Blessed Vows by Jillian Hart

Author:Jillian Hart
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Publisher: Steeple Hill
Published: 2005-10-27T16:00:00+00:00

Marriage. It wasn’t something Jake had given a lot of thought to before this. Now it was all he could think about.

The image of Sally and Rachel side by side in the diner’s kitchen, cradled in gentle sunlight, remained in his mind’s eye like a sign from above that would not fade. As did the desperate look on Sally’s sweet face when he’d left her with Ben’s sister Amy and the feel of undisguised need as she’d clung to his hand as if to a life preserver. Yeah, he was giving the idea of marriage some serious thought.

“What’s with you?” Ben asked from the downside of a huge bedroom-cabinet thingy. “Staring off in space, that’s not normal. What are you doing, thinking of some pretty woman?”

How did a tough, fearless soldier admit to that? “Just wondering how you did it, man.”

“Did what?”

“Tie the knot.”

“That was the easiest part. Okay, I’m ready. Let’s lift on three.” Ben counted off and they heaved the heavy armoire around the corner of the bedroom door. “Hold it. We’re gonna take out the wallboard.”

Jake froze, holding his share of the load. “This isn’t as heavy as that log we had to pack around during Indoc.”

“What did that thing weigh, a thousand pounds? That doesn’t mean it isn’t still heavy, though. Okay, let’s shimmy a little to the left.”

“You got it.” Jake gritted his teeth, maneuvering around the tight corner and into the relatively open area of the living room. “How’s that injured leg holding up? Want me to take the lead?”

“My leg’s sore, but a few more weeks and I’ll be back in fighting shape.” Ben blew out a breath as they lurched through the threshold, slowing down to clear the door frame, and then they were in the clear. The moving truck, with the lift down, was waiting.

“Being a married man must agree with you since that bullet wound’s healed up just fine.”

“I’m determined to get back to the front with you and the rest of our squad.” There was a clatter as Ben backed onto the metal floor. The lift groaned beneath them.

“Ready?” Jake asked. His back complained, his knees smarted, but they let the enormous cabinet down without any smashed fingers or toes. “What does your new wife think about your heading right back overseas?”

“She understands that I’m TDY most of the time. It’s just the job.”

Jake knew some women started out feeling that way. They liked the idea of being supportive of their Special Forces husbands, but the reality was often different than they imagined. It was one thing to take care of all the demands of a home and family, another to deal with car problems and military paperwork that inevitably came up, not to mention the long stretches of lonely evenings and weekends. “She’ll be all right handling everything on her own?”

“Are you kidding? Cadence won Olympic gold. If she can’t handle it, then it can’t be done. Not that I want to leave her for so long, but I know she’ll be fine.

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