The Parker Family Secret by Kay Correll

Author:Kay Correll [Correll, Kay]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781944761615
Publisher: Zura Lu Publishing LLC

Heather got to Brewster’s early and sat sketching some scenes around her. A mother and her young daughter sat at a table across the deck. The young girl swung her legs back and forth, dangling them from the chair, as she sipped on hot chocolate brimming with marshmallows. Two older gentlemen sat across from each other, a chessboard between them. Each was deep in concentration. One of the men moved a piece and triumphantly called out checkmate. The other man frowned, growled, and grabbed his coffee, looking none too pleased. She loosely sketched the scene on the tablet she’d brought with her.

She was concentrating so hard that it startled her when Livy plopped down across from her and grabbed the coffee. “You beat me.”

“I did. Wanted some sketching time.” She put her tablet away. “So, why did you want to meet me?”

“I had something I wanted to talk to you about.”

Heather narrowed her eyes. “You look… flushed. Spit it out.”

Livy whipped out her hand and proudly displayed the gleaming diamond ring on her left ring finger. “Austin asked me to marry him.”

She tried to squelch the automatic scream that came to her lips. She jumped up, bumping the table and sloshing coffee, and hurried around to wrap her cousin in a hug. “I am so happy for you. This is great news.”

“Thanks. I’m so… well, I was so surprised. I mean, I knew we were getting serious. We made a lot of vague remarks about our future, but nothing definite. I mean, wasn’t I just saying that I couldn’t be certain he wouldn’t move back to Denver or where his family is?”

“Guess he didn’t want to do either of those.”

“Guess not.” Livy’s lips rose into a wide grin. “Which is a good thing because I’m madly, hopelessly in love with him.”

“Hey, that’s always a good thing when you’re going to marry someone.” Heather sat back down and mopped up the spilled coffee with a napkin. “So, when are you getting married? Did you talk about when you want the wedding?”

“We talked about it. Probably about a year from now. Early fall next year. The weather here is so great then. I want to have it outside.”

“At least we won’t have to rush so much like we did for Donna’s wedding. A year gives us time.”

Livy laughed. “Gives us time.”

“Of course. Us. The Parker women. We’re going to be your personal wedding planners, you know. All the Parker women. You going to try for the pavilion like Donna and Barry?”

“I think so. It’s such a lovely venue.”

“I’m just crazy happy for you, Liv. Austin is so right for you.” The beaming look on Livy’s face made her heart sing with happiness. Who didn’t love to hear such great news about their closest friend in the world?

“Thanks. I still have to tell Mom.”

“Well, don’t just sit there. Finish your coffee—what’s left of it after I splashed it all over the table—and go find Donna. You can’t just sit here waving that diamond-laden hand all around.

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