his supplies, and he was anxious to make sure that Jordan was doing okay. She was pretty overwhelmed from the day’s events, and for that matter, so was he. Cray was positive that they both needed some time to settle in and get used to things the way they were. He’d forgotten all about taking her to her aunt’s place to pick up the belongings that meant something to her. Based on what he’d heard today, poor Jordan didn’t have much, but that didn’t mean she didn’t have things that were of value to her, even if only of sentimental value. Once he was certain the stock was all cared for, Cray walked up to the house and let himself inside. The aromas of food cooking caught him off-guard, and he was amazed. “The food smells wonderful, Jordan,” he said appreciatively.
“Thanks. It’ll be a few more minutes before we eat, though.”
“That’s all right. I’m content to smell the food for now,” he said with a grin. “I see you’ve put everything away.”
“Almost everything. I don’t know where to put the fabric we bought today. I thought I would see if there is something over at Aunt Hermione’s I can use.”
“I forgot to take you by there to get your things today, Jordan. We’ll go tomorrow for sure.”
“It won’t take us long, Cray. There isn’t much of value over there.”
“I want you to bring whatever you want to keep; this is your home now, and there is room for your belongings, too.”
“I’m not worried about it, Cray. Today has been busy, so tomorrow we’ll decide what to bring from Aunt Hermione’s cabin.” She looked at him and said, “The one thing I really want to make sure I get is her bible.”
“Of course. I have my folks’ bible,” he explained. “It only stands to reason you would want your aunt’s bible.”
“There’s not much else.”
“We’ll go over there after breakfast, and we’ll discuss what to do with the place, Jordan.”
“Like what?” she asked suspiciously.
“Like earning you some money,” he answered.
“That jerk at the bank tried to tell me Aunt Hermione owed him money and he said I would have to sign the land over to him,” she confided.
“What? You didn’t sign anything, did you? He was trying to deceive you, Jordan!”
“That’s what I figured. I gave him what for and ran him off with my Pa’s shotgun. He ain’t been back since.”
“Some men have no qualms about cheating people out of their land, Jordan. You can bet I’ll be having a talk with him. I won’t let anyone take advantage of you. We’ll figure out a way to earn money from your land, and then bank the money for you. There has to be some way to make the land pay, even if the house isn’t worth a lot.”
“You’re my husband; it’s yours now,” she stated.
“It’s mine to take care of for you, but the money it earns will be put aside for you to do with as you will.” He made a face, and then asked, “Did your aunt have any kind of an account at the bank?” he asked.
“I don’t know; she never said.”
“We’ll search for any kind of bank books tomorrow. I don’t care if there wasn’t one penny, but if there was, I am going to make sure you have it and not some crooked banker.”
“I have a pretty good idea where it would be if she did have something like that,” Jordan said softly.
“Good. Now, don’t worry. We’ll sort it out and I promise we’ll take care of things.”
“I trust you, Cray,” she said, surprised to realize that she was telling the absolute truth.
“We aren’t doing bad considering how this day started,” he agreed. “The smell is really getting to me now,” he said seriously. “How much longer until we eat?”
Jordan giggled. “Wash up and then I will take up.”
“You don’t need to tell me twice, that’s for sure,” he muttered.
Before long they were sitting at the table, eating food that was cooked to perfection. “You didn’t tell me you were such a good cook!”
“I like to cook; I just
“Thanks. It’ll be a few more minutes before we eat, though.”
“That’s all right. I’m content to smell the food for now,” he said with a grin. “I see you’ve put everything away.”
“Almost everything. I don’t know where to put the fabric we bought today. I thought I would see if there is something over at Aunt Hermione’s I can use.”
“I forgot to take you by there to get your things today, Jordan. We’ll go tomorrow for sure.”
“It won’t take us long, Cray. There isn’t much of value over there.”
“I want you to bring whatever you want to keep; this is your home now, and there is room for your belongings, too.”
“I’m not worried about it, Cray. Today has been busy, so tomorrow we’ll decide what to bring from Aunt Hermione’s cabin.” She looked at him and said, “The one thing I really want to make sure I get is her bible.”
“Of course. I have my folks’ bible,” he explained. “It only stands to reason you would want your aunt’s bible.”
“There’s not much else.”
“We’ll go over there after breakfast, and we’ll discuss what to do with the place, Jordan.”
“Like what?” she asked suspiciously.
“Like earning you some money,” he answered.
“That jerk at the bank tried to tell me Aunt Hermione owed him money and he said I would have to sign the land over to him,” she confided.
“What? You didn’t sign anything, did you? He was trying to deceive you, Jordan!”
“That’s what I figured. I gave him what for and ran him off with my Pa’s shotgun. He ain’t been back since.”
“Some men have no qualms about cheating people out of their land, Jordan. You can bet I’ll be having a talk with him. I won’t let anyone take advantage of you. We’ll figure out a way to earn money from your land, and then bank the money for you. There has to be some way to make the land pay, even if the house isn’t worth a lot.”
“You’re my husband; it’s yours now,” she stated.
“It’s mine to take care of for you, but the money it earns will be put aside for you to do with as you will.” He made a face, and then asked, “Did your aunt have any kind of an account at the bank?” he asked.
“I don’t know; she never said.”
“We’ll search for any kind of bank books tomorrow. I don’t care if there wasn’t one penny, but if there was, I am going to make sure you have it and not some crooked banker.”
“I have a pretty good idea where it would be if she did have something like that,” Jordan said softly.
“Good. Now, don’t worry. We’ll sort it out and I promise we’ll take care of things.”
“I trust you, Cray,” she said, surprised to realize that she was telling the absolute truth.
“We aren’t doing bad considering how this day started,” he agreed. “The smell is really getting to me now,” he said seriously. “How much longer until we eat?”
Jordan giggled. “Wash up and then I will take up.”
“You don’t need to tell me twice, that’s for sure,” he muttered.
Before long they were sitting at the table, eating food that was cooked to perfection. “You didn’t tell me you were such a good cook!”
“I like to cook; I just
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