Land Run Brides by Janet Lee Barton

Author:Janet Lee Barton [BARTON, JANET LEE]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 978-1-63058-099-5
Publisher: Barbour Publishing, Inc.
Published: 2011-10-15T00:00:00+00:00

When Ben’s gaze met Samantha’s from across the kitchen, he knew exactly why he’d come into Guthrie early. He wanted to see how she was, if the job was too much for her, if any of the men had given her any trouble—if any of the men had caught her eye.

Her smile told him she was doing well, and he was glad of that. He wasn’t sure how he was going to find out all the rest he wanted to know without asking, but maybe he’d be able to see for himself over the next few days.

“Matt was hoping that you would get here in time for the festivities tomorrow. I’m glad to see that you have,” Samantha said.

“It’s not every day that one’s city becomes the capital of a territory. We were all here at the beginning. I didn’t want to miss out on all the fun. I figured I might as well join my family for the celebrations.”

“I’m glad you did,” Faith said. “It’s going to be a great day. And it is special. We helped to settle this town, and we’ll help keep it going through your children and ours.”

It took a minute for his sister’s words to sink it. “Faith?” He looked from her to Gabe. The grin on his brother-in-law’s face pretty much told him what he wanted to know. His suspicions were confirmed by the delicate blush creeping up his sister’s face along with the tears of happiness that shone in her eyes. “I’m going to be an uncle?”

Faith half laughed, half sobbed, as she nodded. “You are. At last.”

Ben’s throat filled with the need to laugh or cry himself as he bent down and gave his sister a hug. “I know you’ve waited a long time for this and thought it would never happen. I can’t begin to tell you how happy I am for you, sis.”

Hope and Matt wanted their turn to congratulate their aunt, as did Rose and Samantha, even though she probably didn’t know that Faith had believed she’d never be able to have a child and that Gabe had accepted that fact when he asked her to marry him. Ben gave Faith one more hug and then turned to give his brother-in-law a good-natured slap on the back.

“Congratulations, Gabe. The Lord has blessed your marriage in a big way. I hope I’m as good an uncle to your child as you’ve been to my children.”

“Oh, we don’t have any doubts about that. We’ve been holding this news in for a while, but Faith felt this weekend was the perfect time to tell everyone.”

“I’m glad I came in early, if only to hear it.”

“She wouldn’t have brought it up if you hadn’t been here, Ben. You were the one who asked her to come to Guthrie with you, Matt, and Hope. And you were the one who told me that she thought she couldn’t have children and not to let her know how I felt about her unless I could accept that we might never have a child.

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