Nighthawk & The Return of Luke McGuire by Rachel Lee & Justine Davis

Author:Rachel Lee & Justine Davis [Lee, Rachel]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 0101-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

Epilogue

Four furry little puppies tumbled around Esther’s feet as she finished adjusting her wedding veil. Craig had insisted on the wedding dress and veil, saying he wanted her to have it all.

Esther looked down at the puppies and laughed. She had it all, all right. Four puppies that might look like their father, if their present furriness was any indication, a komondor, a Saint Bernard, a sheep that devoured flowers—and, a baby of her very own on the way.

She hugged the secret to her, keeping it as a surprise for tonight after everyone had left. Tonight, which would be their first night together as man and wife. She knew Craig would be as thrilled as she was, because he’d more than once said he would like to have a couple of children.

“Ready?” Paula asked from the doorway.

“Ready.” Picking up her bouquet, Esther stepped carefully around the pups, paused to pat Guin on the head, and headed downstairs.

If she limped, for once she didn’t notice it. Even the stairs today seemed to provide no obstacle. She felt as if she were walking on air.

The yard was full of people when she stepped out onto the porch, and her breath caught in her suddenly tight throat as she realized that she had never been as isolated as she had felt. Here she was, surrounded by all the people she had come to know since moving to Conard County: Nate Tate and his family, Janet and Abel Pierce, Mandy and Ransom Laird, Micah and Faith Parish, Maude Bleaker, Verna Wilcox and Velma Jansen and their families, Gage and Emma Dalton….

Her eyes were suddenly misty with tears as she realized how many friends she had. And now she had a family as well, because Paula and Enoch Small Elk had all but adopted her. Little Mary Small Elk, all dressed up to be the flower girl, tugged on her dress. “Now, Aunt Essie?”

“Now, Mary.”

There was no one to give her away, but that’s how she wanted it. To the sound of the prairie wind, she walked down the porch to where Craig and Reverend Fromberg awaited her. When Craig took her hand and smiled into her eyes, she felt everything else in the world vanish.

Dimly she heard Reverend Fromberg’s voice admonishing them then reciting the vows. She heard Craig say, “I will,” and then she heard her own voice say it loud and clear, “I will.”

The next thing she knew she was tightly held in Craig’s arms as he kissed her, setting her senses on fire, reminding her of all the delights that lay ahead of them.

Then she turned to greet her smiling friends and neighbors and realized that Craig wasn’t the only one who had found a home.

For the first time in her life, so had she.

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