Betrayal of Trust Melissa Williams sat at the kitchen table with bills for payment spread out in front of her and contemplated which of them was the most important to pay first. Telephone was important as that was necessary for business, power and heating came a very close second and that would leave precious little to feed her and her precious daughter Elizabeth Alma. Then … Continue reading Melissa Learns to Trust Again – Chapter 1
End of an Era, New Beginning John sat stunned thinking of how his plans could fail and his father had just pronounced no way to return to the fold. “Give me the keys now!” John reached into his pocket and produced the keys to the business and house holding them momentarily while he gave quick thought to what he should do next. Len reached over … Continue reading Mason Family Turmoil to Recovery – Chapter 5
Trouble in the Barnard Family Sheila Mason began work for Len Barnard as a housekeeper and there was no hint of any impropriety between them. But over time Barnard grew fond of this woman who pulled out all stops to keep the home clean, cook and care for his children’s needs. Eventually Barnard asked if she felt she needed to return to her family and … Continue reading Mason Family Turmoil to Recovery – Chapter 4
Negotiating a Cross-Cultural Marriage The Johnsons would have been shocked by White Cloud’s suggestion they begin living together, and she could read in Dwaine’s face the relief of her refusing the offer. She knew that he’d be faithful to her in that he was prepared to wait until everything was done within the bounds of the paleface moral code. Next day with the government certificate … Continue reading Biawacheeitchish – Chapter 4
Testing a New Relationship Dwaine watched her silently with a combination of pride at the fact she’d chosen him despite hardly knowing him. She was amazing and he counted himself lucky to have stopped to rescue that lone hitchhiker on route 90. But his newly discovered feelings of love for this woman a feeling he’d never experienced before were beginning to be tempered by apprehension. … Continue reading Biawacheeitchish – Chapter 3
A Change of Plan Elizabeth studied the new arrival. “You’re most welcome dear I hope you like our ranch. What’s your name?” Dwaine interjected. “Tell her your Crow name, perhaps she’ll understand as she knows some of the language. We’ve had tribals working for the family for generations.” “My name is Biawacheeitchish.” Elizabeth hugged her again. That means Pretty Shield and it’s considered a beautiful … Continue reading Biawacheeitchish – Chapter 2
Highway Encounter Dwaine Johnson was about two hours into his journey home on route 90 the Billings segment of his journey from the university of Montana in Missoula. He was now the proud owner of a certificate declaring him to be a Masters in Biochemistry and Biophysics and had a week of celebration behind him with his successful classmates and gigantic headache before heading for … Continue reading Biawacheeitchish – Chapter 1
A Happy Ending for Emma Rachel stood in shock thinking of the ramifications of what Emma had said about making a police report and informing her husband. This was a serious accusation, and Emma had it all wrong and this could destroy the orchard and put them all out of work if an inaccurate version reached the police. How would her husband react? He’d naturally … Continue reading Emma’s Introduction to Terra Australis – Chapter 5
An Unplanned Change of Residency Finally, under pressure through politicians the CSIRO got their wish, and Emma was granted a permanent residency. Emma asked permission to complete these tours with time off annually without pay to do that so her father’s money wouldn’t be wasted. She had five years now to do that and permission from Lenert to make quick trips to Germany once a … Continue reading Emma’s Introduction to Terra Australis – Chapter 4
Lenert’s Secret Jealous Interest There was a pause as Ray considered his attempt to explain and make amends to Emma. Translator had let them down this time. “The translator said Blute was Tree Blossom in English I’m so sorry for upsetting you. We meant no offence.” Emma broke out in peals of laughter to the surprise of the team. “The translator is correct, but this … Continue reading Emma’s Introduction to Terra Australis – Chapter 3
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