Somewhere in Time (The Crosse Harbor Time Travel Trilogy) by Bretton Barbara

Author:Bretton, Barbara [Bretton, Barbara]
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub, azw3
Tags: Romance
Publisher: Barbara Bretton
Published: 2012-06-24T04:00:00+00:00

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By two o'clock Zane had still not returned. Neither Emilie nor Rebekah had any idea where he had disappeared. Emilie briefly considered walking out into the fields to ask Andrew or Isaac if they knew where Zane had gone, but Rebekah's words lingered in her ears and she stayed away. He did not come in for dinner, but continued working.

The two women shared the meal of slaw, hot rolls, and mutton with the Blakelee children, save for Isaac who remained in the fields with Andrew. Charity and her mother had much to consider as the day of the wedding celebration swiftly approached and Emilie found herself drifting along on a wave of bittersweet longing.

Baby Aaron slept contentedly in his cradle near his mother's chair. Benjamin and Stephen, eight-year-old twins, teased each other mercilessly, while the toddler, Ethan, entertained Emilie with tales of his imaginary friend, John the Flying Dog.

It was a simple meal, served in a simple way and shared with people she barely knew, yet Emilie experienced a sharp stab of envy. It seemed so little to ask for: a home of her own, a husband to love, children to care for. Somehow that most basic of dreams had always managed to elude her.

He loves you, Emilie, Rebekah had said about Andrew. I see the way he looks at you....

She couldn't imagine the despair Andrew had felt when he lost his wife and child. It explained so much about him. That haunted look in his hazel eyes. The sense of restlessness. The depth of his commitment to the cause of independence. He was the kind of man a woman could admire: strong and loyal and--

She stopped, shocked by the direction her thoughts were taking her. What on earth had come over her? Surely she wasn't attracted to him--not in the fiery way she was attracted to Zane.

But how would it feel to cast your lot with a man who wanted the same things you wanted, home and family and happy endings? Maybe that type of wild and passionate love was, by its very nature, doomed to failure. Certainly it had been with her marriage to Zane. She'd had such high and shining hopes for their future, only to discover he cared more for adventure than he ever could for her.

After the meal, Emilie helped Rebekah with cleaning up.

"You are looking pale," Rebekah observed, placing her palm against Emilie's forehead. "Are you unwell?"

"Tired," Emilie said.

"You should rest."

Emilie shook her head. The last thing she wanted was to be trapped in a room with her tangled thoughts. "I think I'll sit outside and work on the mending."

Rebekah grew thoughtful. "Is there a chance that perhaps you are with child?"

"No!" Emilie took a deep breath. She laughed nervously as vivid images of that one magical night heated her blood. "I mean, I don't believe so."

"It will happen," Rebekah said with a gentle smile as she took Aaron from his cradle and prepared to nurse him. Emilie fled before the woman could say any more.

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