Passionate For Him

This is the second of a 5-part fan fiction short story based on the characters of author Susan K. Marlow’s Circle C Adventures and Circle C Milestones. This story details the courtship of Chad Carter and Ellianna Coulter. Enjoy!

It was nearing half past five when she finally trotted into the yard of the Circle C Ranch.  Ranch hands smiled in recognition and one came to take her horse. 

“Thank you.”  Ellie said politely.

The hand grinned.  “The boss is out in the south pasture…if that’s who you’ve come to see.”  He finished slyly.

Ellie blushed, but calmly raised an eyebrow.  “Is he?  Well, I might ride out on Magic in a moment, but I’d like to speak to Elizabeth first.”

She glided up to the house leaving the ranch hand chuckling.

This is the first of a 5-part fan fiction short story based on the characters of author Susan K. Marlow’s Circle C Adventures and Circle C Milestones. This story is set between Mrs. Marlow’s ‘The Last Ride’ and ‘Courageous Love’ and details the courtship of Chad Carter and Ellianna Coulter. Enjoy!

San Joaquin Valley, California, Early May, 1885

Ellianna Coulter rapped her ruler on the desk.  “Attention!”  Her tone softened slightly as she continued.  “I know you are all impatient.  Finish your work, and then I have a surprise for you.”  The students of the Fresno Grammar School hushed and bent over their desks.  Miss Coulter was loved by all her pupils, although she kept order with a firm hand.  Beth Morgan caught her teacher’s eye and smiled.  Ellie smiled with her eyes, then directed them to the little girl’s slate.  Beth took the hint and scratched away at her spelling lesson with a worn slate pencil.