The Renegade's Redemption by Stacy Henrie

Author:Stacy Henrie
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Love Inspired Historicals
Published: 2017-07-31T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter Nine

Two weeks after her sly attempt to help with the planting, Ravena woke in the night to the sound of crying. After wrapping a shawl over her nightgown, she hurried to light a lamp, then padded down the hall to the girls’ bedroom. She found Ginny sitting up in bed, her thin arms hugging her knees, her cheeks tearstained.

“Oh, Ginny.” Ravena set the lamp on the bureau and sat beside the weeping girl. “Was it another bad dream?”

Ginny gave a wordless nod.

Gathering the girl into her arms, she rocked her back and forth, just as her grandmother had done whenever Ravena had a nightmare. Movement at the open door drew her attention. She was surprised to see Tex standing there. Ginny’s crying must have woken him too.

“I heard a noise,” he said, keeping his voice low in consideration for Fanny, who still slept soundly in the other bed. “Is Ginny all right?”

Ravena eased back to smooth the girl’s red hair from her face. “She had a bad dream.”

Stepping into the room, Tex crouched beside the bed. “Do you want to talk about it?” he asked Ginny.

She looked to Ravena who nodded encouragement. But would the girl actually share her dream with Tex? Both Ravena and her grandfather had tried to explain that talking about her fears might help, but Ginny refused. It had been several months since the girl had last had a bad dream, and Ravena had hoped that meant they were gone altogether. Apparently that wasn’t the truth though.

“I was havin’ a bad dream too.” Tex leaned forward as if confiding a great secret. “I dreamed Mark and Luke made me supper, which they said I could only eat on the roof with the cow for company.”

A tiny smile appeared on Ginny’s lips.

Tex shook his head with mock severity and Ravena had to tamp down a chuckle at his performance. “The cow didn’t like the biscuits they made, so it kicked them off the roof. And I was so hungry, I jumped down to grab them. Then I woke up.”

Ginny’s smile widened a little more.

“Now that you’ve heard my dream, what do you say about sharing yours?”

Ravena held her breath as the girl fiddled with the bed quilt. After a moment, Ginny glanced at Tex and whispered, “Okay.” Then she shot Ravena a hesitant look. “Can I just tell it to Mr. Beckett first?”

Her desire to hear and comfort Ginny quickly gave way to gratitude that at least the girl was willing to open up to Tex. Ravena wanted to hug him. Instead she exchanged a smile with him and stood. “That would be just fine, Ginny. Let’s all go downstairs. I’ll make some tea, to help you get back to sleep. And you two can talk in the parlor.”

She took Ginny’s hand in her own, then picked up the lamp. They walked out of the room, Tex coming behind them. When they reached the parlor, Ravena motioned for Ginny to take a seat.

“Thank you for telling her that story,” she said softly to Tex.

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