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have married that girl and Peter would be the one working in the general store.”
“Boy, off with ya,” she laughed. As Boaz ran on his way, Mabria watched the wagon disappear in the hills beyond town. Her mind could not be soothed. It was all coming back to her. The memories of that sweet little boy as his parents were robbed of raising him. She hoped she did a good job. It seemed so. Naomi loved him so much.
“Those two, my goodness those two were inseparable as kids. I am so glad that Don came to our rescue so quickly after the raid. He married me with hardly a question. Just so he could move us into his home and under his care. Just so we would be safe from the raiders,” her thoughts were soft and unspoken.
Don was an influential man in the community. The raiders had no interest in sparking a fight with him. They were not quite sure how involved she was at the farm that night, but they knew she was there and that she had escaped somehow. And they knew who Peter was.
“If Don had not taken us in, and made it legal and without question, that we were his, with Peter’s legal adoption and all, we could have faced much trouble throughout life. Don never lorded it over us. He loved us and cared for us. Much as a man that came straight from God’s hands,” she remembered. “And that’s because he did,” she said to nobody there.
She smiled and turned her way back to the store. Yes, there was much work to do. It looked like it was a good time to get started.
Don and Joshua, the town banker, were just coming out of the general store, when Boaz came running in. Running right behind him was another young boy, Nathan. Don’s voice came loud and firm, “you both need to stop, now!”
Both did stop. Tears were streaming down Nathan’s face, “I’ll get you back Boaz, daddy won’t always be there,” and tossed the switch aside and walked back down the street.
“Boaz?” Don asked.
“Nothing Pa, he’s just jealous because he thinks he has a chance with Lucy and he doesn’t.”
“Stay away from that girl,” Don scolded. “I don’t like any of this. Nathan is your best friend.”
Joshua’s eyes met Don’s. Josh shook his head, “I’ll see you tomorrow about those papers.”
“See you Josh, thanks again.”
Mabria and Lucy came through the door. Lucy was a small girl, 5’2” and beautiful blue eyes that offset her dark hair tremendously. She was used to getting what she wanted. What she wanted, was this General Store. What Mabria knew, was that whatever it took, she wanted for Boaz, a girl who would love him because God drew them together, not because a young spoiled girl decided she wanted everything Don had worked for through the years. Lucy was flushed, and had decided that she wanted to make Boaz just a bit more jealous. That seemed to her to be the way to solidify her standing with him. Of course they were both just 14 years old now, but surely she needed to needle him, just to make sure he didn’t even think about those other girls in town.
“Hello, Boaz,” she stuttered. “I hope you are not still angry with me? Nathan just was trying to be friends. He stopped by and brought me some of those chocolates that your father has right there on that front shelf. They sure were yummy. I promise he didn’t stay long. Just long enough to leave them, and promise me he would bring me some more tomorrow.”
Boaz stood stock still and very quiet for a moment. He looked at Mabria and said, “Ma?”
“Yes son?”
“Can I speak with you?”
“Sure, come on upstairs, I need a hand anyways. If you’ll both excuse us?”
Don nodded and Lucy looked surprised and a bit flushed.
Boaz closed the door behind them. “Ma, how do I get out of this? I can’t deal with my feelings. I pray, and it seems as though God doesn’t even
“Boy, off with ya,” she laughed. As Boaz ran on his way, Mabria watched the wagon disappear in the hills beyond town. Her mind could not be soothed. It was all coming back to her. The memories of that sweet little boy as his parents were robbed of raising him. She hoped she did a good job. It seemed so. Naomi loved him so much.
“Those two, my goodness those two were inseparable as kids. I am so glad that Don came to our rescue so quickly after the raid. He married me with hardly a question. Just so he could move us into his home and under his care. Just so we would be safe from the raiders,” her thoughts were soft and unspoken.
Don was an influential man in the community. The raiders had no interest in sparking a fight with him. They were not quite sure how involved she was at the farm that night, but they knew she was there and that she had escaped somehow. And they knew who Peter was.
“If Don had not taken us in, and made it legal and without question, that we were his, with Peter’s legal adoption and all, we could have faced much trouble throughout life. Don never lorded it over us. He loved us and cared for us. Much as a man that came straight from God’s hands,” she remembered. “And that’s because he did,” she said to nobody there.
She smiled and turned her way back to the store. Yes, there was much work to do. It looked like it was a good time to get started.
Don and Joshua, the town banker, were just coming out of the general store, when Boaz came running in. Running right behind him was another young boy, Nathan. Don’s voice came loud and firm, “you both need to stop, now!”
Both did stop. Tears were streaming down Nathan’s face, “I’ll get you back Boaz, daddy won’t always be there,” and tossed the switch aside and walked back down the street.
“Boaz?” Don asked.
“Nothing Pa, he’s just jealous because he thinks he has a chance with Lucy and he doesn’t.”
“Stay away from that girl,” Don scolded. “I don’t like any of this. Nathan is your best friend.”
Joshua’s eyes met Don’s. Josh shook his head, “I’ll see you tomorrow about those papers.”
“See you Josh, thanks again.”
Mabria and Lucy came through the door. Lucy was a small girl, 5’2” and beautiful blue eyes that offset her dark hair tremendously. She was used to getting what she wanted. What she wanted, was this General Store. What Mabria knew, was that whatever it took, she wanted for Boaz, a girl who would love him because God drew them together, not because a young spoiled girl decided she wanted everything Don had worked for through the years. Lucy was flushed, and had decided that she wanted to make Boaz just a bit more jealous. That seemed to her to be the way to solidify her standing with him. Of course they were both just 14 years old now, but surely she needed to needle him, just to make sure he didn’t even think about those other girls in town.
“Hello, Boaz,” she stuttered. “I hope you are not still angry with me? Nathan just was trying to be friends. He stopped by and brought me some of those chocolates that your father has right there on that front shelf. They sure were yummy. I promise he didn’t stay long. Just long enough to leave them, and promise me he would bring me some more tomorrow.”
Boaz stood stock still and very quiet for a moment. He looked at Mabria and said, “Ma?”
“Yes son?”
“Can I speak with you?”
“Sure, come on upstairs, I need a hand anyways. If you’ll both excuse us?”
Don nodded and Lucy looked surprised and a bit flushed.
Boaz closed the door behind them. “Ma, how do I get out of this? I can’t deal with my feelings. I pray, and it seems as though God doesn’t even
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