Mail Order Mix Up
“She wandered down the stairs, tiptoeing quietly past Malinda’s door, knowing her sister would still be asleep for a while yet. She walked down to the kitchen and looked inside. The cook, whom she had yet to meet, was standing over the stove. “Good morning.”
The cook, an older woman with silver hair and pretty brown eyes, turned to her. “Good morning! Are you Malinda?” Ellen shook her head. “No, I’m Ellen. Malinda’s my sister.”
“Oh! So you’re marrying Mr. Wesley?”
Ellen flus...hed. “That’s still not decided. I’m actually hoping to marry Patrick.” She knew the woman could have no allegiance to her sister, but she still felt guilty as she told her the plans may have changed.
“Oh? I thought Malinda would marry Mr. Patrick and you were to marry the sheriff.” Ellen wasn’t sure if she should be talking to the cook this way, but decided she was a person just like everyone else. If Patrick didn’t like her being friendly with his staff, then he wasn’t half the man she thought he was. “Well, when we first saw the men, I didn’t even notice Wesley, only Patrick. My sister only noticed Wesley. We were in the buggy to come home before any of us realized our mistake.” She blushed as she recalled the strong feelings she’d had for Patrick on sight. “I can’t imagine being married to Wesley, but Patrick? He’s wonderful. I didn’t expect him to be, because he’s a banker, but I don’t think he’s anything like the banker I knew back home.”MoreLess
The cook, an older woman with silver hair and pretty brown eyes, turned to her. “Good morning! Are you Malinda?” Ellen shook her head. “No, I’m Ellen. Malinda’s my sister.”
“Oh! So you’re marrying Mr. Wesley?”
Ellen flus...hed. “That’s still not decided. I’m actually hoping to marry Patrick.” She knew the woman could have no allegiance to her sister, but she still felt guilty as she told her the plans may have changed.
“Oh? I thought Malinda would marry Mr. Patrick and you were to marry the sheriff.” Ellen wasn’t sure if she should be talking to the cook this way, but decided she was a person just like everyone else. If Patrick didn’t like her being friendly with his staff, then he wasn’t half the man she thought he was. “Well, when we first saw the men, I didn’t even notice Wesley, only Patrick. My sister only noticed Wesley. We were in the buggy to come home before any of us realized our mistake.” She blushed as she recalled the strong feelings she’d had for Patrick on sight. “I can’t imagine being married to Wesley, but Patrick? He’s wonderful. I didn’t expect him to be, because he’s a banker, but I don’t think he’s anything like the banker I knew back home.”MoreLess
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