“What ails ye?” Logan asked.
“Women,” Zeke replied.
“All women or just Brenna?”
Zeke chuckled at this. Logan knew how to make light of things exactly when it was needed. “Brenna, I guess.”
“She’s a mixture of hard-headed and soft-hearted, ye ken. I’ve known her since she was a wee one.”
“Then maybe you can tell me why she’s angry with me when I haven’t done anything to warrant it.”
“I wish I could help ye with that one, but she’s been angry with me more times than I care to think about and I dinnae believe I’ve ever understood why.”
They reached the cottage and Sara was waiting for them. She threw her arms around Logan, kissing him much longer than Zeke thought necessary. He was getting used to the fact that she was in love. If she was going to be in love, he was happy it was with Logan. He was a good man and Zeke knew he’d always take care of her and treat her well.
“I made more meat pies since you liked them so much yesterday,” Sara said. Her face was glowing with pure joy. Zekewasn’t sure he could ask her to give up her life here. He’d never seen her happier.
“I’m impressed with your cooking skills, sis.” Zeke sat at the table and Brenna presented the men with the meat pies she’d made. “And you grow all your own herbs and veggies?”
“Herbs, yes. Veggies I get from Helene. She has a really nice root cellar. Logan’s going to build one for me but in the meantime, I help Helene in her garden in exchange for whatever she’s willing to part with.”
“Sounds like a fair deal.” Zeke took a big bite out of his pie. “These things are amazing,” he said.
“Thanks. They’re Logan’s favorite. And, they’re not too hard to make.”
“Logan says you went to culinary school at the castle,” Zeke teased.
“He never said that,” she argued.
“Only because I dinnae ken what he means by culinary school,” Logan said.
“It’s a school where you learn how to cook,” Sara explained.
“Then I did tell him,” Logan said.
“It’s not a school. Mary was kind enough to give me some pointers on how to cook over an open fire and how to use the bread oven to make bread, which she also showed me how to make… Okay. I guess you could call it a school.”
Zeke and Logan chuckled.
“I’m glad it’s so amusing. You should be grateful that I’m a good learner.”
“I’m verra grateful. Ye’ve become a good cook. Ye feed me well,” Logan said. “And I love ye.”
“Awww…I love you, too.” Sara replied.
“Okay, you two. I’ve had about all I can take.”
“Ye need a woman,” Logan said.
“He has one,” Sara said.
“She’s not my woman,” Zeke replied.
“Oh, I think she is,” Sara teased.
Zeke shook his head in exasperation. Everyone was trying to make more out of his relationship with Brenna than there actually was. If he was going to be stuck in this time, then maybe things between them could go further, but he had every intention of going home.
Chapter 16
