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with me?"
"Of course." She followed him to his buggy and they set off.
She looked even prettier than the last time he'd seen her. Her soft pink dress made her cheeks look rosy, and her long hair was beautiful and the same dark shade of brown as his. He wondered how her date with Ricky had gone the night before. He hoped that she'd decided not to see him again and then felt mildly guilty for the thought—but just for a moment. He wanted to ask her, but instead said, "It's a beautiful day to go for a walk. I want to show you the pond at the bottom of the hill."
"That sounds lovely," she agreed. They rode for a bit in comfortable silence and then David decided it was a good time to raise the question he'd been dying to ask.
"Elizabeth has been talking all week about a dress you're going to help her make."
Colleen smiled. "Yes, I think she was going to get the fabric this week for it."
"She was telling me about the reason for the dress, that art society event." He paused for a moment, and then said, "I'd love to take you, if you don't already have plans to attend?"
She seemed surprised, and to his relief, pleased at the offer. "I'd love to. I've never been to anything like that before." And then she admitted, "I've always wanted to."
David relaxed and smiled, happy that he'd managed to ask her before Ricky thought to. He couldn't wait to spend some time with her after their Sunday dinner and it was good luck that it was such a beautiful day.
They arrived at the Donovan family home a few minutes after everyone else. As soon as Colleen stepped inside, Elizabeth came running over.
"I'm so excited about the fabric we found. I can't wait to show you!"
David looked amused. "Go on, I'll see you after dinner."
Elizabeth pulled her into a back room, where she had a gorgeous length of material stretched over a long table. "What do you think? I think it's perfectly divine!"
Colleen stepped forward to take a closer look. Even from a distance, the fabric was stunning. It was a pale blue shade with just a hint of green and it shimmered in the sunlight that streamed in through the windows. She carefully ran a finger over it, feeling the texture and weight of the material. It was silky and strong and would make a beautiful dress. With her pretty blonde hair and blue eyes, Elizabeth would be breathtaking in it.
"You'll be the belle of the ball in this," she said.
"You like it, then?" She seemed eager for Colleen's approval.
"I couldn't have picked out a better one myself. Did you get this at Joshua's store?" Liam's brother Joshua and his wife, Hannah, owned the mercantile down the block from the restaurant.
"Yes, and there's a beautiful lemon yellow fabric, somewhat similar to this. It would look wonderful on you." Elizabeth's excitement was contagious. Yellow was one of Colleen's favorite and most flattering colors.
"I'll stop in tomorrow on the way home from the pub, to take a look."
"So, you're going, then? With David?" Elizabeth looked hopeful.
"Yes, with David. He asked me on the way here from church."
"Oh, good! We'll have so much fun. Do you think Julia and Liam will come too?"
"Maybe. If she is up to it. When is it?" David hadn't mentioned the date.
"It's in three weeks." She looked nervous for a moment. "Will that give you enough time to make dresses for both of us?"
"Three weeks? More than enough time. When I worked in the dress shop, we often had to make a dress in just a day or two."
When they made their way back to the kitchen, everyone was just starting to sit down at the long table. Elizabeth led her over to where Julia was just settling into a chair and they sat next to her. The food was already there and as soon as everyone was seated, Naomi said grace and then they started passing platters around and filling their plates. The meal was sliced leg of lamb with buttered vegetables and roasted sweet potatoes.
"So, will you and Liam come, too?" Elizabeth had just finished telling
"Of course." She followed him to his buggy and they set off.
She looked even prettier than the last time he'd seen her. Her soft pink dress made her cheeks look rosy, and her long hair was beautiful and the same dark shade of brown as his. He wondered how her date with Ricky had gone the night before. He hoped that she'd decided not to see him again and then felt mildly guilty for the thought—but just for a moment. He wanted to ask her, but instead said, "It's a beautiful day to go for a walk. I want to show you the pond at the bottom of the hill."
"That sounds lovely," she agreed. They rode for a bit in comfortable silence and then David decided it was a good time to raise the question he'd been dying to ask.
"Elizabeth has been talking all week about a dress you're going to help her make."
Colleen smiled. "Yes, I think she was going to get the fabric this week for it."
"She was telling me about the reason for the dress, that art society event." He paused for a moment, and then said, "I'd love to take you, if you don't already have plans to attend?"
She seemed surprised, and to his relief, pleased at the offer. "I'd love to. I've never been to anything like that before." And then she admitted, "I've always wanted to."
David relaxed and smiled, happy that he'd managed to ask her before Ricky thought to. He couldn't wait to spend some time with her after their Sunday dinner and it was good luck that it was such a beautiful day.
They arrived at the Donovan family home a few minutes after everyone else. As soon as Colleen stepped inside, Elizabeth came running over.
"I'm so excited about the fabric we found. I can't wait to show you!"
David looked amused. "Go on, I'll see you after dinner."
Elizabeth pulled her into a back room, where she had a gorgeous length of material stretched over a long table. "What do you think? I think it's perfectly divine!"
Colleen stepped forward to take a closer look. Even from a distance, the fabric was stunning. It was a pale blue shade with just a hint of green and it shimmered in the sunlight that streamed in through the windows. She carefully ran a finger over it, feeling the texture and weight of the material. It was silky and strong and would make a beautiful dress. With her pretty blonde hair and blue eyes, Elizabeth would be breathtaking in it.
"You'll be the belle of the ball in this," she said.
"You like it, then?" She seemed eager for Colleen's approval.
"I couldn't have picked out a better one myself. Did you get this at Joshua's store?" Liam's brother Joshua and his wife, Hannah, owned the mercantile down the block from the restaurant.
"Yes, and there's a beautiful lemon yellow fabric, somewhat similar to this. It would look wonderful on you." Elizabeth's excitement was contagious. Yellow was one of Colleen's favorite and most flattering colors.
"I'll stop in tomorrow on the way home from the pub, to take a look."
"So, you're going, then? With David?" Elizabeth looked hopeful.
"Yes, with David. He asked me on the way here from church."
"Oh, good! We'll have so much fun. Do you think Julia and Liam will come too?"
"Maybe. If she is up to it. When is it?" David hadn't mentioned the date.
"It's in three weeks." She looked nervous for a moment. "Will that give you enough time to make dresses for both of us?"
"Three weeks? More than enough time. When I worked in the dress shop, we often had to make a dress in just a day or two."
When they made their way back to the kitchen, everyone was just starting to sit down at the long table. Elizabeth led her over to where Julia was just settling into a chair and they sat next to her. The food was already there and as soon as everyone was seated, Naomi said grace and then they started passing platters around and filling their plates. The meal was sliced leg of lamb with buttered vegetables and roasted sweet potatoes.
"So, will you and Liam come, too?" Elizabeth had just finished telling
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