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Clay came inside and saw Cora and hugged her, "Good to see you again." He shot her a quick smile as he went to wash his hands.
Elan was on the floor gurgling, and Cora went to pick him up.
Elan smiled and leaned for a hug. Cora squeezed him and sat down at the kitchen table as everyone gathered about.
"I guess I could go, I've already got a roast cooking, if Charlie will promise to watch it."
"Sure, I will."
"What's going on?" Clay asked.
"Well, when Willa visited, she mentioned she wanted to get a dress or two and I offered to take her, as you men know nothing about such things." Cora let out a slight chuck to keep from hurting their feelings.
Clay chuckled and glanced at her, "That's for sure, we appreciate you offering to take her though."
Willa fixed everyone some coffee and had a treat for them all as she'd made cinnamon rolls that morning. Cora looked at the rolls and shook her head, "My oh my, I haven't had such a treat in years!"
Charlie grabbed one of the rolls and chuckled, "Her mother taught her to cook."
"Well those tea-cakes she brought over that day were great." Cora bit into the roll and shook her head, "These are pure heaven."
Willa laughed and everyone grabbed one.
Cora glanced at Willa, "Well now Willa, I hope you won't be offended, but I had an idea before coming here."
"Oh, what's that?" Willa asked as she finally sat down with them.
"Well, you said you didn't want to cause no stir in town, and I thought it would be a good idea if I brought along a dress for you to wear, that way people wouldn't be staring at you nor think much about you buying a couple of dresses. And we could put your hair up too, what do you think."
Clay glanced at Willa to see if she was upset.
"I think it is a good idea. I would like it to be a pleasant trip." Willa admitted her concerns fading with the news.
"Good, now, about the baby…"
"I'll watch him, we'll be working on the inside of the room today and he can sit in his highchair and watch us." Charlie insisted.
"Fine, then everything should go splendidly." Cora nodded her approval.
Willa cleaned up the dishes quickly and Cora brought her a skirt and blouse to wear to town, it was several sizes smaller than Cora. Cora laughed when Willa saw that.
"It's not been worn in a long while, but it's still a nice outfit for you."
Willa smiled, "It's fine."
"I brought you some shoes too, if they are too big, we'll stuff them."
Clay handed Willa some money. It was a fairly large sum and she stared at it. "I haven't paid you since you came, so take it."
Cora looked from one to the other. "I'm sure she's earned it."
But when she came outside in the outfit, Clay was stunned at how beautiful and white she looked. Her hair was piled in a beautiful fashion on her head and the skirt and blouse emphasized her small waist and he couldn't take his eyes from her.
"You look beautiful," he murmured.
Willa blushed, "It is the first time I have worn such things, but I like it."
"You're marrying quite a woman, Clay!" Cora told him.
