by Annie Boone
Swallowing hard, Cynthia tried to push away the guilt that was plaguing her as she reached for a stale piece of bread and a slice of meat. “Fine,” Cynthia managed to reply as she folded the bread into a sandwich around the ham, “Everything’s been just fine.” Thinking better of her statement she added, “Other than the obvious, of course.”
Leaning his elbows on the table, Andy looked her straight in the face as he asked, “Are you still looking for something? Like maybe… I don’t know… a job?”
Sitting up straighter, Cynthia felt her green eyes get big as a surge of hope filled her heart. Could it be that Andy knew of something? Or was he simply trying to trick her?
“Yes, of course,” she returned, stammering with excitement as she spoke, “Oh, yes, I’m certainly still looking for work. Do you happen to know of something?”
Grabbing a fork, Andy heaped a generous pile of ham onto his plate as he smiled softly. Cynthia noticed that her sister was also looking slightly more pleasant at the prospect of a potential job.
“I do,” Andy returned. “I think I might have found something for you.” As he paused for a moment, Cynthia wondered if she could contain her excitement. She wanted to jump to her feet and demand that he tell her where the job was, but instead she just leaned forward, ready to soak up every word he said.
“Have you had a chance to meet our sherriff?” Andy asked as he spread some butter on his plate beside his slices of bread, “Tyler Shelton?”
Searching her mind and coming up blank, Cynthia shook her head slowly, “I don’t think so. Why? Does he need a new deputy?” She suggested jokingly.
Andy’s face broke out in a wide grin and he shook his head, “No, and certainly not you for deputy if he did.” Sobering somewhat, Andy explained further. “His wife, Rose, passed away the summer that Diana and I got married…”
“A sweet woman,” interrupted Diana, her own face clouding over with sorrow at the memory of the young lady, “She got sick so fast and… well, things certainly did not happen as we had all been hoping and praying.”
Swallowing a bite of his supper, Andy hurried forward to explain, “Rose and the sheriff had two children. Cute kids, but they need a woman’s hand in a desperate sort of way. Tyler’s mother had been helping out some lately, but she’s been called back home to the east. Now, he’s going crazy to find someone who can stay with them and watch over them while he works. They need someone to help out, you see.” Looking at Cynthia with a serious expression on his face, Andy asked a question that seemed almost more like a statement, “You like children, don’t you?”
Did she like children? To be honest, Cynthia had never liked them very much. Children were fine, she supposed, but in their own place. Although she was almost desperate enough to do anything for work, the idea of becoming a nanny filled her with uncertainty.
Glancing from her brother-in-law to her sister, Cynthia could see that they were both expectant and hopeful. She had been living with them long enough and it was time for her to move out on her own.
“Of course, I like children,” Cynthia lied. “Who doesn’t?”
Andy nodded his head, his smile growing even bigger, and Cynthia was almost certain that she could see her sister let out a sigh of relief.
“I have to go to town in the morning,” Andy announced as he reached for his glass of sweet tea, “So I can let you ride along on the buggy and go talk to the sheriff at his office. There are so few women out here and most of the ones who are here are married with families of their own. I can almost guarantee that you’ll get the job since there really isn’t anyone else.”
Like it or not, it appeared that the matter was settled. Cynthia Kent would be taking on the position as nanny for the sheriff’s two children. She could only hope that she was up to the task!
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Also by Annie Boone
If you like stories like this one be sure to check out Annie’s other books including the newest book in the Cutter’s Creek Series, Committed, and dive deeper into the quirky historical world of Cutter’s Creek.
Annie’s sweet historical romance stories will help you step back in time to simpler days. Escape the stress of every day life and live in the past for a while through more than fifty books to carry you away.
Annie is a bestselling author with books in series and stand alone stories. Each series is a set of books with a common thread, but stories don’t have cliff hangers and every couple finds their own path to lasting and true love.
Find all of Annie’s books on her Amazon Author Page.
Cutter’s Creek Series
A collaboration with Kit Morgan, Vivi Holt, and Kari Trumbo – Read about the fun and quirky people of Cutter’s Creek, Montana, a fictional town where the residents have lots of stories to tell.
Colorado Matchmakers Series
Find out how a tender-hearted woman who couldn’t have children of her own talked her husband into helping women in need. In the process, she’ll bring many couples together to find true love even when the odds are agains them.
God Bless the Children Series
Children are often the heart of a home. Especially in the old west, children didn’t always join a family the typical way. Enjoy these heart warming stories of open hearts, open minds, and open arms as children enhance these sweet love stories.
Kansas Mail Order Brides Series
Set in Derby and Wichita, Kansas, these sweet stories tell of loss, tragedy, and disappointment and how the women and men triumphed over it all. Watching these couples find love in spite of difficulty will make you believe that love is worth the struggle.
The Parson’s Daughters Series
Be inspired as you come to love the three sisters who strike out to make their way in California after the Civil War. Though they’re different, these girls have a strong bond forged in faith and family. Go with them as they fall in love and make choices that will take them far away from their Georgia roots.
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Bestselling author Annie Boone admits that sweet historical love stories are a passion for her. Writing about days gone by, the struggles and victories faced by people of an earlier era, and falling in love in spite of their circumstances, is a dream come true.
Annie has always had a quiet story teller hiding inside and now she has the time to put those stories on paper and share them. Her hope is that her stories will entertain readers and her words will inspire the ones who need it most. The Christian elements she includes often help remind her of her own faith as she writes.
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