Mail Order Bride Margaret (Montana Destiny Brides, Book 1) by Amelia Rose

Author:Amelia Rose
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Tags: montana mail order brides, mail order western romance, irish and american romance, mail order bride romance story, mail order bride historical romance, montana 1800s

Chapter Seven

“Why, Declan? What’s the matter with you, son? You look like there’s a mountain lion chasing after you!” Ned said, getting up from the porch where he’d been carving an arm rest for his wife’s new rocking chair.

“No, no. Nothing like that,” he answered. Instead of approaching his cabin, he turned on his heel and headed toward the barn.

“Oh no, you don’t! You’re not getting away from me that easy! What in tarnation has gotten into you?” Ned put aside his carving and followed after Declan, matching his stride despite his older age.

Declan sighed and stopped where he was, letting his head fall forward until his chin almost touched his chest. He waited until Ned had caught up with him before answering.

“I’ve done something horrible,” he said without looking up. “I went over to your place this morning, thinking to leave a small token on the steps of the cabin. I saw Mrs. Jackson hanging the wash so I thought I’d leave it on the back porch.”

“So what? It’s a kind thing to do, even if it’s a bit unheard of. Your future wife is there, I bet she’d have felt right welcome to find a gesture like that!” Ned smiled, but his face fell when he looked at Declan’s sorrowful expression.

Declan took another deep breath while he thought about how to explain. His skin grew hot with flush as he remembered the horrified look on Margaret’s face.

“That’s not the worst of it. I went around the back to leave it on the porch… and Margaret was out there.”

“Do you think she saw you?”

“Oh, I’m sure of it!” Declan declared, shuddering at the memory of her blood-curdling scream.

“Well, that’s no matter! So what if she saw you? You, her future husband? You two are half-betrothed, it’s not like you’re not supposed to see the bride. Besides, you’re going over to formally visit this afternoon, you know she’d see you then. As for the surprise, sure, it didn’t turn out as you’d thought it would, but that’s no—”

“She was taking her bath!” Declan finally yelled, interrupting the old man. Ned stopped talking, blinked once, and took one small step back. His eyes opened wider in astonishment. He let out a long, slow sigh.

“And you’re sure she saw you?”

“I’m sure of it. She screamed and everything, and it brought Mrs. Jackson running around the house. It was awful! Now what am I gonna do, if she thinks I’m nothing more than a lowly peeping Tom who lurks around other people’s property, hoping to spy on ladies in their undress!” Declan threw his hands in the air and started pacing back and forth while Ned simply thought through the dilemma.

“Well, son… you’ve got to go explain yourself! You can’t have Miss McGreggor—or my wife, for that matter—thinking you’re some kind of odd fellow who’d do a thing like that!” Ned waited for his words to sink in.

“Oh no, I can naw! I know she’ll naw see me, not after what I’ve done!

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