Montana Christmas Bride by Stella Clark

Author:Stella Clark [Clark, Stella]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: historical romance, Women's Fiction, Victorian Era, 19th Century, Forever Love, Bachelor, Single Woman, Love Possibility, Frontier-Pioneer Era, Cowboy & Western Romance, Hearts Desire, American West, Clean & Wholesome, Christian Stories, Faith Based, Inspirational Reads, Love Inspired, Life-Changes, Second Chance Reunion, Honesty & Trust, Home & Family, Lifetime Love, Romantic Schemes, Love-Family & Forever, Action & Adventure, Small Town & Rural Area, Mail-Order Bride Series, Christmas Holidays & Celebration, Christmas Time, Holiday Whimsy, Festive Season, Winter Weather, Montana, marriage of convenience, Novella Length Story
Publisher: Aryn House Publishing
Published: 2019-10-22T04:00:00+00:00

Chapter 9

Thankfully, the snow had let up in the afternoon, but it was still deep enough to ride the sled. It was bitterly cold as Adam made his way back to the house and he wondered at the wisdom of inviting the girls to go feed the cattle in the winter pastures with him.

How would Nora manage being out in the cold and wind? What if she got sick? Still, excitement coursed through his veins at the thought of being with Nora for a few hours. He had done his utmost to avoid her in the last week and then last night, he’d blurted out his offer and the girls had jumped at the chance to get out of the house.

Cabin fever was how Tina explained it. He opened the back door and found both of them ready and bundled in warm coats. Adam was struck anew by how green her eyes were. He stared for a moment, time suspended. Tina giggled, bringing him back to the present.

“Ready?” he said quickly to cover up his embarrassment at having been caught staring.

“Yes. We’ve also packed hot coffee,” Tina said.

Nora had not spoken.

“Are you all right?” he asked her, his tone gentle.

“Yes, I’m too excited to speak. I’ve never been on a sled,” she said.

They went out and hurried across to the barn. The first task was to load the sled with cattle feed.

“You girls can wait while I load the sled,” Adam said and grabbed a fork.

“We’re not going to stand around doing nothing while you do all the work,” Nora said and took a fork.

“Here, this is how you hold it,” Adam said and showed her. Together, they forked hay and piled it onto the sled.

He kept glancing at Nora, expecting her to tire after a few minutes, but to his surprise, she worked with them up to the end. When they were done, her face was pink and glowing and all he could think about was cupping her cheeks and kissing her.

They hitched the sled to the workhorses and got on to the sled. Adam drove the team while Nora and Tina stood on the sled. As the team picked up speed, snow blew and landed on all of them and from where he stood, Adam could hear Nora’s laugh.

Another sweet sound rent the air, puzzling Adam until he realized that Tina and Nora were singing “Joy to the World.” He added his voice and soon, the three of them were singing at the top of their voices as the sled cut through the snow at high speed.

The winter pastures were fenced in, and Adam stopped the sled by the wooden gate. He jumped off and opened the gate and then guided the sled into the shed that stood on one side. He was about to sprint back to close the gate when he spied Nora rushing to do it.

“Thank you!” he said when she returned.

“You’re welcome,” she said, her pearly white teeth sparkling. “I must say, this is much better than being in the house.

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