The Amish Potato Farmer's Widow by Samantha Price

Author:Samantha Price [Price, Samantha]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Samantha Price

Chapter 13

Jeanie nodded. “I am. According to her and the little stick thing. Ninety-nine point nine percent sure.”

Magda squealed and then laughed. “This is the best news I’ve ever had in my life. I’m finally going to be a grossmammi. Didn’t I ask you, didn’t I ask you whether you were?”

“You did. You were right.”

Magda grabbed Jeanie’s face, placed her hands on her cheeks and kissed her forehead. “Denke, Jeanie. That’s what I’ve been waiting for. I thought it’d never happen.”

“Me too. It’s such a shock. That explains why I’ve been so tired, I guess.”

“And grumpy,” Magda said.

Jeanie looked into Magda’s green eyes. “Have I?”

“Jah. I just thought it was grief.”

“Must be hormones. I had no idea I was like that.”

“Nee. I was only joking.” Magda giggled like a young girl.

It made Jeanie even happier to see Magda so delighted.

Then Magda stopped smiling. “You can’t let him know.”

“Werner?”

“Nee. You can’t let Amos know.”

“Well, he’s going to find out sooner or later. I can’t keep a secret like this for too long.”

Magda stared at her and slowly shook her head. “I heard something.”

“What is it?”

“He’s been fooling you as much as you have him.”

Jeanie frowned trying to figure out what she was talking about. “How so?”

“Amos has got someone interested in buying the farm and he’s been using us to keep it nice until the sale goes through.”

“What? Nee. It can’t be true. He wouldn’t. No one’s come to look over the farm.”

“I’m sure of it. That’s what my news was. I must say, I like your news better.”

“Has a sale gone through?” Jeanie thought back over the last few Saturdays she’d spent with Amos. He’d not mentioned a thing.

“Nee, I said someone is interested in it. I heard it at the quilting bee. Someone knows someone who knew someone else who was talking about buying our farm.”

“I can’t believe it. He’s been using me?” At first, she was horrified and then all she could do was laugh. She laughed at herself for being so resistant to Amos and then for being so lonely she wanted more of Amos’s company. She could see the humorous side of what was happening in her life. It wasn’t long, though, before her laughter turned into tears. Their dream was going to be lost and there was nothing she could do about it. Then there was the child whom Malachi would never see. With the baby coming, the farm was more important than ever.

Magda leaned forward again and encircled her arms about her. “I’m sorry.”

“Me too,” she managed to say through tears.

“I never should’ve talked you into this thing with Amos. It was a good idea, though, wasn’t it? I thought your problems would vanish if you married him. I wanted you to have what you should’ve had.”

Jeanie wiped her eyes with the back of her hand. “It was a terrible idea but it was my fault for agreeing. I was doing it for you and for Werner.”

“What shall we do now?”

Now, Jeanie wanted Amos to fall in love with her.

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