Faye Favors a Foreman: A Historical Western Romance (Brides with Grit Book 11) by Linda K. Hubalek

Author:Linda K. Hubalek [Hubalek, Linda K.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Butterfield Books Inc.
Published: 2018-09-11T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter 12

"She said yes!" Isaac yelled as he and Cate walked up the church aisle. The congregation, already seated inside the church, laughed and clapped with Isaac's announcement.

Unbeknown to Cate, Isaac, along with his friends in town, had planned the evening's activities—their wedding and reception—knowing that Cate would say yes to Isaac's wedding proposal, even though it was just a few minutes ago outside the church.

Rusty had never seen Cate so happy, laughing and crying at the same time, clutching Isaac's hand as they walked up to Pastor standing at the altar waiting for them.

"Are you ready to be married, Cate?" Pastor Reagan asked as the couple stopped in front of him.

"Absolutely!" Cate laughed. "Isaac, I assume you have witnesses ready to step forward?"

"Sarah and Marcus," Isaac replied, "but I'd say the whole congregation counts too."

The congregation chuckled as Sarah and Marcus stood up.

"Here, Rusty, please hold Mark," Sarah asked as she moved down the pew to exit into the aisle.

The baby fussed a second until Rusty moved Mark onto his shoulder and gently patted his back. The infant sighed and fell asleep again after being awakened by his mother's movement.

Rusty felt honored that he was one of the four people holding the babies in their pew. Isaac had always made Rusty feel like part of his family and being included in the family row witnessing Isaac, and Cate's wedding was just icing on the cake for him.

"Grandma, what you doing?"

Faye groaned beside him, while the congregation had another reason to chuckle. Maisie had been sitting beside Faye, but the little girl crawled under the pews to reach Cate. With Violet on Faye's lap, she wasn't quick enough to grab the girl before she got away.

“I’m getting married to Grandpa, Maisie,” Cate leaned down to sooth the child. “Want to be a part of it?”

“Maggie, Marty, Molly, and Moses, come on up here if you want to,” Isaac said to the kids who were already pushing their way out of the pew to get to the front to stand with Isaac and Cate. The group of children had been a part of Sarah and Marcus’ wedding ceremony, so Rusty imagined they wanted to be included in their grandparent’s marriage too.

“What about the triplets?” Maggie asked.

“I think they are fine to watch from where they are. Now shall we proceed?” Pastor asked patiently while trying to hold back a smile.

Rusty watched as the couple said their vows and promised their love to each other, all the while keeping five children corralled between them. Rusty thought again of his future. If he didn’t marry and have children, he’d never enjoy the joy of grandchildren either. He smoothed his hand over Mark’s back and glanced at Faye, who was intently watching the ceremony.

Did Faye wish for the same thing as he was? A spouse, a family, and future grandchildren?

Download

Copyright Disclaimer:
This site does not store any files on its server. We only index and link to content provided by other sites. Please contact the content providers to delete copyright contents if any and email us, we'll remove relevant links or contents immediately.