Patricia Davids Christmas Brides of Amish Country: An Amish Christmas\The Christmas Quilt\A Hope Springs Christmas by Patricia Davids

Author:Patricia Davids [Davids, Patricia]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Religion & Spirituality, Fiction, Literature & Fiction, Religious & Inspirational Fiction
Amazon: B00EM36GU4
Goodreads: 18441877
Publisher: Love Inspired
Published: 2013-01-01T05:00:00+00:00

Chapter Ten

“Emma, Gideon is desperately in need of your help.”

Gideon caught Adam’s cheeky grin and wanted nothing more than to stuff a sock in his cousin’s big mouth. Muttering under his breath, Gideon said, “See if I confide in you again.”

The two men were stacking chairs on tables in the café in preparation for cleaning the floors after closing. Outside the windows, the street of the town blinked with Christmas cheer as the townspeople and businessmen turned on their holiday lights.

“What help can I give, Gideon?” Emma asked. She was sweeping beneath the tables and booths.

“Never mind,” he said quickly.

“My cousin wants to court a woman and he has forgotten how we Amish do it.” Adam chuckled with glee as he ducked Gideon’s halfhearted punch.

“Adam, stop teasing Gideon.” Her stern tone made both men look in her direction. She leveled a no-nonsense glare at her spouse.

Adam wasn’t the least bit intimidated. He grinned at her and said, “I’ll go fill the sugar dispensers.”

He took the tray of glass containers and carried them into the kitchen. When he was out of sight, Emma turned to Gideon. “Pay no attention to your cousin. He loves to tease. Who is this special woman?”

“I’d rather not say. Courting was much easier when I was young.”

“You are not so very old.”

“Maybe not, but I’m too old to attend the singings and such. I can’t ask her to a movie. I’m at a loss.”

“There are many ways for you to get together. You can take her to visit her family. You can take her on a buggy or sleigh ride, just the two of you some evening. You can bring her here for a meal. Every woman likes a break from cooking.”

“I’ve already thought of those things, but I’m not sure they set the right tone.”

Emma tilted her head to the side. “Isn’t showing her you want to spend time together the right tone?”

“The thing is, I’m afraid she’ll say no if I come straight out and ask her to dinner or to go for a sleigh ride. I want her to get to know me better, but in a friendly way. I want her to feel comfortable in my company.”

“You are new to our church. Well, perhaps we could get up an ice-skating party and make sure she is invited.”

“I’m pretty sure she won’t skate.”

Emma laid her broom aside and planted her hands on her hips. “I could make more useful suggestions if I knew who I was talking about.”

Gideon knew Emma and Rebecca were friends. He took a second to wonder what Emma would think about him courting her friend. After all, how could Emma be certain he would remain Amish? He knew a lot of people had their doubts. Unless he found a few dozen things to repair in Rebecca’s house he didn’t have an excuse to spend much time in her company.

If he could convince Rebecca of his feelings before she had her surgery, he could be by her side no matter what her results were.

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