The Lieutenant's Promise
“Levi intercepted her. “Why don’t you let me do that?”
“I was saving the hard work for you.” With a bucket load of willpower, she refrained from sticking out her tongue at him.
“Good, I’m glad to hear it. What’s the hard work?”
“Plowing the potato field, then gathering the potatoes.” She listened for a comment, but he said nothing. Instead, he walked out of the barn, letting her work in silence.
She found him waiting beside the plow. The daylight was still weak, the sun not yet over the horizon, but the air was already thick with the humidity that would only grow worse as the day went on.
With more patience needed than she cared to admit, Em let him hitch Fred to the plow. She picked up the stack of bushels and carried them to the field where she’d already harvested two-thirds of the crop.
Maggie came out a short time later, followed by Tom.
“There you are,” Levi said. “I thought I’d have to assign you to stable duty again.”
Tom snorted. “I’m already on it, and pig pen duty.
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