow of the full moon.

“I don’t know how I am supposed to trust you again,” Jessie’s words were somber.

It made Sarah’s heart ache.

“Jessie, I don’t blame you for not trusting me, but you talked in front of Pa like you wanted to work this out, and I do, too. I love you, Jessie, really love you.” She wiped away a tear as it trickled down her cheek. “I didn’t want to do what Pa had me do. I’d been writing men since before I was fifteen. Pa made me write every one of them because we needed the money to get by. After Ma died, there were days we didn’t get anything to eat, and sometimes, Pa wouldn’t come home at night. I had to take care of Zeke and Elijah. There’s things you do in life that you just don’t go around telling everybody. You live through them and you deal with them.”

Sarah turned her head away to keep from giving into the grief that threatened to overwhelm her. What she went through was bad enough, but then to have Jessie turn his back on her was downright unbearable.

“You were the light in my darkness, Jessie.” She wiped another tear away as it ran down the side of her face. “No one had ever made me excited to get mail. I didn’t care about any money or trinkets men sent. I wanted someone to really care about me, and I thought I found that in you.”

Sarah rolled over to her side and cried quietly into her pillow. She had no business feeling sorry for herself. She deserved to suffer for her part in this. She didn’t know why she had listened to Pa. Because she didn’t have a choice, she reminded herself, even though it brought little comfort. Jessie was the last person in the world she would ever want to hurt and yet she had.

“Pa will get his way.” Her words were a mere whisper, a realization. “It’s better for me to leave so I don’t hurt you or your family no more.”

A warm hand reached for her and turned her back over so he could see her face. She blinked a couple times to clear her vision from her teary eyes.

“Do you love me?” Jessie’s voice was strained. No doubt he was dealing with his own emotions of betrayal.

Guilt riddled her heart. “Yes, Jessie. I love you with all my heart.

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