North Dakota Weddings by Elizabeth Goddard

Author:Elizabeth Goddard [ Goddard, Elizabeth]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 978-1-62416-376-0
Publisher: Barbour Publishing, Inc.
Published: 2010-03-25T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter 11

Amber surveyed the group of fifteen children who participated in the museum’s summer camp this week. In addition to the camp, Dr. Selman had worked to make the museum child friendly with interactive and hands-on exhibits. He’d incorporated live animals such as lizards, snakes, and turtles—all in appropriately contained environments in their respective exhibits, of course. The dinosaur exhibit included an area where children could don hard hats and dust sand from dinosaur fossil replicas.

His efforts revealed his obvious soft spot for the very young. The thought sent a tremble through Amber’s heart. It also made her wonder if he’d ever married. But she didn’t have much time to ponder the question.

Katie, a darling little girl with curly blond hair, held up a large sheet of paper covered in wet paint for Amber’s approval.

“Oh, that’s wonderful,” Amber proclaimed.

Katie stuck her fingers into brown paint, expanding on her impression of a triceratops. So far, they’d spent the week learning about dinosaurs, doing arts and crafts, studying the exhibits. Amber even gave them a tour of the nearby digs—a day they’d enjoyed the most. The museum had created a safe path for young children, or those who simply wanted a glimpse of the prehistoric dig site. No actual digging for them.

She put a finger to her lips and smiled. That day had been her first time anywhere near the digs since Dr. Selman pulled her out. She missed it. In fact, she missed him. His company. She’d spent time working with him on the displays and then briefly participated in the Lewis and Clark drama with him.

Then, there’d been dinner at Gladys’s home.

Amber recalled that night. After the crazy way she’d acted, she was surprised Dr. Selman hadn’t sent her packing. But the museum had been exceptionally busy the last two weeks. They needed her help.

Hating her thoughts at the moment, she walked around the long table where the children concentrated on their art. When Muriel had made the silly reference to a kiss during the reenactment, though furious, Amber had guiltily imagined sharing a kiss with Dr. Selman. During the busyness of that week, she’d longed to see him and had been delighted when he showed up at Gladys’s home. But then…she’d ruined everything because of her brother’s call. He’d left her a voice mail that he was in town, now that he was out of prison, and he wanted to see her. How was she supposed to react to that news?

When she’d told Dr. Selman she wanted to keep her personal life to herself, her heart had screamed in defiance as she watched the hurt shimmer in his eyes.

And now, she couldn’t get that image out of her mind.

If only there were a way…

“Now what do you think?” Six-year-old Andrew lifted his finger-painted stegosaurus.

“I think you’re going to be a famous artist one day.” Grateful she had the children’s camp as a distraction, she tousled his hair.

He beamed with pride. “Can I take this home to my mom?”

“Of course you can.

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