b2420741115f3fced9adb98aef873220 by Lucy Monroe & Nicollete Derens

Author:Lucy Monroe & Nicollete Derens [Monroe, Lucy & Derens, Nicollete]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2011-01-16T17:19:14.196000+00:00

She shook her head. “I think that God puts longing into us for a reason. I think He wants us to seek the things that we need, yearn for the things He wants to give to us.”

Caleb felt like he was spinning. “‘Hope deferred makes the heart sick, but a longing fulfilled is a tree of life’,” he said quietly.

Ginney moved closer to him. “What did you say?”

“It’s from Proverbs,” he said, his throat tight. “It just came to me.”

She looked startled for a moment, then smiled. “Understanding is like that sometimes.”

“Ginney, I—”

“What is going on here?” a voice called.

Beau.

Ginney and Caleb both looked at Phoebe. She was glowing, even as she looked nervous.

“Go talk to him,” Ginney urged. “Tell him why you’re here.”

Phoebe nodded mutely, and moved toward Beau as he rode up.

“Why are you here?” Caleb asked Ginney after Beau had dismounted.

“I’m supporting my cousin.”

“And?”

“And hoping to see you.”

He didn’t know why he had pressed the issue. He supposed that he liked knowing she cared about him, even if nothing should come of it. It was selfish on his part, but he liked hearing the words.

“But you don’t want to prove to me you can be a rancher’s wife,” he pointed out, motioning toward the fence.

“You already know I’ll be an excellent preacher’s wife.”

Her eyes sparkled and her lips tipped up just slightly as she said it and Caleb couldn’t help his smile. Or the desire to kiss her. He resisted. But he was beginning to wonder how long he would be able to.

“Now I just have to find an excellent preacher,” she added impertinently. “Do you know anyone?”

He did. His heart squeezed as the thought filled his mind. He couldn’t take a deep breath.

He knew someone who was an excellent preacher, who would have rejoiced to have Ginney by his side.

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