Chapter Thirty
Peter banged the back door open and yelled, “EJ, where are you?”
EJ ran into the kitchen from the sitting room. “What’s wrong?”
Charlie appeared at her side, her face showing concern.
“Sean O’Dell is over at the saloon. I thought you might want a little warning before he showed up on your porch,” Peter said.
EJ caught her balance, putting her hand on the wall. “What? Why? What did you tell him?”
“He’s here to ask you to go to Missouri with him. As his wife,” Peter said. “I told him that I would be pleased to have a fine young man like him to care for my little girl.”
Charlie turned on her heels and left the room.
“Father, I won’t do that. Look at me. This is my life now. What am I supposed to do?” EJ said.
“Did you think your choice to stay here in Fitchburg would h
