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“What do you think you’re doing?” Emma demanded.

“I thought I would—” A cough cut off his sentence. “Hitch up the oxen and get ready to pull out.”

Emma’s expression turned into a thunderhead. When Nathan’s gaze slid to her brother, Hewitt was…chuckling?

“I figured I’d get out of your way, now that I’m better.”

Her frown only intensified. “Lie back down.” She blocked him from moving anywhere but deeper into the wagon.

“Get some rest,” Hewitt said. The man walked off and Nathan wanted nothing more than to be able to do the same, to find somewhere private to lick his wounds. But he was still near face-to-face with Emma.

He gave in, lying back and staring up at the white underside of the bonnet.

When she spoke again, her voice sounded cheery. “The good news is you won’t have to bear my company all day.”

It was a relief. He didn’t know how to converse with her.

But he also felt a small twinge of disappointment.

“What am I supposed to do confined to the wagon?” he asked.

“Rachel and I would be cheered if you were to serenade us as we walk.”

He stared dumbly at her until she dissolved into giggles. How long had it been since he’d made anyone smile?

* * *

Journey West: Romance and adventure

await three siblings on the Oregon Trail

Wagon Train Reunion—

Linda Ford, April 2015

Wagon Train Sweetheart—

Lacy Williams, May 2015

Wagon Train Proposal—

Renee Ryan, June 2015