The Warrior by Joyce Swann

Author:Joyce Swann [Swann, Joyce]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Frontier 2000 Media Group
Published: 2013-11-13T05:00:00+00:00

Chapter 31

It was a warm afternoon in April. Elizabeth was sitting at her desk which was positioned in the bay window of the master bedroom suite. Boomer had designed it so that the soft green granite top was custom fit into the space. Whenever she sat at the desk, Elizabeth had a bird’s eye view of her “white garden.” The numerous plants were beginning to bloom, and the contrast of the gorgeous creamy flowers against the greenery was breathtaking.

Marty had returned to Dallas and begun work on January 15, and from the day he arrived back in town he and Tracy had been inseparable. The third week in February Tracy had informed her parents that Marty wanted to talk to them, and they had set up an appointment for him to come to the house the following Saturday afternoon.

It was cold and rainy that day, and a fire roared in the fireplace of the library. Boomer sat in his grandfather’s chair across from Elizabeth and Marty who were seated on the tobacco-colored leather couch. Boomer and Elizabeth sipped the freshly brewed coffee, but Marty left his steaming mug untouched. It was clear that he was nervous—more so than he had been when he had interviewed for his job.

“I love Tracy,” he began. “I have asked her to marry me, and I would like for you to give us your blessing.”

“You have my blessing,” Elizabeth responded. She was well aware of how much Tracy loved Marty, and she had observed that he loved her too. Normally, she would have been opposed to a couple who had known each other for only a little more than four weeks becoming engaged, but she knew that Marty was a Christian and that he was very serious about his feelings for Tracy. His parents were long-time Christians who had raised him well. Elizabeth was certain that this marriage was ordained by God.

“Not so fast!” Boomer said without smiling. “First I have a question for you!” What seemed like a long pause followed before he continued, “What took you so long?”

Marty looked immensely relieved, and Boomer burst out laughing.

Afterwards, Boomer commented to Elizabeth that he was impressed that Marty had asked for their permission to marry Tracy.

“He didn’t ask for our permission; he asked for our blessing,” she replied. “I listened very carefully to everything Marty said. He let us know that he was going to marry Tracy no matter what we thought, but he also wanted us to know that he would prefer that we give them our blessing.”

“Good for him!” Boomer said. “A man should go after what he wants.”

Now, as Elizabeth sat staring out the window, she thought about Molly. She had spent the last hour addressing invitations for Tracy’s wedding, and she could not help contrasting her girls’ lives. Tracy was preparing to marry her dream man in the perfect wedding. Her future in-laws were well-respected members of the community who were welcoming her into their family with open arms. Everything in Tracy’s life was just about perfect.

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