All Chapters of Married To The Farmer : Chapter 11 - Chapter 15

Haelyn was already in a mood before the knock came.She’d been sitting at the kitchen table picking at a piece of toast she didn’t even want, replaying the night before for the hundredth time. The kiss. The way Dean had looked at her. The fact that she hadn’t pushed him away fast enough. It was irritating her more than she wanted to admit.Then someone knocked.Dean went to open the door. The second Haelyn heard the soft voice, her shoulders tensed.“Hi,” Lola said. “My mom sent extra bread. And some jam.”Of course she did.Dean stepped aside to let her in. Lola walked into the kitchen with that same careful little smile, red hair neat, basket in her hands like she was performing some kind of good deed. Her eyes found Dean first, then flicked over to Haelyn.“Oh. Hi.”Haelyn leaned back in her chair. “You again.”Lola’s smile faltered slightly. “I just came to drop this off.”“People in this town really love dropping things off,” Haelyn said, voice dry. “Bread, jam, advice. What’s ne

Haelyn came downstairs late in the morning. Her eyes were still a little swollen from the night before, but she’d washed her face and pulled her hair back like that would somehow make her look fine. Dean was in the kitchen when she walked in. He glanced up from the coffee he was making. “Morning.” She didn’t answer. She just stood there for a second, then held out her hand. “I need your phone.” Dean looked at her for a moment, then reached into his pocket and gave it to her without asking why. She took it and stepped out onto the porch, closing the door behind her. Her hands were already slightly shaky as she typed in her mom’s number. She pressed the phone to her ear and waited. It rang. And rang. Then the voicemail kicked in. Haelyn closed her eyes. She hung up and tried again. Same thing. Straight to voicemail after a few rings. She switched to her dad’s number. Her thumb hovered over the call button for a second before she pressed it. It rang twice, then went to voicem

Haelyn woke up before the sun fully rose.For a few seconds she just lay there staring at the ceiling, hoping it was still Saturday. It wasn’t. The light coming through the curtains was different.Sunday.She sat up slowly. The dress was still hanging on the wardrobe door where she’d left it. Haelyn dragged herself out of bed and walked to the bathroom. She washed her face with cold water, brushing her teeth longer than necessary just to waste time. When she looked in the mirror, her eyes looked a little tired. She hadn’t slept well.Back in the room, she took the dress off the hanger and laid it on the bed. She stood there staring at it for a long moment before finally pulling off her shirt and stepping into it. The fabric was soft against her skin. She reached behind her and struggled with the zipper for a few seconds before managing to pull it up.It fit the same way it had the first time.She tied the ribbon at the waist slowly, fingers slightly unsteady. When she was done, she s