Riverbend Reunion by Carolyn Brown

Author:Carolyn Brown [Brown, Carolyn]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Montlake
Published: 2022-06-13T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter Ten

Haley was so glad that the slight morning sickness had passed and she was able to eat pizza and breadsticks for Sunday dinner. During church services she had made up her mind that this afternoon she would tell the others about the pregnancy, but now that the time was there, she wasn’t sure she was ready to confide in them.

“We need to practice,” Lily said as she divided the last piece of pizza to share half with her sister. “Granny Martha might have been a bossy old girl, but she was right when she told us practice makes perfect.”

“Yep,” Daisy said as she took a bite of her slice. “Backyard or my bedroom?”

“We’re kind of noisy, and these folks probably want to talk about the bar or Granny Stella’s little hissy fit. I really thought she’d do something even worse than she did,” Lily answered. “We better practice in the backyard. If I drop anything in your spick-and-span room, you’ll gripe for a month.”

“The whole reason I suggested the backyard was because there wouldn’t be a place to even sit in your bedroom without moving clothes or shoes,” Daisy shot back.

Haley bit back a giggle. “I sure wish I would’ve had a sister to banter with like you girls do.”

Lily waved a hand around the table to take in everyone. “You do. Sisters don’t have to be blood kin. They can be heart kin.”

“Amen,” Haley said.

Jessica and Mary Nell both nodded.

“Out of the mouths of babes.” Risa blew a kiss toward the twins as they left the room, then waited until they were completely gone. Then she sighed and said, “Thank God for y’all. I got a text from Paul late last night. He wanted an address to send the divorce papers.”

“Well, he certainly didn’t let any grass grow beneath his feet on that, did he?” Mary Nell finished off her sweet tea and pushed her chair back. “Did he say what he was asking for? Is he going to fight you for custody?”

“No, he said it’s just pretty simple. If the girls want to see him, they’re free to come to Kentucky anytime. Other than that, he owns no property, and the only thing we have together is two vehicles. He gave me the oldest truck when the girls and I left,” Risa answered.

“That sounds good to me,” Jessica said. “I see we’ve all got empty glasses, so I’ll just bring the pitcher to the table.”

“Have you told the girls?” Haley asked.

Risa shook her head. “Not yet, but I will before bedtime. He said that he won’t fight me for custody, but he intends to call them and give them the choice of where they want to live. They can either go back to Kentucky to live with him or stay here, but he wants to be a part of their lives.”

“How’s he going to do that?” Haley was glad to have something to think about other than that positive pregnancy test. “Is he going to drive down

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