Lone Star Promises by Marta Perry

Author:Marta Perry
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Harlequin
Published: 2020-03-13T15:57:21+00:00

Epilogue

“Let me see it again.” Maddie grabbed Violet’s hand to admire the ring Landon had given her. “That Landon doesn’t waste any time, does he?”

“That’s what Jack keeps saying.” Violet pulled riding gloves on, hiding the ring for the moment. “‘You’ve only known him a month. Why do you want to get engaged?’ But when you know it’s real, you know.”

“I guess so.” Maddie sighed. “It makes me think I’m missing something. Something I never felt with Landon.”

Violet smiled at her twin. “It will happen for you. I know it. Now, if we’re going to go for a ride this morning, we’d best get moving.”

Maddie nodded. “I think we have a few too many things on our to-do lists. Decide on the right nursing facility, follow up that clue to the house in Fort Worth, to say nothing of renovating the guesthouse so that it’s suitable for a newly married couple...”

Violet nodded, glancing toward the guest cottage. According to Landon’s plans, it would soon be doubled in size. Her heart seemed to swell at the thought of living there with him.

“I’m just so relieved that Landon doesn’t want me to move to Fort Worth. Given Mom’s situation, I wouldn’t want to be that far away, and there’s the produce business to run, as well.”

“Landon has telecommuting down to a fine art, as far as I can tell,” Maddie said. “Even if he has to go into the city every week or so, at least this way you don’t have to give up your work. Speaking of which, it’s about time I started looking for my next job, whatever it’s going to be.”

“I wish you didn’t have to leave here to find it.” They had gotten so close in the last month. Violet hated to think of being without her.

But Maddie didn’t seem to be listening. She was looking toward one of the small barns, her hand shielding her eyes from the sun. “Who is that with Ty Garland?”

Violet followed the direction of her gaze. Ty was there, all right, standing by one of the pens that contained a sow and her babies. But there was a child with him.

“I guess we’d better find out.” She headed for Ty with Maddie right beside her.

Ty looked up at their approach. “Violet. Maddie.” He nodded, his normally stoic face very tense.

“Morning, Ty. Who’s this?” Violet watched the little girl, who looked about eight or so, approach the pen and then turn away, wrinkling her nose.

“Sorry I didn’t have a chance to talk to you about her, Violet. That’s Darcy. My little girl.”

Violet hoped her face didn’t show how shocked she was. She’d known that Ty had been married—a marriage that ended when his wife left him. She’d never heard anything about a child.

“She’s adorable,” Maddie gushed. Not knowing what a surprise this was, Maddie could sound perfectly normal in her response. “With that brown hair and brown eyes, she looks just like you, Ty.”

Ty nodded. “Guess she does, at that.” He sounded faintly surprised, as if that hadn’t occurred to him.

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