Second Chance to Fall in Love by Darlene Carson

Author:Darlene Carson
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: inspirational romance, historical romance, old west romance, western romance, cowboy romance, sweet romance, wholesome romance
Publisher: LoveBlessed
Published: 2015-11-07T00:00:00+00:00

“ARE YOU SURE YOU REMEMBER how to cook these?” Nelson asked. “I can do it if you want.”

Theo laughed. “Grilling, I remember,” he said, as he tossed another steak onto the platter. Nelson had supplied a sirloin for the evening, but that was as far as Theo was prepared to let him go. “If we need some shoe leather, then I’ll have you do them.”

“They weren’t so bad last time I cooked.”

“Well, calling it shoe leather wasn’t quite true,” Theo admitted. “It was a couple of nice doorstops we ended up with, though. I still have one out in the barn. Not even the rats want it.”

“So disrespectful,” Nelson said, shaking his head slowly, though he was grinning all the while. “How about I start the fire?”

“That you can do,” Theo said. “Thanks.” He finished slicing up the sirloin as Nelson went to the fire pit and got to work, then wiped his hands as he looked around the yard. He wasn’t sure that he even wanted to have a get together when Polly suggested it earlier, but she was right. It was good to see everybody; it felt like he hadn’t seen his friends all together like this in...well, over a year.

Johanna and her baby—Connie, if he remembered correctly—were at the table with Polly; the women were trying to get Connie to walk from one to the other, but the girl was having none of it. They said that he’d already seen the baby many times, but it was still odd to think of Johanna as a mother.

Rita and Joe Marks stood talking to Nelson as he worked on the fire; Rita was also expecting, though a bit behind Polly. Almost everywhere he looked, in fact, there was nothing but growing families. It was easy to feel a bit left out.

Except I’m not, he had to remind himself, as he threw a glance to Polly’s swollen belly. It just feels like it.

“How’s the fire going?” he called to Nelson.

“All set.” Nelson slid the grate into place over the fire pit.

Theo brought over the steaks and arranged them on the grate, then turned to Rita. “Would you excuse us for a little bit? I have to talk to the guys about something.”

“Of course,” she said. “I’ll go see what the girls are up to.”

Theo watched as she went to the table and took a seat on the bench opposite from Polly. They were a good ways away—definitely too far to hear—but he still lowered his voice. “All right,” he said, his gaze drilling into Nelson and Joe. “Now I need to hear it honest from you two. How did I end up with Polly?”

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