decided it would be best if she snuck out the back door. If she’d gone upstairs and Mindy started crying, she would have felt compelled to take her with them, which, of course, might have caused dissension between her and Timothy.
“Are you sure you don’t mind driving us all the way to Cadiz?” Timothy asked Allen after they’d gotten into his truck.
Allen shook his head. “I don’t mind a bit, and it’s really not that far. Maybe when we’re done looking at the house we can stop in Hopkinsville for some lunch.”
“That sounds nice,” Hannah was quick to say, “but Samuel might need some help fixing lunch for the kinner, and since today is Esther’s day off, he’d probably appreciate me being there to help.” Truth was, Hannah doubted Samuel’s ability to fix a nutritious lunch for the children. He’d probably give them whatever they asked for instead of what they needed.
“Eating lunch at a restaurant sounds good to me,” Timothy spoke up, looking straight at Hannah. “And I’m sure Samuel can manage to fix something for the kinner just fine.”
Hannah was tempted to argue the point but didn’t want to make a scene in front of Allen. “Okay, whatever,” she said with a nod. She supposed it wouldn’t hurt Mindy to have an unhealthy lunch once in a while. Forcing herself to relax, Hannah focused on the passing scenery as they headed for Trigg County.
Sometime later, Allen turned off the main road and onto a dirt road—more of a path, really. “The house is just up ahead,” he said, pointing in that direction.
A few minutes later, a small house came into view. It’s too small for our needs , Hannah thought at first glance, but I suppose it could be added on to. Well, I’ll give it the benefit of the doubt—at least until we’ve seen the inside of the place .
As Tom Donnelson, the real estate agent, showed them through each room of the house, all Timothy could think was, This place is way too small . The kitchen, while it had been recently remodeled, didn’t have a lot of cupboard space. He didn’t see any sign of a pantry, either, which would have helped, since the cabinet area was so sparse. The living room and dining room were both small, too, and there were only three bedrooms. If he and Hannah had more children, which he hoped they would someday, a three-bedroom house wouldn’t be large enough—especially if any overnight guests came to visit. They would definitely have to add more bedrooms to the house, as well as enlarge the living room and kitchen. And of course, since this was an Englisher’s home, they would have to take out all the electrical connections.
The other thing that bothered Timothy was the distance between Trigg and Christian Counties. If they moved here, they’d have to hire a driver every time they wanted to see Samuel, Titus, and their families. And how would that work with him working with Samuel? It would be inconvenient and costly to hire a driver every day for such a distance, not to mention the miles his brothers would have to travel if they helped him with renovations on the small house. It would be expensive for Titus and Samuel to get someone to bring them here whenever they came to visit, too, and he wouldn’t feel right about putting that burden on his brothers.
Timothy glanced at Hannah, hoping to gauge her reaction to the place. She’d commented on how nice it was to see new cupboards in the kitchen and bathroom and even said how convenient it would be to have everything on one floor. If she liked it here, it would be hard to say no to buying it, because keeping Hannah happy in Kentucky would mean she’d be less likely to hound him about moving back to Pennsylvania. Is this a sacrifice I’d be willing to make? he asked himself.
“The owners are motivated to sell,” Tom said. “So I’m sure they’d be willing to consider any reasonable offer.”
Timothy looked at Hannah, but she said nothing. It wasn’t like her not to give her
“Are you sure you don’t mind driving us all the way to Cadiz?” Timothy asked Allen after they’d gotten into his truck.
Allen shook his head. “I don’t mind a bit, and it’s really not that far. Maybe when we’re done looking at the house we can stop in Hopkinsville for some lunch.”
“That sounds nice,” Hannah was quick to say, “but Samuel might need some help fixing lunch for the kinner, and since today is Esther’s day off, he’d probably appreciate me being there to help.” Truth was, Hannah doubted Samuel’s ability to fix a nutritious lunch for the children. He’d probably give them whatever they asked for instead of what they needed.
“Eating lunch at a restaurant sounds good to me,” Timothy spoke up, looking straight at Hannah. “And I’m sure Samuel can manage to fix something for the kinner just fine.”
Hannah was tempted to argue the point but didn’t want to make a scene in front of Allen. “Okay, whatever,” she said with a nod. She supposed it wouldn’t hurt Mindy to have an unhealthy lunch once in a while. Forcing herself to relax, Hannah focused on the passing scenery as they headed for Trigg County.
Sometime later, Allen turned off the main road and onto a dirt road—more of a path, really. “The house is just up ahead,” he said, pointing in that direction.
A few minutes later, a small house came into view. It’s too small for our needs , Hannah thought at first glance, but I suppose it could be added on to. Well, I’ll give it the benefit of the doubt—at least until we’ve seen the inside of the place .
As Tom Donnelson, the real estate agent, showed them through each room of the house, all Timothy could think was, This place is way too small . The kitchen, while it had been recently remodeled, didn’t have a lot of cupboard space. He didn’t see any sign of a pantry, either, which would have helped, since the cabinet area was so sparse. The living room and dining room were both small, too, and there were only three bedrooms. If he and Hannah had more children, which he hoped they would someday, a three-bedroom house wouldn’t be large enough—especially if any overnight guests came to visit. They would definitely have to add more bedrooms to the house, as well as enlarge the living room and kitchen. And of course, since this was an Englisher’s home, they would have to take out all the electrical connections.
The other thing that bothered Timothy was the distance between Trigg and Christian Counties. If they moved here, they’d have to hire a driver every time they wanted to see Samuel, Titus, and their families. And how would that work with him working with Samuel? It would be inconvenient and costly to hire a driver every day for such a distance, not to mention the miles his brothers would have to travel if they helped him with renovations on the small house. It would be expensive for Titus and Samuel to get someone to bring them here whenever they came to visit, too, and he wouldn’t feel right about putting that burden on his brothers.
Timothy glanced at Hannah, hoping to gauge her reaction to the place. She’d commented on how nice it was to see new cupboards in the kitchen and bathroom and even said how convenient it would be to have everything on one floor. If she liked it here, it would be hard to say no to buying it, because keeping Hannah happy in Kentucky would mean she’d be less likely to hound him about moving back to Pennsylvania. Is this a sacrifice I’d be willing to make? he asked himself.
“The owners are motivated to sell,” Tom said. “So I’m sure they’d be willing to consider any reasonable offer.”
Timothy looked at Hannah, but she said nothing. It wasn’t like her not to give her
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