Moon Dance by Mariah Stewart

Author:Mariah Stewart
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Tags: Dance Industry, Veterinarian
Published: 1999-01-01T17:19:07+00:00

Later, Matt reflected, joining the lively group outside had been so much easier than he had anticipated. Georgia had been right, the Enright's were a nice family. There had been more than enough warmth and laughter and good cheer to go around. And, he admitted, it had fed his own family pride to show off Pumpkin Hill to people who admired and appreciated it.

"Georgey, you're the luckiest person in the world," Zoey had sighed with contentment as she stretched her legs out on the grass, an enormous wedge of birthday cake tipping perilously close to the edge of a paper plate. "It is so beautiful here. Look at all those daffodils and all those tulips! Gorgeous!"

"It's just heaven early in the morning," Georgia told her, "when the sun first comes up and it's so quiet, you just can't imagine. And then the birds start singing…"

"We'll have to come back and spend a weekend," Nick sunk to the ground between his sisters. "After the baby has been born."

"Oh, I can't wait to see this baby, Nicky."

"Neither can any of the rest of us, Zoey." Delia beamed. "After all, this will be our first baby. I am so sorry that I missed Corrie and Ally's babyhoods. I'm really looking forward to the whole experience."

"We'll see how much she appreciates the 'experience' the first time we drop the baby off for a long weekend," India winked at her husband.

"I will be more than happy to baby-sit. Anytime." Delia laughed. "August and I will be watching every move this child makes, won't we, August?"

"Absolutely every move," August nodded vigorously. "Do feel free to plan a long trip. The baby will be in excellent hands."

They were easy with each other, as those who know each other well, who understand each other's body language, tend to be. In spite of himself, Matt found that he envied the closeness of the group. In truth, he had to admit that they had all made an effort to include him in conversations, and had all applauded him heartily when he had defeated Ben, the odds-on favorite in the pie eating contest that Ally had insisted on. Having recently read a story set in the early part of the century, Ally had become fascinated by the descriptions of the games the children had played, and so, along with the pie eating contest, had set her heart on sack races and an egg toss, in addition to the traditional Pin the Tail on the Donkey.

When the games had concluded and the candles on the cake had been lit and blown out to a spirited chorus of the birthday song, some of the young guests had departed and the sun had begun to dip lower behind the trees. For the first time, Laura's entire family—except for Charity—sat together on the grass, savoring the remaining hours of what had been a very pleasant afternoon.

"You know, Pumpkin Hill reminds me a little bit of Mother's place when we were little." Nick said.

"It does," Georgia nodded.

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