Love Finds a Way (Cutter's Creek Book 16) by Kit Morgan & Cutter's Creek

Author:Kit Morgan & Cutter's Creek [Morgan, Kit]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Angel Creek Press
Published: 2017-02-02T06:00:00+00:00

She was lovely – but so headstrong!

Bart studied his employer across the dining room table. She did look stunning, her hair simple but elegant. He could tell she’d taken a little extra time with it – it was different from how she wore during the day.

She really was remarkable. He couldn’t imagine how hard it was for her to keep going after her husband died. How long had it been? How long had she been in Cutter’s Creek? He knew it had come up in conversation at Eldon’s dinner table, but he’d been having so much fun teasing her he missed the details. But now she had his rapt attention.

“More chicken and dumplings, Bart?” Willow asked.

“Please,” he said, never taking his eyes off Elizabeth. He wondered if he’d be allowed to call her by her first name. It was hard not to do that now, but it wouldn’t be proper as her employee. Calling her Mrs. Cornell was a sign of respect, after all. Now if they were courting, things would be different …

Courting. There was a thought to chill the blood. He shivered accordingly.

“You’re very quiet, old friend,” Jack said.

“I take it you’re talking to me,” Bart replied, amused. “It’s your wife’s cooking that’s managed to shut me up.”

“Did you hear that, sweetheart? Your cooking’s improved. People are talking a lot less during meals.”

“Jack Carlson, don’t tease me like that in front of company,” Willow admonished.

Jack leaned toward Bart. “Truth be told, she likes it when I tease her. She’d think something was wrong with me if I didn’t.”

“All women should be teased,” Bart said, then took a bite of dumpling.

“Why is that, Mr. Brown?” Elizabeth asked tersely.

He chuckled. “It helps a man see their true character.”

Her head cocked slightly to one side. She looked adorable. “I suppose if I started teasing you, I’d see more of your character?”

“Absolutely,” he answered without hesitation.

“How so?” she asked.

He wiped his mouth with his napkin. “Different types of men take to teasing in different ways. Isn’t that right, Jack?”

“Indeed,” Jack said as he poked at his plate. His fork connected with some chicken and he smiled.

“Take a secure man, one who has confidence in themselves,” Bart said. “He’ll take your teasing in stride. Until it gets personal – then, watch out.”

“Isn’t all teasing personal?” Elizabeth asked. “One has no reason to tease someone unless to make it personal.”

“You’re treating it like a weapon, Mrs. Cornell. It doesn’t have to be used as one – it can simply be to establish camaraderie, or to feel out how a relationship may go. Now an insecure man can’t cope with it – his sense of himself is too fragile. That’s a different story. I wouldn’t advise it.”

“You mean a short-tempered man?” she said.

“An insecure man is often also a short-tempered one,” Bart told her, noting a hint of challenge in her eyes.

“Personally, I think teasing is rather childish,” she said.

“For some of us, Mrs. Cornell, it helps us keep our sense of humor.” Bart and Jack turned to each other.

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