Twice Promised (The Blue Willow Brides Book #2): A Novel by Brendan Maggie

Author:Brendan, Maggie [Brendan, Maggie]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Tags: FIC042030, Mail order brides—Fiction, FIC042040, FIC027050
ISBN: 9781441238986
Publisher: Baker Publishing Group
Published: 2012-09-01T05:00:00+00:00

18

Shielded by a makeshift curtain that she had hung for privacy, Greta waited as Agnes stripped down to her chemise and stockings. She wasn’t as tall as Greta and was a bit short-waisted but otherwise had a nice figure. This was a first for Greta to be sewing for someone other than herself, though she’d helped out her sister Anna when needed. She wanted to do her best and found she enjoyed creating something from a shapeless piece of material.

Greta sighed and tried to concentrate as she made note of the other woman’s measurements while Agnes chattered away. She wanted to make certain of Agnes’s size before she began to cut the fabric, and she wanted to be precise, but Agnes wouldn’t hold still. Suddenly an impish thought came to Greta on just how to get the other woman to settle down.

She let out an exaggerated sound of surprise. “Oh my . . .”

“What?” Agnes stopped in midsentence, trying to turn around to get a better look. “What is it?”

“Well . . .” Greta sighed with the ease of many years of practice teasing two sisters. “If you’d be still . . . I’m sure it’s just my mistake . . .”

“What are you talking about?” Agnes froze stiff as a board, and Greta suppressed a smile.

“It’s a common thing, really—you simply look smaller in the waist than what I’ve measured here.”

“Well, land sakes—measure it again. I won’t talk or move a muscle.”

“All right,” Greta said graciously, trying to contain her mirth. She let her thoughts drift as she measured. Cole Cartwright wasn’t with Agnes this time, and Greta was thankful. Although he was good-looking and had made his intentions clear, she had all the men in her life she could handle between Zach and Jess.

She wondered what had happened to Cora. Several customers had arrived at the same time as Agnes, but between Jess, Greta, and Caleb, they’d taken care of the customers while making the impatient Agnes wait. Caleb was Johnny-on-the-spot finding items, wrapping them, and hauling them to waiting wagons. The morning passed quickly, and Greta was glad. She’d rather be busy. She was looking forward to tomorrow when they would have dinner with Granny.

“Greta, I’m sorry I’m being such a bother, but I just decided that I don’t like the material we first chose and want to look at something different.”

Greta held her anger in check, though the material had already been cut off the bolt. “I’ll do my best to help you choose something else. Let me take your measurements one more time before we start looking, but I’m afraid that you’ll have to pay for the material that I’ve already cut off the bolt.”

“Just put it on my bill. I simply must be happy with what I’m wearing or the night will be ruined!” Agnes shifted and reached to scratch her back, then quickly clamped her hand over her mouth, bringing Greta’s wandering thoughts back to the task at hand. “Oh, goodness! I didn’t mean to be such a fidget.

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