Leah's Choice (Love Inspired) by Miller Emma

Author:Miller, Emma [Miller, Emma]
Language: eng
Format: mobi
Publisher: Harlequin Enterprises
Published: 2012-05-01T05:00:00+00:00

Chapter Ten

Leah’s heart sank as she smiled and waved. Of all the people she knew, it would have to be Martha and Dorcas who saw her with Daniel. “I wonder where they’re going,” she said, trying to keep her voice light.

Dorcas stared but waved back, while Aunt Martha only gave a grudging nod as the buggies passed each other.

“Will you be in trouble because of me?” Daniel asked.

Leah hesitated. How could she make him understand Aunt Martha without being uncharitable? “It’s not your fault,” she said. “Don’t worry about it. You’ve done nothing wrong. What would be wrong would be for me to leave a friend walking, instead of picking him up.”

“So…are we friends?”

Her heart skipped a beat. “Yes, Daniel, I think we are. Since the woods and the dark…” She glanced at him and smiled. “And the rain.” She nodded. “Yes, I’m sure of it—friends.”

“It was a miserable night for a walk in the woods—but we found Joey.”

“Yes, we did. We found him together.” Daniel grinned at her, and Leah found herself drawn into the depths of his warm green eyes.

“You found Joey. I just tagged along.”

“Is that what you think?” She shook her head. “No, we did it. If it wasn’t for you, I wouldn’t have been so brave. I don’t like the dark. My sisters always tease me about being afraid to go out to the barn at night. It’s why I always have a flashlight.” She reached under the seat and showed him the one she kept in this buggy. “And I wouldn’t have been able to save that baby goat.”

“You don’t know that.”

“You’re too hard on yourself, Daniel.”

“Maybe, sometimes.” He swallowed and his gaze became serious. “You’re different than most girls, Leah. Easy to talk to. I feel like I’ve known you forever.”

She smiled. “Me too, with you, I mean.”

“Okay, one friend to another—why is my being in this buggy with you a problem?”

“It’s my aunt. She’s…” There was nothing to do but be honest with Daniel. “My aunt is something of a retschbeddi.”

He chuckled. “A tattletale?”

She covered her face with her hands. “You know more Deutsch than you let on.”

“A little, but my accent is awful.”

“It’s what I think about my English. In the home we speak German a lot…and with other Amish. My mother wanted us to use good English out in the world.”

“I like your mother,” he murmured.

“I’ve been blessed to have her…and my father. Both good people.”

“And your Aunt Martha? Is she your mother’s sister?”

Leah shook her head. “My Dat was her only brother. She was older. He said she tried to always boss him when they were growing up. My Grossmama—you met her at our house—she is their mother. Aunt Martha takes after her, I think. My aunt watches what my sisters and I do, and she tells whoever will listen.”

He chuckled. “She’s judgmental?”

“Exactly.” Leah sighed. “My sister, Miriam, thinks Aunt Martha has a grudge against my mother. It’s true Aunt Martha never cared much for Mam, but I don’t believe she intends harm.

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