Yuletide Hearts & Mended Hearts by Ruth Logan Herne

Author:Ruth Logan Herne
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Harlequin
Published: 2017-01-15T00:00:00+00:00

Epilogue

“Oh, look.” Callie pointed to the left of the auditorium stage the following December and gave a momlike wave. “There’s Jake. Right next to Jordan.”

Chloe Wiseman leaned across her husband. “They’re peas in a pod, those two. Have I mentioned often enough how happy we are to live in Cobbled Creek? Near you guys? To have such a nice friend for Jordan, so close?”

Callie laughed and squeezed the other woman’s hand. “I feel the same way. And we’ve got a great bunch of neighbors with Phase One complete.”

A tiny noise erupted from Callie’s left. “Dad, you okay over there?”

Hank rearranged the pink-swaddled bundle in his arms and gave a sage nod. “Nothing a bottle and a burp won’t cure. But I’m still not loving the pink camo.”

“It’s adorable,” Callie protested.

“It’s pink,” Hank argued. “Camo should never be pink.”

“Well, she is a girl,” Matt reminded him. He shrugged and met Hank’s grin. “Pink goes with the territory. Doesn’t it, Morgan?” Matt leaned in and ran a finger along the tiny girl’s soft-as-down cheek.

“Dresses, fine.” Hank kept his voice army-gruff, but his eyes twinkled as the newborn accepted the bottle with fisted hands and greedy tugs. “But army gear should be army gear. Never the twain shall meet.”

Matt leaned closer to Callie. “What’s he going to think of the pink leopard print stuff Hannah gave us?”

Callie laughed, Hank made a face and Matt watched with pride as Jake Cavanaugh stepped up to the microphone to welcome people to the eighteenth annual Christmas Concert for Veterans. And when Jake found them in the crowd and sent a grin their way, Matt felt like Grandpa Gus just clapped him on the back, showing his full approval.

And it felt good.

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