Kizzie's Kisses (Grandma's Wedding Quilts #2) by Zina Abbott

Author:Zina Abbott [Abbott, Zina]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Historical, Romance, Women's Fiction, Victorian, 19th Century, Forever Love, Bachelor, Single Woman, Love Possibility, Pioneer, Hearts Desire, American West, Clean & Wholesome, Christian, Faith, Inspirational, Love Inspired, Western & Frontier, Grandma's Wedding Quilts, Series, Multi-Author, Collection, Sweet Americana
Publisher: Zina Abbott
Published: 2017-01-09T05:00:00+00:00

His chest heaving in an effort to suck air into his lungs, Leander ran into the barn in time to hear Jesse complain to his father. “I’m telling you, Pa, she refused…refused…to let me in the house. And then she started spouting nonsense like calling me Jefferson and telling me to go to Uncle Palmer’s to get you.” Jesse raised a fist and shook it in frustration. “I don’t care if she’s a girl and my sister. Sometimes I’d like to give her one of these.”

Leander approached the pair. “You’re family is in danger. Jesse, your sister was trying to warn you, hoping you’d get help.”

Full of doubt, Jesse squinted his eyes at Leander. “How do you figure that?”

“Thunder called out to a horse hidden in the brush. I went to investigate. It belongs to a bottom-feeding low-life whose freight train traveled with ours, a man named Tucker. He came across your daughter when she rode for the fort. He must have followed me back here, hoping I’d lead him to her.” Leander could see from Sidney’s expression and the way his body swelled that the man was ready to explode. Leander stepped up until they stood face to face and cut the man off before he could speak. “Keep your head, Sidney Atwell. There’s no time for explanations now. We have to get to him before he hurts somebody. Is there a back way into the house?”

As Leander’s words registered, it knocked the starch out of Sidney. Shaking his head in disbelief, he wordlessly ran to where the rifle boot now hung on the wall with the rest of the tack and pulled the weapon out.

Jesse offered the answer Leander sought. “There’s no back door. But, there’s a window to the back bedroom that will be open this time of year. You can’t see it from the front room. Mama keeps cheesecloth over it to try to keep out the bugs and some of the dust.”

Leander waved Sidney forward with his hand. “Let’s go, Mr. Atwell. Stay low and out of sight as much as possible. Show me that window.”

Jesse called out as he went for the shotgun he had set inside the doorway to the barn. “I can show you.”

Leander turned back to him. Jesse was on the cusp of becoming a man, but Leander didn’t want to put the boy in the line of fire. “Jesse, I need you to stay right here hidden in the barn with that shotgun handy. We’ll be where we can’t see the front door. If Tucker brings them out front, I need you to call out as loud as you can to warn us. If necessary, fire off a shot in the air.”

Jesse grimaced with disappointment, but nodded his head.

Leander led Sidney as they skirted the edge of the yard, staying behind anything that would help keep them hidden from the house. As they approached the side of the building, he motioned to Sidney to take the lead. Soon they were at the back window.

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