There All Along
““Go on and see if it’s him. Tobin and I will handle the loading dock doors.”
Grinning, Verity patted at her hair. “They have to come up here anyway. And I can see from my parlor better than down at the gates.”
Ruth laughed as Verity ran from the store, out the back. The view from her parlor was enough to show her the tail end of an escort heading over the bridge.
Her heart pounded, leaving her slightly breathless, and it wasn’t until that very moment that she let herself confront the worry that he’d be hurt out there during this brigand uprising.
She sat in a nearby chair and let herself shake, letting it go so she could gather herself up again, put herself together so she could go back down and greet him.
The procession came up the hill, with the escort vehicles peeling off at the garrison offices.
He’d come when he could.
She smoothed her hands down her trousers and took a deep breath, heading to unlock the mail office.
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