Janet Chapman - Pine Creek Highlander 05 by Only & A Highlander

Author:Only & A Highlander [Only & Highlander, A]
Format: epub
Published: 2010-01-07T07:25:48+00:00

Grace gave a quiet laugh as she turned to the bed with a shrug. �He�ll eventually come around. You just keep loving him unconditionally, and one day Matt will finally realize that he also loves you more than life itself.� She picked up the package she�d gone to her bedroom to get and turned to Winter. �You don�t change a lifetime of suppressed emotions in two weeks, especially when that lifetime has spanned centuries.�

Winter smiled. �Will I ever be as wise as you, Mama?�

Grace snorted. �You�ll get wise real quick, baby girl, because you�ve fallen in love with a stubborn warrior,� she said, unfolding the velvet corners of the tiny package she was holding. �This is your wedding present from your father and me.� She held out the open cloth to reveal a beautiful locket. �We had planned to give it to you to wear at your wedding, but since we�ah, missed the ceremony, I�l just tell you what we told the other girls when we gave them theirs.� Grace lifted the gold locket from the velvet. �This is to remind you that even though you have married and are now a Gregor, you will always carry our hearts with you, no matter where life leads you.�

Feeling the sudden sting of threatening tears, Winter reached out and took the delicate locket made of spun gold threads loosely woven in the shape of a plump heart. Inside the heart were two loose little beads also shaped like hearts, made of shiny black stone that Winter instantly recognized as the rock that ran in fissures throughout TarStone Mountain. No matter where she went, she would always carry a piece of home with her, as well as her parents� unconditional love.

Grace leaned forward and gently kissed a tear running down Winter�s cheek, and Winter threw herself into her mama�s arms. �I�m sorry you and Papa weren�t at my wedding,� she sobbed into her mama�s shoulder as she held the locket in her fist.

�Shhh,� Grace crooned, tenderly stroking her back. �I can see it was more important you prove your love to Matt by giving up a fancy wedding to marry him on his terms.�

�But I want Papa to be okay with it, too,� Winter said with a lingering sniffle, leaning back to look at her mother. �I want him to understand why I ran off without telling any of you.�

Grace squeezed her shoulders. �You just leave your father to me. I�ll make sure he understands why you did what you did.� She reached down and took the locket from Winter and stepped around behind her. �Now we need to talk about birth control,� she continued as Winter lifted her hair so her mama could clasp the locket around her neck. �You have enough to deal with right now without adding a baby to the mix.�

�Too late,� Winter squeaked, grinning at Megan when she gasped. �I�m already pregnant.�

Winter felt her mama�s hands still momentarily before she finished locking the chain around Winter�s neck. Frowning, Grace silently walked back around to stand in front of Winter.

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