A Sentimental Journey Romance Collection by unknow

Author:unknow
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 978-1-63409-398-9
Publisher: Barbour Publishing, Inc.
Published: 2013-12-15T05:00:00+00:00

“Here you go, Bekkah.” Valerie handed her little sister a tiny shovel.

“I make holes.” Rebekkah gleefully stuck her new toy in the dirt and made a shallow opening. “See?”

“Good job!” Valerie clapped. “Now do it again and make it deeper, like mine.”

“ ’Kay.” Rebekkah rolled up her little sleeves, emulating Rosemary’s habit for outdoor work, then dug in. The largest seeds, peas, sat in a bucket beside her. When Rosemary agreed the hole was deep enough, the little girl dropped in a seed and covered the hole with dirt.

“Done.” Rebekkah clapped her hands and dirt powdered her little snub nose.

“One more thing. Now we have to make sure it’s good and packed in there.” Valerie walked over and pressed the dirt down.

“I can do it!” When Valerie stepped back, Rebekkah began stomping on the dirt.

“That’s enough.” Rosemary laughed. “If you keep it up, we’ll never finish! Why don’t you get going on the next one?”

More quickly than they would have thought possible, they filled the garden with hardy veggies like radishes, spinach, and peas. Later, when the weather warmed up even more, they’d make room for sweet corn, cucumbers, and beans.

Rebekkah hopped all around the garden for good measure as Rosemary helped Valerie rinse off their tools.

“Come on, Bekkah,” Valerie called when they headed for the house.

“Comin’, sissy!” She made a beeline for the house, practically zooming through the door before Valerie caught her.

“Oh, no you don’t! Wipe your feet really good before you go in.” Clumps of dirt dotted the mat before they all finished and trooped through the door.

“Why don’t you go play with Teddy while Val and I heat up some lunch?” Rosemary watched her scamper up the stairs before fixing Valerie with a penetrating stare.

“What? I thought the garden went well.” Valerie’s stomach grumbled as it always did when her mother gave her that look.

“It did. I just thought it was time for a talk. Woman to woman.” Rosemary sat down at the kitchen and patted the chair beside her. “While Paul and Roy are still at the doctor’s.”

Valerie’s heart pounded in alarm. “I thought the doctor seemed impressed with Roy’s progress. He’s even starting to walk now! What’s wrong?”

“Oh, it’s nothing like that. Actually, I wanted to talk with you because he’s healing so well.” Rosemary reached over and clasped her hand. “He won’t stay forever, you know.”

“I know.” Valerie didn’t meet her mother’s eyes.

“But he wants to.”

“How do you know that? All his focus is on getting well so he can go back to the navy and risk his life.” Valerie angrily swiped a tear off her cheek.

“Oh, honey, that’s not true. Look at the way he’s settled into this family—how wonderful he is with Rebekkah.” She paused for a beat. “He’d make a good father.”

“Don’t say that.” Valerie pulled her hand away.

“It’s true.”

“I didn’t say you were wrong. He has other plans—he’s never said one word to me about …” Her voice trailed off.

“About what? How deeply he cares for you? How much he appreciates this family? Honey, he’s said plenty.

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