Mail Order Bride: Journey's End: A Mail Order Brides Western Romance (Love On The Line Book 2) by Catherine Harper Page B
Authors: Catherine Harper
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Elizabet took her hands away and clapped them together. "Oh, Alice, I told you you were right for each other-"
"Will you let me finish," Alice shook her head. "I was going to say, we got off to a rocky start, but now things are…"
"Are what?" Elizabet asked, grabbing Alice's hands once more. "Tell me everything."
Looking over at John in deep conversation with Tom and fearing she'd be heard, Alice lowered her voice. "Oh Elizabet, he's wonderful. Handsome. Caring. Great with his daughter. Handsome." Alice smirked. "Did I say he was handsome?"
"No, I think I missed that bit," Elizabet joked and squeezed Alice's hands. "Oh, Alice I'm so happy for you. I knew you two were made for each other."
"So how's married life?" Alice asked.
"Oh him, I'm bored with him already. Isn't that right Tom?" Elizabet called over. Stopping his conversation with his brother, Tom looked over at them.
"What was that?"
"She said she's bored with you already," Alice joked.
"Did she now?" Tom asked. "Maybe I married the wrong woman. Alice, are you still single?"
Alice looked to John for help.
"She's spoken for," John said.
"You old dog," Tom grinned and playfully punched his brother in the ribs. "What's been going on since we've been away?"
"More importantly, you're taking over the business for the rest of the week little brother," John said and slapped his brother on the shoulder. "It's about time you learned the ropes and time I took a break. That alright with you, Elizabet?"
Elizabet nodded to him. "Fine with me. But you're sure you want to leave it in his hands?"
"That's a fine thing coming from my wife. You think she'd be supporting me," Tom said and put on a hurt face.
"Maybe she knows you too well," John winked over at Elizabet and then poked his brother in the shoulder. "But you better not."
"Can't be that hard, you've been running it," Tom joked and ducked as John swung a lazy fist toward his head.
Ignoring the play acting going on between the two, Elizabet asked, "Going anywhere nice?"
"John's rented a little house up the coast. Thought it would be a good idea for the three of us to get away together," Alice said. "Amy's so excited she's been packed and ready for two day's now."
"Oh, that's sounds lovely. Maybe we'll have some news on your return."
Alice shook her head. "If you mean marriage, that's not going to happen anytime soon. We came across Walter in Woodward Garden's the other day -drunk of course-there's no way he'll ever divorce me."
"Oh, Alice I'm sorry to hear that."
"John's trying all he can legally to get it annulled, but I don't know what going to come of it," Alice said. "Looks like he's still winning."
"Pity someone wouldn't put a bullet in him and put him out of his misery," Elizabet swore. "Piece of filth."
Alice shook her head. "But I'm not going to let it get to me. I've got John and Amy now, it doesn't matter if we can't marry for a while. My lucks bound to turn sometime, right?" Alice watched Elizabet nod and say nothing. Looking like she was lost in thought for a moment, she came back to the present and patted her on the back of the hand. "Yeah, some things bound to change, you wait and see."
*****
Lying in bed that night, Elizabet played with the hair on Tom's chest.
"You're quiet tonight. Something the matter? You're not thinking about Charles are you? You heard what John said, now that they have this Murphy fella and his testimony, there's no way he's going to get away with what he did."
"No, it's not that. Although at least now I can challenge my fathers will and get my shop back," Elizabet said and lay her head on his chest. Staring at the far wall, she added, "Just thinking about what Alice said earlier. The way she and John can't get married. All because that piece of filth won't give her a divorce. I don't understand how a man can treat a woman like that and still think he can own her. Like she was a piece of meat or something."
Tom played with her hair and ran his fingers
Elizabet took her hands away and clapped them together. "Oh, Alice, I told you you were right for each other-"
"Will you let me finish," Alice shook her head. "I was going to say, we got off to a rocky start, but now things are…"
"Are what?" Elizabet asked, grabbing Alice's hands once more. "Tell me everything."
Looking over at John in deep conversation with Tom and fearing she'd be heard, Alice lowered her voice. "Oh Elizabet, he's wonderful. Handsome. Caring. Great with his daughter. Handsome." Alice smirked. "Did I say he was handsome?"
"No, I think I missed that bit," Elizabet joked and squeezed Alice's hands. "Oh, Alice I'm so happy for you. I knew you two were made for each other."
"So how's married life?" Alice asked.
"Oh him, I'm bored with him already. Isn't that right Tom?" Elizabet called over. Stopping his conversation with his brother, Tom looked over at them.
"What was that?"
"She said she's bored with you already," Alice joked.
"Did she now?" Tom asked. "Maybe I married the wrong woman. Alice, are you still single?"
Alice looked to John for help.
"She's spoken for," John said.
"You old dog," Tom grinned and playfully punched his brother in the ribs. "What's been going on since we've been away?"
"More importantly, you're taking over the business for the rest of the week little brother," John said and slapped his brother on the shoulder. "It's about time you learned the ropes and time I took a break. That alright with you, Elizabet?"
Elizabet nodded to him. "Fine with me. But you're sure you want to leave it in his hands?"
"That's a fine thing coming from my wife. You think she'd be supporting me," Tom said and put on a hurt face.
"Maybe she knows you too well," John winked over at Elizabet and then poked his brother in the shoulder. "But you better not."
"Can't be that hard, you've been running it," Tom joked and ducked as John swung a lazy fist toward his head.
Ignoring the play acting going on between the two, Elizabet asked, "Going anywhere nice?"
"John's rented a little house up the coast. Thought it would be a good idea for the three of us to get away together," Alice said. "Amy's so excited she's been packed and ready for two day's now."
"Oh, that's sounds lovely. Maybe we'll have some news on your return."
Alice shook her head. "If you mean marriage, that's not going to happen anytime soon. We came across Walter in Woodward Garden's the other day -drunk of course-there's no way he'll ever divorce me."
"Oh, Alice I'm sorry to hear that."
"John's trying all he can legally to get it annulled, but I don't know what going to come of it," Alice said. "Looks like he's still winning."
"Pity someone wouldn't put a bullet in him and put him out of his misery," Elizabet swore. "Piece of filth."
Alice shook her head. "But I'm not going to let it get to me. I've got John and Amy now, it doesn't matter if we can't marry for a while. My lucks bound to turn sometime, right?" Alice watched Elizabet nod and say nothing. Looking like she was lost in thought for a moment, she came back to the present and patted her on the back of the hand. "Yeah, some things bound to change, you wait and see."
*****
Lying in bed that night, Elizabet played with the hair on Tom's chest.
"You're quiet tonight. Something the matter? You're not thinking about Charles are you? You heard what John said, now that they have this Murphy fella and his testimony, there's no way he's going to get away with what he did."
"No, it's not that. Although at least now I can challenge my fathers will and get my shop back," Elizabet said and lay her head on his chest. Staring at the far wall, she added, "Just thinking about what Alice said earlier. The way she and John can't get married. All because that piece of filth won't give her a divorce. I don't understand how a man can treat a woman like that and still think he can own her. Like she was a piece of meat or something."
Tom played with her hair and ran his fingers
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