Western Brides: A Christmas Bride for the Teacher (Hearts and Hands Mail Order Bride Agency Book 8) by Indiana Wake & Belle Fiffer

Author:Indiana Wake & Belle Fiffer [Wake, Indiana & Fiffer, Belle]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Independently Published
Published: 2018-11-15T08:06:28.579000+00:00

Chapter 6

When Lynne had asked Jonathan for tutoring, Jonathan had been delighted. He wasn’t about to pass up on such an opportunity.

He would have to be careful, they mustn’t spend too much time alone. That would be pushing the rules of Society, even out in the Wild West, but this was one of the few times Jonathan would be able to see Lynne without Greta breathing down their necks. She watched them like a hawk whenever the three of them were together. Jonathan knew why, and he felt very sorry for Wayne, who was oblivious to the faults of his wife.

Greta was simply being greedy. And Jonathan’s feelings for her had changed a long time ago. Now, he was rapidly falling for her younger sister, and Jonathan didn’t want to change that.

For the next two weeks, Lynne and Jonathan stayed behind and worked on their lessons at the school. Lynne showed that she had a good grasp of her reading skills, which blossomed when Jonathan worked with her. She loved reading, and her eyes lit up whenever she saw a book. Her love of history became evident. Soon she was quoting dates better than Jonathan had ever done. And her numbers… she was astounding.

Jonathan wondered how much of an education Lynne had actually been given, because she was incredible. Not that he was complaining; the more time he got with her, the better.

Lynne was not like her sister at all. She was genuine. You just had to look at her to know what she was thinking. Lynne was adorable with children, loved to work and there was always a smile on her face. Everyone loved her.

Jonathan could see why.

He was still thinking that when Lynne finished the sheet of numbers that Jonathan had given her to work on. It took a moment for him to check and to see that everything was correct. And Lynne had worked through it very fast.

The woman was certainly a quick learner.

“That’s very good.” Jonathan was impressed. “You’ve come along well with your numbers in the last two weeks.”

“Thank you.” Lynne blushed. “I didn’t realize I was any good at numbers. My mother said women shouldn’t pay attention to them as they’re for a man to deal with.”

Jonathan laughed.

“I can see with you that this is certainly not the case. Right.” He sat forward and reached for his pen, “I’ll write some more numbers down for you.”

“I’ll just get another book…” Lynne started, reaching over for a book at the same time.

Their hands bumped, and Lynne’s knocked against the ink pot. It tipped over and Lynne jumped back with a scream as ink sprayed across the table, hitting Lynne in a splatter. Jonathan was on his feet immediately, running over to his desk and grabbing the blotting paper.

“I’ll clean it up.”

“Don’t worry about the dress.” Lynne was wiping at her dress with a handkerchief. “It’s navy blue. Nobody will be able to see it.”

“Even then…”

Jonathan quickly dried off the ink on the table – some of the books were going to be ruined – and then he turned to Lynne.

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