Love Remains by Sarah M. Eden

Author:Sarah M. Eden
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Historical Romance, Clean & Wholesome Romance, Western Romance, Christian Historical Fiction, Christian romance
Publisher: Mirror Press, LLC
Published: 2017-09-05T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter Twenty-two

Tavish drove his buggy over the bridge and pulled up beside the Archers’ barn. In the months since Katie and Joseph’s wedding, he’d done his best to avoid the Archer place. Even when working to bring in Joseph’s crop while the family were all far away, he’d steered clear of the house itself. He didn’t begrudge them their happiness. ’Twas simply awkward yet.

Cecily moved to climb down.

“You’d best wait,” he warned her. “The snow left a great many drifts, and I can’t say with certainty you’d not simply drop into one.”

“So I am to pay for your poor driving? That seems unfair.”

“Be patient, lass. I’m walking through the snow for you, after all.”

She gave him a perplexed look. “I thought the reason you were driving was so that we could avoid walking in the snow. I am quickly losing faith in you as a buggy driver.”

Despite his efforts to keep a distance between them, Tavish had grown quite fond of her teasing. She was his friend, which wouldn’t sit well with his neighbors or his family. When she left, they would likely cheer. He, however, would miss her.

He hopped down then tied the horse’s rein to the hitching post. “Stay put, Cecee.” He’d spied her shifting toward the end of the bench. He stepped over to her side of the buggy. Not simply snowy, the ground was icy. “Don't chop my head off, but I think I’d best lead you to safer ground.”

“Am I surrounded by rabid dogs or something?”

“Stop your sassing. I’m trying to be a gentleman.” He reached up and took her hands in his.

“If you start doing that now, how will I recognize you?”

He held her fast as she stepped onto the icy ground. “Put your arm about my middle, and I’ll do the same,” he instructed. She obliged, and with a little maneuvering, they began their walk up the snowy path. “Now, what exactly do you mean to say to the high and mighty Mr. Archer?”

“‘High and Mighty’? Is that anything like ‘Your Majesty’?”

“They’re in the same vein,” he admitted.

“You don’t like him either?”

“First of all, you troublesome colleen, I don’t dislike you no matter that you’ve apparently decided otherwise.” He guided her around a particularly treacherous-looking patch of ice. “And secondly, I don’t dislike Joseph, either.”

He could hear that his last words weren’t entirely sincere. It seemed he had not yet let bygones be bygones.

Cecily didn’t press the issue, but neither did she seem to believe him. “Have we passed the blood-thirsty hounds, or the life-threatening ice patches, or whatever danger it is you set me in the midst of?”

“One can never be too careful.” Truth be told, he was enjoying having her up close to him once more.

Da would’ve scolded him to the ends of the earth for it. But Da had no idea what it was like to be alone. Cecily laughed with him and genuinely enjoyed his jesting and lighthearted approach to difficulties. Beyond that, she trusted him with her thoughts and questions.

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