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no idea.”
“Oh, Bobbie, you make me feel good. I already feel like I’ve swollen to twice my size.”
“Well, you sure don’t look it. Congratulations.”
“Thank you. Now back to the dress…all I did was take it in a little. I stayed up for a while last night to work on it so you could come to church with us today.”
Bobbie lifted her gaze from the worn wooden floor. “I ain’t got—I mean, I don’t have any nice shoes. I’ve always just worn my boots with the other dresses.”
“I’ve already thought of that. I still have some of Mom’s shoes. See?” Annie pointed at several pair she had placed near a chair. “You’re about the same size Mom was. I’m sure some of these will work.” Annie paused. “Do you want to do this today, or would you rather wait?”
Bobbie’s hands slicked with moisture. She looked from Annie to the dress that would turn her into another person. The excitement in Annie’s eyes outweighed her fears, and knowing she’d stayed up late to do this for her made her feel guilty.
“All right. I’ll do it,” Bobbie blurted before she could change her mind.
A squeal escaped from Annie as she embraced her. “I’m so happy. But we’ll have to hurry so we won’t be late.”
After they threw on their clothes, Annie pushed Bobbie onto a chair to fix her hair. When she finished, Annie held up a mirror. “What do you think?”
Bobbie stared in disbelief. Annie had coiled her braid into a bun and pulled some tendrils free to hang in wisps around her face. Bobbie nodded her approval with a forced smile. She stood and slipped into the shoes beside her.
Annie touched her arm. “Are you ready?”
Bobbie peered into Annie’s eyes and saw nothing but warm friendship and assurance. “I think so.”
Annie put her arm around her shoulders and squeezed. “You look great.”
Bobbie could give only a weak smile of thanks as Annie led the way down the stairs. “Are you men ready?”
Pete’s snort echoed up the stairs. “What do you mean are
we
ready? We’ve been waiting on
you
! You know, it doesn’t matter, Jace. A woman could be on her way to clean out the barn, and she’d still take forever to…” The smile froze on his face and disappeared as he stared up at Bobbie.
“Pete?” Jace frowned at his brother-in-law and followed his shocked gaze up the stairs.
Bobbie didn’t know what she expected, but Jace’s reaction wasn’t it.
His jaw dropped open and both hands fell to his sides. She paused at the head of the stairs. It wasn’t too late to turn around and forget about church, except Annie had worked so hard, and she’d hate to hurt her feelings. She reached out to take hold of the banister with a shaking hand and forced herself to take the first step.
Unsure of her footing in the fancy heeled shoes, she descended the stairs slowly. She knew she looked feminine, had even stared at herself in the mirror as Annie fastened up her hair, but it felt like a shell, not like her at all. Still, as Jace continued to watch her progress down the stairs, she couldn’t help but be pleased. The look on his face made the whole ordeal worthwhile.
Annie walked past Jace, placed her fingertips under his chin, and pushed up. Bobbie caught the movement and couldn’t help but chuckle under her breath. Jace smiled.
Without another word, Pete scooped up his children in his arms and followed his wife through the front door and out to the waiting wagon. Bobbie moved to follow.
“You’re all dressed up,” Jace whispered as she passed. “You look nice.”
She attempted a curtsey, doing her best to mimic the response he had given her earlier. “Thank you.”
Jace grinned and motioned for her to exit in front of him. She tried hard to disguise her anxiety but felt her lips tremble.
“Relax, Bobbie. No time like the present to get used to dressing up and facing groups of people.”
If only that would make it easier, but she was completely out of her element. She stopped at
“Oh, Bobbie, you make me feel good. I already feel like I’ve swollen to twice my size.”
“Well, you sure don’t look it. Congratulations.”
“Thank you. Now back to the dress…all I did was take it in a little. I stayed up for a while last night to work on it so you could come to church with us today.”
Bobbie lifted her gaze from the worn wooden floor. “I ain’t got—I mean, I don’t have any nice shoes. I’ve always just worn my boots with the other dresses.”
“I’ve already thought of that. I still have some of Mom’s shoes. See?” Annie pointed at several pair she had placed near a chair. “You’re about the same size Mom was. I’m sure some of these will work.” Annie paused. “Do you want to do this today, or would you rather wait?”
Bobbie’s hands slicked with moisture. She looked from Annie to the dress that would turn her into another person. The excitement in Annie’s eyes outweighed her fears, and knowing she’d stayed up late to do this for her made her feel guilty.
“All right. I’ll do it,” Bobbie blurted before she could change her mind.
A squeal escaped from Annie as she embraced her. “I’m so happy. But we’ll have to hurry so we won’t be late.”
After they threw on their clothes, Annie pushed Bobbie onto a chair to fix her hair. When she finished, Annie held up a mirror. “What do you think?”
Bobbie stared in disbelief. Annie had coiled her braid into a bun and pulled some tendrils free to hang in wisps around her face. Bobbie nodded her approval with a forced smile. She stood and slipped into the shoes beside her.
Annie touched her arm. “Are you ready?”
Bobbie peered into Annie’s eyes and saw nothing but warm friendship and assurance. “I think so.”
Annie put her arm around her shoulders and squeezed. “You look great.”
Bobbie could give only a weak smile of thanks as Annie led the way down the stairs. “Are you men ready?”
Pete’s snort echoed up the stairs. “What do you mean are
we
ready? We’ve been waiting on
you
! You know, it doesn’t matter, Jace. A woman could be on her way to clean out the barn, and she’d still take forever to…” The smile froze on his face and disappeared as he stared up at Bobbie.
“Pete?” Jace frowned at his brother-in-law and followed his shocked gaze up the stairs.
Bobbie didn’t know what she expected, but Jace’s reaction wasn’t it.
His jaw dropped open and both hands fell to his sides. She paused at the head of the stairs. It wasn’t too late to turn around and forget about church, except Annie had worked so hard, and she’d hate to hurt her feelings. She reached out to take hold of the banister with a shaking hand and forced herself to take the first step.
Unsure of her footing in the fancy heeled shoes, she descended the stairs slowly. She knew she looked feminine, had even stared at herself in the mirror as Annie fastened up her hair, but it felt like a shell, not like her at all. Still, as Jace continued to watch her progress down the stairs, she couldn’t help but be pleased. The look on his face made the whole ordeal worthwhile.
Annie walked past Jace, placed her fingertips under his chin, and pushed up. Bobbie caught the movement and couldn’t help but chuckle under her breath. Jace smiled.
Without another word, Pete scooped up his children in his arms and followed his wife through the front door and out to the waiting wagon. Bobbie moved to follow.
“You’re all dressed up,” Jace whispered as she passed. “You look nice.”
She attempted a curtsey, doing her best to mimic the response he had given her earlier. “Thank you.”
Jace grinned and motioned for her to exit in front of him. She tried hard to disguise her anxiety but felt her lips tremble.
“Relax, Bobbie. No time like the present to get used to dressing up and facing groups of people.”
If only that would make it easier, but she was completely out of her element. She stopped at
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