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surprised to see her buying one of those testing kits, you know, that tell you if, you know . . . you’re in the family way.”
    Jacobs face reddened even more. “I wouldn’t know about those things.” He handed her three dollars and some change back.
    “ Danki . See you at worship on Sunday?”
    “Ya.”
    Sarah smiled, picked up her bag, and headed out the door. Still no sign of Levi. But that was okay. Jacob would tell him what kind of girl Danielle was, and that made the trip worth it.
    L EVI WALKED OVER to the store after he got the horse settled in the barn for the night. “Need help closing up?” He walked to where Jacob was totaling receipts behind the counter.
    “ Nee . Just about done.” Jacob didn’t look up. “You missed your girlfriend. She just left.”
    “My girlfriend?” His immediate thought was Danielle, but only because she’d been on his mind since Monday night. He’d wanted to go by and see how she was doing, but he and his father had barely made it home in time for supper the past couple of nights. “Sarah?”
    “How many you got?” Jacob looked up and grinned.
    “She’s not really my girlfriend. We’ve been to a few singings, but . . .” He shrugged. “I don’t know.”
    “She sure is schee .”
    He nodded, although he hadn’t thought much about Sarah the past few days. He’d been busy with thoughts of Danielle and the baby; trying to forget about his dream, the man in the hardware store, and the fellow at the church. He couldn’t help but worry that he was ignoring signs from God to marry Danielle, but he was relieved not to be going into the Englisch world. He’d even talked to the bishop about setting his baptism soon. Then he wouldn’t be tempted by such silly notions.
    “I’ll see Sarah on Sunday,” he mumbled.
    “You don’t sound too excited about that.” Jacob walked around the counter toward the door. Levi followed him out, then stepped aside while Jacob locked up.
    “It’s not that. I’m just tired.” Levi and Jacob walked to the barn where Jacob’s horse had been stabled for the day, the cold wind slapping them in the face.
    “Sarah said she ran into Danielle at the pharmacy in town,” Jacob said as he led his horse out of the barn.
    Levi’s heart jumped at the mention of Danielle, which itdidn’t used to do. “ Ya , they know each other from worship service, I guess.”
    They were quiet as Jacob attached the harnesses and readied the buggy. Then Jacob stepped into his buggy, closed the door, and leaned out the window. “It wonders me if they like each other.”
    “Why would you say that?” Levi stuffed his hands in the pockets of his black coat, rocking back and forth on his heels to try to stay warm.
    Jacob shrugged, then clicked his tongue to set the horse in motion. “ Ach , never mind. Women are odd ducks. Now, I gotta go and get home to mine.” He grinned, then hollered as he pulled away, “Tell Mamm I sure could use one of her lemon pies. You know, Beth Ann don’t like lemons so I never get one.”
    “I’ll tell her.” Levi turned toward the house, wondering if Jacob was holding something back.
    F RIDAY MORNING , D ANIELLE hurled until her ribs hurt. It had been like that the past two mornings. And afternoons. And nights. If this was what pregnancy was like, she was going to hate it.
    She was still hugging the toilet in the upstairs bathroom when Martha banged on the door. “Danielle, are you okay in there?”
    She still hadn’t gotten up the courage to tell Martha or Arnold, but they were going to figure it out if she kept getting sick. She’d even left work yesterday halfway through her shift. “I’m okay.”
    “Still sick to your stomach? Want me to make you some soup? Or is there anything I can get for you?”
    For all their joking around with each other, and Martha’s peculiar ways, Danielle knew how lucky she was to have the woman in her life. “Yeah, still kinda sick, but I’ll be out in a minute.”
    “All right.