Adam by Beth Williamson

Author:Beth Williamson
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Fiction, Historical, Romance, Western
ISBN: 9781943089635
Publisher: Beth Williamson
Published: 2023-08-07T00:00:00+00:00

Adam’s knees were still shaking two hours after he’d made love to Eve. The experience had drained him, in more ways than one. He could still smell her scent on his body. It might have been his imagination, but he didn’t care. His life had changed again, this time for the better.

Eve was passionate, more than he’d expected. His experience with women had been limited to two, one paid and one a widow. He’d learned quite a bit from the woman he paid. She told him she wanted to “give him a lesson in pleasing a woman”. Judging by Eve’s reaction, he’d done just that.

Their wedding night had taken place in the basement of the mill in the middle of the afternoon. Not the most romantic location, but he couldn’t regret it. The pleasure he’d found in her arms was beyond anything he’d known existed. He wasn’t completely sure, but he suspected Eve wasn’t a virgin. There had been no blood when he’d washed up.

It didn’t bother him, though. They were both reborn when he’d crashed the wagon. The flour had been a baptism of sorts for them. She’d found him and he’d found her. Now they had started their lives together, in truth. They had many years ahead, an open road of experiences to share.

Adam was still finding his way in this new world where he was responsible for his family, a wife and the mill. Thinking about what he’d be doing in a year was ridiculous. He had trouble thinking about what he’d be doing in a week.

He shut down the wheel and finished loading the flour into the bins upstairs. Tomorrow he’d deliver them, this time without an accident. Uncle Lee and Clint had helped retrieve the broken pieces and taken them into town for repair then lent Adam a wagon to transport the flour until they could fix the old one.

Adam didn’t know how people survived without families to support them. He sure as hell wouldn’t have anything without them. As he left the mill, he saw Rose come tearing out of the house toward him. His heart slammed into gear and he moved toward her.

“Rose!”

“It’s Pa!” She reached him in moments, her chest heaving from running. “H-he’s awake!”

Adam blinked and pulled his sister into a hug. “Thank God.” He took her hand and they returned to the house side by side. He didn’t want to ask how Pa was. The truth might be too hard to accept. He’d rather hope for the best than know the worst.

Voices echoed down the stairs as he took them two at a time, Rose hot on his heels. He found Bella outside the room, tears rolling down her face. She shook her head and leaned against the wall, seemingly overcome.

Adam entered the bedroom with his heart somewhere near his throat. Mama sat on the edge of the bed while Eve stood on the other side. Pa lay partially sitting up, a few pillows behind his head. His head and shoulders were still swathed in bandages, but his eyes were open.

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