The Highlander''s Bride by Donna Fletcher

Author:Donna Fletcher
Language: eng
Format: mobi, pdf
Tags: Highland
Publisher: 0
Published: 0101-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

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THE HIGHLANDER’S BRIDE

As they walked in the direction Teresa had pointed, Cullen said, “Your sister is an understanding soul. I can see why you sent my son to her.”

Sara smiled at Alexander, who giggled as his father bounced him in his arms. “She’ll do what she can to make this an easy transition for Alexander. She had planned for this day, for she knew I would return for him.”

He was an adorable child, the image of his father, with the same dark brown hair, Teresa having braided the sides to keep the strands out of his face. He wore a blue linen dress that reached to his pudgy knees, with a dark blue sweater atop it that hugged his chubby little belly, while his feet were bare.

“He’s a strong one,” Cullen said with pride. “Look how he grips my plaid.”

“He is like you, strong and determined.”

Alexander poked his father in the chest repeatedly while singing, “Da. Da. Da.”

“I cannot believe I’m holding him.” He shook his head. “And I fear letting him out of my arms.”

“The safest place for him is with my sister.”

“I know, but—”

“You finally have him and you don’t want to let him go,” Sara said, anticipating his thought. “I know how you feel.” She didn’t want to let father or son go, especially now, seeing them together, being here with them, sharing this moment as a family.

“You’re right. I don’t want to let him go. Not ever.”

“You won’t have to,” Sara said, squeezing his arm reassuringly. Father and son had a right to remain to-233

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gether. Their reunion had been a long time in the making, and a life had been lost in the process. They had lost time to reclaim, starting now.

“Da! Da!” Alexander cried out, his tiny hand waving at the creek then shoving at his father’s chest.

Cullen swooped him up and out of his arms, placing a laughing Alexander on the ground. The little boy near tumbled over searching the ground for stones.

Sara joined him in the hunt and followed as he toddled to the creek and flung a stone in. He screeched with joy and clapped his hands when the stone made a splash, then reached his hand out to Sara for another stone.

Cullen plopped down beside him with a handful of stones and joined his son in throwing stones.

Sara fell in love at that moment with father and son.

She tried to convince herself that she didn’t know either one of them long enough to fall in love, but it didn’t work. Her heart was lost to them. Actually, she realized, she had lost her heart to Alexander from the fi rst time she held him in her arms and fought to save his life. He had been such a precious little bundle and so trusting, but then, he was new to the world then. What did he have to fear? That was what a mother and father were for, or a woman who could do what his mother couldn’t—save him.

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