Nordin, Ruth Ann - South Dakota Series 02 - Bid for a Bride by Frederique Page B
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the curtains and rug she’d like to put in the spare bedroom. It was nice to enter the room with hope and anticipation for a change.
When Brian came home, she greeted him with a hug.
"You’re in a better mood," he noted, smiling.
"Yes. While you were gone, I discovered I’m not expecting a child. Now when I get pregnant, we’ll know you’re the father. I really want to have your child, Brian." By the look on his face, she couldn’t tell what he was thinking. "Did I say something wrong?"
He blinked and shook his head. "No. I just got used to thinking of having a child in this house, that’s all."
She laughed. "We’ll have a child, Brian. It’s only a matter of time. Now, come on in and have a seat.
Supper will be ready soon." She patted the chair and turned to the skillet on the cook stove.
He obeyed and she got everything ready for their meal while she chatted on about what she did during the day.
***
On Sunday, Lucy and Brian went to church with Eliza and John, and as Eliza did most of the talking, Lucy held Brian’s hand which had become her habit whenever they went to town. After having lunch at Frank and Addy’s, they returned home and stayed at Eliza and John’s house through supper.
Shortly before sunset, they said good-bye to Eliza and John.
Lucy held Brian’s hand on the way back to their house, noticing that he didn’t bother using his walking stick to feel out his path.
"Aren’t you worried there’s something you’ll trip on?" she asked him.
"You’d let me know if there was anything obstructing my path."
"You’re right," she admitted, realizing she’d been scanning the ground for anything she needed to warn him about. "You seem to know me pretty well."
He shrugged. "I just have a feeling you’d do that, that’s all."
They continued on in a comfortable silence, and when they reached the trees that marked where their home was, she said, "It’s been a good day, don’t you think?"
"Yes, it has."
She glanced at the trees with their green leaves. "So you love autumn when the leaves fall from the trees?"
"It’s the smell in the air and the sound of the leaves crunching under my feet when I walk that I love.
It’s a vibrant time of year. Spring is second to it. You can smell the change in seasons best during those two times of the year."
"I’ll have to pay better attention to things like that."
"I don’t really think about it. I did when I was a child, but now, it just comes naturally to me."
They passed under the trees and she stopped.
"What is it?" he asked. "Is there something in my path?"
"No. It’s…" She glanced at him and then turned to the fields where she saw the spectacular colors in the sky. "It’s the sunset." She wrapped her arms around his waist. Resting her head on his chest, she took in the beauty of the evening. It was a perfect ending to a perfect day, and it was a part she couldn’t share with him. "I wish you could see it."
"I get the idea," he whispered and brought his arms around her.
They remained silent for awhile. She closed her eyes and tried to imagine what this moment was like for him. The warm day had cooled a bit, but it was still comfortable to stay outside.
She thought she heard a squirrel run past and was tempted to open her eyes to verify this fact but refrained. A couple of birds chirped from where they nested in the trees, and if she was right, she heard the leaves rustling in the breeze.
Something brushed her cheek, and her eyes flew open. Brian was stroking her face with his fingers.
She looked up at him and waited to see what he’d do next. His fingers went from her cheek to her lips, slowly tracing them until he closed his eyes and leaned forward. She closed her eyes in anticipation of the kiss but it never came. One moment his fingers were on her lips and the next he pulled away from her. Surprised, she opened her eyes and saw that he was using the walking stick to help him on the way to the
When Brian came home, she greeted him with a hug.
"You’re in a better mood," he noted, smiling.
"Yes. While you were gone, I discovered I’m not expecting a child. Now when I get pregnant, we’ll know you’re the father. I really want to have your child, Brian." By the look on his face, she couldn’t tell what he was thinking. "Did I say something wrong?"
He blinked and shook his head. "No. I just got used to thinking of having a child in this house, that’s all."
She laughed. "We’ll have a child, Brian. It’s only a matter of time. Now, come on in and have a seat.
Supper will be ready soon." She patted the chair and turned to the skillet on the cook stove.
He obeyed and she got everything ready for their meal while she chatted on about what she did during the day.
***
On Sunday, Lucy and Brian went to church with Eliza and John, and as Eliza did most of the talking, Lucy held Brian’s hand which had become her habit whenever they went to town. After having lunch at Frank and Addy’s, they returned home and stayed at Eliza and John’s house through supper.
Shortly before sunset, they said good-bye to Eliza and John.
Lucy held Brian’s hand on the way back to their house, noticing that he didn’t bother using his walking stick to feel out his path.
"Aren’t you worried there’s something you’ll trip on?" she asked him.
"You’d let me know if there was anything obstructing my path."
"You’re right," she admitted, realizing she’d been scanning the ground for anything she needed to warn him about. "You seem to know me pretty well."
He shrugged. "I just have a feeling you’d do that, that’s all."
They continued on in a comfortable silence, and when they reached the trees that marked where their home was, she said, "It’s been a good day, don’t you think?"
"Yes, it has."
She glanced at the trees with their green leaves. "So you love autumn when the leaves fall from the trees?"
"It’s the smell in the air and the sound of the leaves crunching under my feet when I walk that I love.
It’s a vibrant time of year. Spring is second to it. You can smell the change in seasons best during those two times of the year."
"I’ll have to pay better attention to things like that."
"I don’t really think about it. I did when I was a child, but now, it just comes naturally to me."
They passed under the trees and she stopped.
"What is it?" he asked. "Is there something in my path?"
"No. It’s…" She glanced at him and then turned to the fields where she saw the spectacular colors in the sky. "It’s the sunset." She wrapped her arms around his waist. Resting her head on his chest, she took in the beauty of the evening. It was a perfect ending to a perfect day, and it was a part she couldn’t share with him. "I wish you could see it."
"I get the idea," he whispered and brought his arms around her.
They remained silent for awhile. She closed her eyes and tried to imagine what this moment was like for him. The warm day had cooled a bit, but it was still comfortable to stay outside.
She thought she heard a squirrel run past and was tempted to open her eyes to verify this fact but refrained. A couple of birds chirped from where they nested in the trees, and if she was right, she heard the leaves rustling in the breeze.
Something brushed her cheek, and her eyes flew open. Brian was stroking her face with his fingers.
She looked up at him and waited to see what he’d do next. His fingers went from her cheek to her lips, slowly tracing them until he closed his eyes and leaned forward. She closed her eyes in anticipation of the kiss but it never came. One moment his fingers were on her lips and the next he pulled away from her. Surprised, she opened her eyes and saw that he was using the walking stick to help him on the way to the
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