Saturday Snippet: You're On the Wrong Platform

 

Today's Saturday Snippet is taken from

Lauren

Rescue Me (Mail-order Brides), Book 2

 by Zina Abbott 

 

          Jeb’s footsteps slowed as his gaze focused on a young woman dressed in a black mourning gown who stood on the platform next to the tracks of a train that had recently come from the East. Her fan was hanging from the wrist that clutched her carpetbag. On the ground several feet in front of her, a basket lay tipped on its side. With her head bowed and shoulders hunched, she held her free hand, which was fisted, over her lips. Her back was to him, and her dark, reddish-brown hair under a short-brimmed, black hat caught his eye. He slowed his footsteps and approached her from the side. “You look a bit lost, ma’am. Might I help direct you?”

          Her eyebrows raised and lips parted, the woman jerked her head to face him. She glanced to the side and back. “I don’t know.” Her voice raspy, she cleared her throat. Her eyelids rimmed with tears, she blinked.

          Upon gazing into her shining brown eyes ringed by dark lashes, Jeb’s breath caught. His heart began to beat faster, and his breathing rate increased. She is not the first pretty woman I’ve seen. Why am I having this reaction? He stepped forward and picked up the basket. “Where are you headed, ma’am?” He handed her the basket.

          “West. To Rawlins.” She heaved several deep breaths and biting her bottom lip, she accepted the basket.

          “You’re on the wrong platform for the westbound U.P. train. I’m familiar with this depot. If you’d like, I can show you where you will board. Or, if you prefer, I can find a depot employee to assist you.” Why is a young, attractive widow like her traveling alone?

          “Oh, I…um…” She squeezed her eyes shut. “My-my reticule was stolen. Some young man…more a boy, really…ran up next to me and grabbed it while he cut the strings with a knife.”

 

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