Mail Order Minx: Fountain of Love (Brides of Beckham)
“Business was booming the following day. She was astonished at the sheer number of people who came through, and served everyone with a forced smile. It was hard to want to smile when she knew every one of them hated her and wanted her gone.
She had hidden a small carpet bag in the woods during the night. It had her clothes and her shotgun in it along with a big jar of water. Really, what else would she need? She'd be living up in the mountains, and she'd have no problems living off natu...re. Now that she could cook, it all seemed so terribly simple. She should have thought of it sooner.
After work, she kissed Connor sweetly, clinging to him, and told him she was going for a walk. He nodded his eyes filled with passion for her. "Be home before dark," he called after her. She had an odd look on her face as she left, and he worried that she was up to something.
She walked away from him without looking back, certain she wouldn't be able to go if she glanced back over her shoulder at him. He was wearing his usual outfit of pants, a button-up shirt, and a cowboy hat. When she'd asked him why he always wore the cowboy hats, even though he wasn't a cowboy, he'd shrugged. "I like them better than a chef's hat." Millie couldn't argue with his reasoning. When she got to the woods, she found her bag and looked out toward the mountain. She knew she probably couldn't make it all the way to the mountain before dark, and she certainly couldn't try to climb the mountain after dark, so she'd have to spend one night sleeping outside. As she walked, she cried, thinking about how much she was going to miss Connor. He'd been a good husband to her, even thought she wasn't the wife he'd sent away for, and she'd started their marriage with a lie. Every little sound in the woods made her jump, afraid there was a bear or a mountain lion close. She didn't even know what animals were indigenous to the area. She wished she had a dog to accompany her, but she didn't. She reached the base of the mountain much faster than she'd expected, because she'd practically run through the woods. She circled the mountain and found a small cave near the base, which she quickly decided would be her new home. She slowly moved through the cave, looking for any animals that might be living in it, with her shotgun at her side. How could she possibly make it through the night with as afraid as she was?MoreLess
She had hidden a small carpet bag in the woods during the night. It had her clothes and her shotgun in it along with a big jar of water. Really, what else would she need? She'd be living up in the mountains, and she'd have no problems living off natu...re. Now that she could cook, it all seemed so terribly simple. She should have thought of it sooner.
After work, she kissed Connor sweetly, clinging to him, and told him she was going for a walk. He nodded his eyes filled with passion for her. "Be home before dark," he called after her. She had an odd look on her face as she left, and he worried that she was up to something.
She walked away from him without looking back, certain she wouldn't be able to go if she glanced back over her shoulder at him. He was wearing his usual outfit of pants, a button-up shirt, and a cowboy hat. When she'd asked him why he always wore the cowboy hats, even though he wasn't a cowboy, he'd shrugged. "I like them better than a chef's hat." Millie couldn't argue with his reasoning. When she got to the woods, she found her bag and looked out toward the mountain. She knew she probably couldn't make it all the way to the mountain before dark, and she certainly couldn't try to climb the mountain after dark, so she'd have to spend one night sleeping outside. As she walked, she cried, thinking about how much she was going to miss Connor. He'd been a good husband to her, even thought she wasn't the wife he'd sent away for, and she'd started their marriage with a lie. Every little sound in the woods made her jump, afraid there was a bear or a mountain lion close. She didn't even know what animals were indigenous to the area. She wished she had a dog to accompany her, but she didn't. She reached the base of the mountain much faster than she'd expected, because she'd practically run through the woods. She circled the mountain and found a small cave near the base, which she quickly decided would be her new home. She slowly moved through the cave, looking for any animals that might be living in it, with her shotgun at her side. How could she possibly make it through the night with as afraid as she was?MoreLess
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