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Chapter 12: Disaster.
Info: It is the end of May.
Leah could not believe. It's been a year since she had started her lessons, now she is married and owns a house. Leah as learned new things everyday. She was working on supper when Ethan walked in.
"My it is hot out there." Ethan said wiping his sweaty forehead on his sleeve.
"Ethan, my word." Leah said. It bugged her when he did that. It was hard to get dirt and sweat of the clothes.
"Sorry." Ethan said rolling up his sleeve.
"Would you like a glass of water?" Leah asked.
"Yes please." He replied sitting down. Leah gave him a glass and went back to making supper.
"What are we having?" Ethan asked.
"You'll see." Leah said putting the buns into the oven. She was happy that it was the only them two. She wasn't ready to make big suppers yet.
"I should go back outside." Ethan said standing up.
"Make sure you keep those sleeves up." Leah said as he walked out the door.
That night. Leah was working on a new dress. Ethan was taking a bath.
"Leah?" Ethan yelled from the kitchen. Leah got up and went to the kitchen.
"Yes?" She asked.
"Can you grap that?" Ethan said pointing to a bar of soap by her feet. She looked downa and laughed.
"Did the soap get away from you." Leah asked picking it up.
"Yes." Ethan said.
"Maybe it did not want to wash your dirty body." Leah said handing him the soap and "By the looks of that water, I wouldn't either." Ethan laughed.
"Do you want to take a bath?" Ethan asked.
"No. I will take one tomorrow." Leah said and "I am going to work on my dress." Leah walked back into the living room.
That night. Leah was brushing her hair. It was now down to the middle of her back. Ethan walked in.
"How was your bath?" Leah asked.
"It made me feel cleaner." Ethan said.
"And smell better." Leah said.
"Leah, are you still uncomfortable around me?" Ethan said sitting on the bed.
"No, what made you think that?" Leah asked nicely. She placed her hairbrush down.
"Well it seems like you are always in the living room when I take a bath." Ethan said.
"I just want to give you some privacy. Everyone deserves that." Leah said. Ethan stood up and walked to her. He knelt in front of her.
"Leah are you telling me the truth." Ethan asked.
"Ethan, we have had this dicussion before. I am still getting used to you seeing me that way and I am trying to get used to seeing you that way too." Leah said.
"Leah, it is all right. I am too." Ethan said.
"You didn't seem like it." Leah said.
"I am not embarassed about my body, Leah." Ethan said.
"I am not either, but I am just not used to have someone else look at it." Leah said.
"I do not judge. I think you have a very beautiful body. Leah. I am grateful to have you to share it with me." Ethan said taking her hand.
"Ethan, you are sweet." Leah said tilting her head.
"I tell you the truth, my Leah. I will never forget it." Ethan said.
"Ethan, do I shame you?" Leah asked.
"Shame me? How?" Ethan asked confused.
"You have a wife who is still uncomfortable about showing her body." Leah said.
"Leah, it does not shame me that you can not do that yet. I still love you if you never get though this." Ethan said.
"Ethan, would you mind if I shared my body tonight?" Leah asked.
His eyes got big. He kissed her and lead her to their bed.
The next day. Leah was working on her garden. Ethan walked back from checking their mail.
"Leah." Ethan said walking over to her.
"Yes?" She asked.
"We got invited to Martha Dewberry and Thomas Dane's wedding." He said holding the letter.
"I am surprised." Leah said and asked "When is it?"
"June 10th." Ethan said reading the letter.
"We can make it can't we?" Leah asked.
"Yes. Unless you have something planned?" Ethan asked.
"No." Leah replied and "See, if I never would have turned Amish, you wouldn't be married right now. You would be planning the wedding."
"I do not think I would be happy with Martha." Ethan said kneeling beside Leah.
"Why do you say that?" Leah asked finishing weeding.
"I did not love her, like I love you." Ethan said.
"So you are happy that you met me?" Leah asked smiling.
"Yes." Ethan said.
The next day. Leah was canning food. She was taking some out and started to walk up the steps of the cellar .
"Leah! Get down!" Ethan yelled running over.
"What?" Leah asked.
"Get down." He said. They walked down the cellar steps and Ethan shut the doors.
"What is going on?" Leah asked confused.
"A tornado." Ethan said trying to catch is breath.
"What?" Leah asked.
"A tornado is coming this way." Ethan explained.
"Oh my." Leah said stepping back.
There were noises of the tornado tearing things apart. Ethan was worried about his crop and Leah was worried about the house and them. She went into Ethan's arms. She was scared. When they heard calmness, Ethan slowly opened the doors and saw a blue sky peeking though the grey clouds. They started to look around. Everrything was in tact. Nothing was destroyed.
"It must have passed us." Ethan said holding Leah's hand.
"But why?" Leah couldn't understand.
"God works in mysteries ways." Ethan said.
"He must have something greater planned for us." Leah said.
"We must go to Pa's house." Ethan said. They walked to the barn and got the buggy ready. They hopped in and rode to Ethan's parent's house.
"Oh Ethan." Tillie said running out of the house. She hugged Ethan tight.
"Are you alright Ma?" Ethan asked when she finally let go of him.
"Yes, we are all alright. I am happy you two are." Tillis said. They walked to the house. Mr. Longacre walked out.
"Any damage son?" He asked.
"No. Any here?" Ethan asked.
"The barn is destroyed and a piece of the roof." Mr. Longacre said.
"We can fix that right away." Ethan said.
"Poor Sarah. Her house was completely destroyed." Tillie said.
"Where is she gonna stay?" Leah asked.
"Here, for now." She answered.
"Ethan, we must check on the sisters." Leah said.
"You take the buggy and go check on them. I have to stay here and make plans with Pa." Ethan said. Mr. Longacre nodded.
"Ok. I will not stay too long." Leah said. She walked to the buggy and rode away. She rode up the path to way they live. She didn't see a house, but she did see the sisters standing. She rode up to them and stopped.
"Oh Leah. You are safe. I am better now." Ann said walking up to Leah as she jumped off the buggy.
"Any damage?" Mary asked.
"No. Ethan's parents have no barn and a half of a roof." Leah said.
"Our house is gone." Ann said.
"I am truely sorry." Leah said.
"We have no place to live. No clothes or food." Ann said.
"If Ethan approves, you may stay with us." Leah offered.
"No, Leah, we could not. You two are married now ad do not need two old ladies living with you." Ann said.
"You let me live with you." Leah said.
"Leah, we would love to, but we will stay with family. Then when the house is built, we will move back." Ann said.
"Are you sure?" Leah asked.
"Yes. It was kind for you to offer." Ann said.
Later. Leah was at Ethan's parent's house. Ethan, his brother Simeon, and their father work on the roof. Leah helps Tillie, Charity, and Elizabeth with supper.
"Did you get inivited to Martha's wedding?" Leah asked rolling the dough.
"Everyone is invited, but not required to go. We will be going and helping her mother with the feast." Tillie explained.
"Do we buy gifts?" Leah asked.
"You may if you want, but they are not given to the couple until they stay at your house." Tillie said.
"You mean she may stay at my house?" Leah asked. She didn't want that, since she treated her and Ethan badly.
"She picks where they will stay. She has lots of family. Do not worry, Leah." Tillie said.
After the food was done, Tillie went outside and rung the bell. The men came inside and sat down to eat.
After supper, Ethan decided that it was time to go home.
"I will be back tomorrow, Pa. We can finish the roof and then plan the barn." Ethan said. Leah liked the way he talked to his father. It was man to man. Not father to son.
"I will see you tomorrow then, son." Mr. Longacre said.
"Bye." Both Ethan and Leah said together.
The next morning. Ethan and Leah rode over to his parent's house again. Ethan sat inside making plans for the barn as Leah helped Tillie in the kitchen.
"Have the sisters spoken to you yet?" Tillie asked putting something in the oven.
"Yesterday but it was bacause I offered them to stay with us. What did they talk to you about?" Leah asked.
"That and that the people of the community are going to help build a new house for them as soon as possible." Tillie said going back to her dough.
"That is wonderful." Leah said very excited.
P.S. What da ya think? I know many of you who have read the books think the reference to love making is not suitable for the story, but Ethan and Leah are married and it is what married couples do. I promise not to have a love scene in every chapter. I also wanted to show that even after being married a couple of months, Leah is still shy around Ethan.
Chapter 12: Disaster.
Info: It is the end of May.
Leah could not believe. It's been a year since she had started her lessons, now she is married and owns a house. Leah as learned new things everyday. She was working on supper when Ethan walked in.
"My it is hot out there." Ethan said wiping his sweaty forehead on his sleeve.
"Ethan, my word." Leah said. It bugged her when he did that. It was hard to get dirt and sweat of the clothes.
"Sorry." Ethan said rolling up his sleeve.
"Would you like a glass of water?" Leah asked.
"Yes please." He replied sitting down. Leah gave him a glass and went back to making supper.
"What are we having?" Ethan asked.
"You'll see." Leah said putting the buns into the oven. She was happy that it was the only them two. She wasn't ready to make big suppers yet.
"I should go back outside." Ethan said standing up.
"Make sure you keep those sleeves up." Leah said as he walked out the door.
That night. Leah was working on a new dress. Ethan was taking a bath.
"Leah?" Ethan yelled from the kitchen. Leah got up and went to the kitchen.
"Yes?" She asked.
"Can you grap that?" Ethan said pointing to a bar of soap by her feet. She looked downa and laughed.
"Did the soap get away from you." Leah asked picking it up.
"Yes." Ethan said.
"Maybe it did not want to wash your dirty body." Leah said handing him the soap and "By the looks of that water, I wouldn't either." Ethan laughed.
"Do you want to take a bath?" Ethan asked.
"No. I will take one tomorrow." Leah said and "I am going to work on my dress." Leah walked back into the living room.
That night. Leah was brushing her hair. It was now down to the middle of her back. Ethan walked in.
"How was your bath?" Leah asked.
"It made me feel cleaner." Ethan said.
"And smell better." Leah said.
"Leah, are you still uncomfortable around me?" Ethan said sitting on the bed.
"No, what made you think that?" Leah asked nicely. She placed her hairbrush down.
"Well it seems like you are always in the living room when I take a bath." Ethan said.
"I just want to give you some privacy. Everyone deserves that." Leah said. Ethan stood up and walked to her. He knelt in front of her.
"Leah are you telling me the truth." Ethan asked.
"Ethan, we have had this dicussion before. I am still getting used to you seeing me that way and I am trying to get used to seeing you that way too." Leah said.
"Leah, it is all right. I am too." Ethan said.
"You didn't seem like it." Leah said.
"I am not embarassed about my body, Leah." Ethan said.
"I am not either, but I am just not used to have someone else look at it." Leah said.
"I do not judge. I think you have a very beautiful body. Leah. I am grateful to have you to share it with me." Ethan said taking her hand.
"Ethan, you are sweet." Leah said tilting her head.
"I tell you the truth, my Leah. I will never forget it." Ethan said.
"Ethan, do I shame you?" Leah asked.
"Shame me? How?" Ethan asked confused.
"You have a wife who is still uncomfortable about showing her body." Leah said.
"Leah, it does not shame me that you can not do that yet. I still love you if you never get though this." Ethan said.
"Ethan, would you mind if I shared my body tonight?" Leah asked.
His eyes got big. He kissed her and lead her to their bed.
The next day. Leah was working on her garden. Ethan walked back from checking their mail.
"Leah." Ethan said walking over to her.
"Yes?" She asked.
"We got invited to Martha Dewberry and Thomas Dane's wedding." He said holding the letter.
"I am surprised." Leah said and asked "When is it?"
"June 10th." Ethan said reading the letter.
"We can make it can't we?" Leah asked.
"Yes. Unless you have something planned?" Ethan asked.
"No." Leah replied and "See, if I never would have turned Amish, you wouldn't be married right now. You would be planning the wedding."
"I do not think I would be happy with Martha." Ethan said kneeling beside Leah.
"Why do you say that?" Leah asked finishing weeding.
"I did not love her, like I love you." Ethan said.
"So you are happy that you met me?" Leah asked smiling.
"Yes." Ethan said.
The next day. Leah was canning food. She was taking some out and started to walk up the steps of the cellar .
"Leah! Get down!" Ethan yelled running over.
"What?" Leah asked.
"Get down." He said. They walked down the cellar steps and Ethan shut the doors.
"What is going on?" Leah asked confused.
"A tornado." Ethan said trying to catch is breath.
"What?" Leah asked.
"A tornado is coming this way." Ethan explained.
"Oh my." Leah said stepping back.
There were noises of the tornado tearing things apart. Ethan was worried about his crop and Leah was worried about the house and them. She went into Ethan's arms. She was scared. When they heard calmness, Ethan slowly opened the doors and saw a blue sky peeking though the grey clouds. They started to look around. Everrything was in tact. Nothing was destroyed.
"It must have passed us." Ethan said holding Leah's hand.
"But why?" Leah couldn't understand.
"God works in mysteries ways." Ethan said.
"He must have something greater planned for us." Leah said.
"We must go to Pa's house." Ethan said. They walked to the barn and got the buggy ready. They hopped in and rode to Ethan's parent's house.
"Oh Ethan." Tillie said running out of the house. She hugged Ethan tight.
"Are you alright Ma?" Ethan asked when she finally let go of him.
"Yes, we are all alright. I am happy you two are." Tillis said. They walked to the house. Mr. Longacre walked out.
"Any damage son?" He asked.
"No. Any here?" Ethan asked.
"The barn is destroyed and a piece of the roof." Mr. Longacre said.
"We can fix that right away." Ethan said.
"Poor Sarah. Her house was completely destroyed." Tillie said.
"Where is she gonna stay?" Leah asked.
"Here, for now." She answered.
"Ethan, we must check on the sisters." Leah said.
"You take the buggy and go check on them. I have to stay here and make plans with Pa." Ethan said. Mr. Longacre nodded.
"Ok. I will not stay too long." Leah said. She walked to the buggy and rode away. She rode up the path to way they live. She didn't see a house, but she did see the sisters standing. She rode up to them and stopped.
"Oh Leah. You are safe. I am better now." Ann said walking up to Leah as she jumped off the buggy.
"Any damage?" Mary asked.
"No. Ethan's parents have no barn and a half of a roof." Leah said.
"Our house is gone." Ann said.
"I am truely sorry." Leah said.
"We have no place to live. No clothes or food." Ann said.
"If Ethan approves, you may stay with us." Leah offered.
"No, Leah, we could not. You two are married now ad do not need two old ladies living with you." Ann said.
"You let me live with you." Leah said.
"Leah, we would love to, but we will stay with family. Then when the house is built, we will move back." Ann said.
"Are you sure?" Leah asked.
"Yes. It was kind for you to offer." Ann said.
Later. Leah was at Ethan's parent's house. Ethan, his brother Simeon, and their father work on the roof. Leah helps Tillie, Charity, and Elizabeth with supper.
"Did you get inivited to Martha's wedding?" Leah asked rolling the dough.
"Everyone is invited, but not required to go. We will be going and helping her mother with the feast." Tillie explained.
"Do we buy gifts?" Leah asked.
"You may if you want, but they are not given to the couple until they stay at your house." Tillie said.
"You mean she may stay at my house?" Leah asked. She didn't want that, since she treated her and Ethan badly.
"She picks where they will stay. She has lots of family. Do not worry, Leah." Tillie said.
After the food was done, Tillie went outside and rung the bell. The men came inside and sat down to eat.
After supper, Ethan decided that it was time to go home.
"I will be back tomorrow, Pa. We can finish the roof and then plan the barn." Ethan said. Leah liked the way he talked to his father. It was man to man. Not father to son.
"I will see you tomorrow then, son." Mr. Longacre said.
"Bye." Both Ethan and Leah said together.
The next morning. Ethan and Leah rode over to his parent's house again. Ethan sat inside making plans for the barn as Leah helped Tillie in the kitchen.
"Have the sisters spoken to you yet?" Tillie asked putting something in the oven.
"Yesterday but it was bacause I offered them to stay with us. What did they talk to you about?" Leah asked.
"That and that the people of the community are going to help build a new house for them as soon as possible." Tillie said going back to her dough.
"That is wonderful." Leah said very excited.
P.S. What da ya think? I know many of you who have read the books think the reference to love making is not suitable for the story, but Ethan and Leah are married and it is what married couples do. I promise not to have a love scene in every chapter. I also wanted to show that even after being married a couple of months, Leah is still shy around Ethan.