Her first view of the town was a bit of a shock.There were three or four houses and a store.Nothing else.She had to wonder how people survived with so little.She’d been raised on a farm, but it was only a fifteen-minute walk into town.This town...well, it left a lot to be desired.No wonder the women who had gone before them were working so hard.So many things were needed in Yeti.
Aaron first went to his cabin and opened the door for her.“This is where we’ll live.I’m going to take your friends to the lumber mill to meet up with their future husbands.Mr.Johnson will marry them, I’m certain.Do you want to be there for the weddings?Or do you want to get settled in?”
“I’m going to settle in, I think.They’ll all be there for each other.Do you mind if I show myself around and see what is available to me?”She really wanted to bake.That was her dream.She knew some of the others baked as well, but maybe she could take some of their burden from them.“Would you let Everett know that another woman from Beckham is here, and I have a surprise for Belle?Ask her to meet me at ten at the store in the morning?I want to surprise her.”
Aaron nodded.“I will do it.”
After Aaron left with the others, she poked around the cabin.The new stove was there, making her wonder who had set it up.There were a few pots and pans, but she would need more to get started if she was going to make it as a baker.
She went down the trap door into the shallow cellar and was a bit surprised there was nothing there.Had Aaron done nothing to prepare for winter?It was already mid-September.Perhaps he meant to eat jerky and hardtack all winter, and while that might be fine for him, she was already sick of both.She hoped she could get some things ready.
As she explored, she made mental notes of things she wanted to do for the cabin.Curtains were a must, although they would block the beautiful view of the mountains in the distance.
She could hear the trickle of water, so she followed its sound down to the river Aaron had mentioned.It looked both deep and wide.She could easily catch fish there if she chose to.
When she went back inside, she made a list of things she’d need if she was going to start a bakery.She knew the other women sold their wares at the store in town, but she wouldn’t mind having an actual bakery, where someone could come in and have a piece of pie.She’d have to think about that.Perhaps one of the other ladies would want to serve meals to the men while she started the bakery.All things they needed to think about.
The more time she spent thinking about it, and writing her list, the more excited she became.She was starting a new life, and she would no longer be working for someone else.She’d be working for herself.Every hour she put in would be for her future and not to line the pockets of already rich men.She was going to love being her own boss.She could feel it deep in her bones.
