A Settler's Wife's Dreams (Erotic Romance, Romantic Erotica, Erotic Historical Romance) by Ashley Olsen Page B
Authors: Ashley Olsen
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that it was the only way that he could make money. While Lisa understood his frustration she also knew that for the most part he was wasting his time out plowing, weeding, or sowing. It just didn't make any sense to do it when so much of the crop was lost due to the weather being bad and then even what did grow would fall short of even breaking even when taken to the market.
Lisa decided that she would try to find different kinds of nuts and rare herbs to sell at the market to make money. Maybe she could hunt and trap to collect pelts to sell in town. This would all be a temporary solution until she figured out what she wanted out of life.
She thought about it for awhile and then decided she had no idea what she wanted and that was fine. There was plenty of time to figure out what she wanted to do with her life. Today didn't necessarily have to be the day to lay all the plans at once. She drew a hot bath as she thought and slipped into it to bathe. The shop was lucky to be one of the very few houses in town to have indoor plumbing. Lisa didn't want to leave that behind. She sometimes missed bathing in the streams out by the homestead but it was always nice to be able to run hot water and slip into it a little bit at a time.
Completely submerged up to her neck in water Lisa fell asleep.
Chapter 6
Lisa woke up back at the old homestead. She knew she was dreaming right away. It wasn't one of those dreams where you aren't sure, when you have to wonder around and pick things up and drop them to see what they do, and if they don't follow the laws of physics than you know that you are in a dream. She got out of bed and walked outside of the homestead. It was a clear and sunny day with no clouds in the sky. Something seemed off though. Something she really couldn't put a finger on but she knew it was there more than she had known anything in her life before.
She turned around and surveyed the land behind her. Frank was alive again, on a horse, thundering toward her. He had a pensive look on his face, like something terrible was happening far away and he was coming to bear news to her.
“Frank,” She said. “How are you?”
He gave her a funny look as he dismounted the horse. “I think something bad is going to happen,”
He turned to get back on the horse and an arrow struck him in the chest. Before Lisa could scream an Indian road out of the woods and jump off his horse mid stride. When the Indian hit the ground it was Ted, who offered out his hand.
“Business first, young lady,” Ted said as he took her hand. “We must hide our feelings to make a few dollars.”
Lisa was about to open her mouth and say out loud in her dream that she didn't want to do that but the whole world started to dissolve and suddenly she couldn't breathe. She sputtered and gasped for air.
Lisa pushed as hard as she could with her feet against the far end of the tub. Her body slid up and her head shot out of the water. She gasped for breath, sputtering and coughing. At once she got out of the tub, her mood ruined. She got dressed and headed down to the first floor of the shop. There stood Ted talking to a customer about a dress she wanted made, and a table she wanted made as well. Lisa waited patiently until the woman left.
“Ted we need to get out of here,” she said.
“What do you mean?” he said.
“I'm leaving. You can come with me if you want to. Or not.” She turned to head back upstairs to pack her things.
“Wait, please,” Ted said grabbing her arm to keep her from moving. “I don't know what you want me to do.”
“Yes you do,” Lisa shook his hand off. “You know exactly what I want you to do.”
With that she turned and stormed up to her room.
Chapter 7
The sun hung high over the west coast. Lisa and Ted were in California. Ted had sold the shops after all and chosen a life with Lisa over business. After she'd stormed upstairs on that fateful day he'd followed her and
Lisa decided that she would try to find different kinds of nuts and rare herbs to sell at the market to make money. Maybe she could hunt and trap to collect pelts to sell in town. This would all be a temporary solution until she figured out what she wanted out of life.
She thought about it for awhile and then decided she had no idea what she wanted and that was fine. There was plenty of time to figure out what she wanted to do with her life. Today didn't necessarily have to be the day to lay all the plans at once. She drew a hot bath as she thought and slipped into it to bathe. The shop was lucky to be one of the very few houses in town to have indoor plumbing. Lisa didn't want to leave that behind. She sometimes missed bathing in the streams out by the homestead but it was always nice to be able to run hot water and slip into it a little bit at a time.
Completely submerged up to her neck in water Lisa fell asleep.
Chapter 6
Lisa woke up back at the old homestead. She knew she was dreaming right away. It wasn't one of those dreams where you aren't sure, when you have to wonder around and pick things up and drop them to see what they do, and if they don't follow the laws of physics than you know that you are in a dream. She got out of bed and walked outside of the homestead. It was a clear and sunny day with no clouds in the sky. Something seemed off though. Something she really couldn't put a finger on but she knew it was there more than she had known anything in her life before.
She turned around and surveyed the land behind her. Frank was alive again, on a horse, thundering toward her. He had a pensive look on his face, like something terrible was happening far away and he was coming to bear news to her.
“Frank,” She said. “How are you?”
He gave her a funny look as he dismounted the horse. “I think something bad is going to happen,”
He turned to get back on the horse and an arrow struck him in the chest. Before Lisa could scream an Indian road out of the woods and jump off his horse mid stride. When the Indian hit the ground it was Ted, who offered out his hand.
“Business first, young lady,” Ted said as he took her hand. “We must hide our feelings to make a few dollars.”
Lisa was about to open her mouth and say out loud in her dream that she didn't want to do that but the whole world started to dissolve and suddenly she couldn't breathe. She sputtered and gasped for air.
Lisa pushed as hard as she could with her feet against the far end of the tub. Her body slid up and her head shot out of the water. She gasped for breath, sputtering and coughing. At once she got out of the tub, her mood ruined. She got dressed and headed down to the first floor of the shop. There stood Ted talking to a customer about a dress she wanted made, and a table she wanted made as well. Lisa waited patiently until the woman left.
“Ted we need to get out of here,” she said.
“What do you mean?” he said.
“I'm leaving. You can come with me if you want to. Or not.” She turned to head back upstairs to pack her things.
“Wait, please,” Ted said grabbing her arm to keep her from moving. “I don't know what you want me to do.”
“Yes you do,” Lisa shook his hand off. “You know exactly what I want you to do.”
With that she turned and stormed up to her room.
Chapter 7
The sun hung high over the west coast. Lisa and Ted were in California. Ted had sold the shops after all and chosen a life with Lisa over business. After she'd stormed upstairs on that fateful day he'd followed her and
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