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“Never thought of it that way, but I guess you’re right.” He leaned down and kissed her once more. “Didn’t you say something about wanting a daughter? I think we should go practice making one.”
“Great idea!” Charlotte jumped to her feet. “Race you to the bedroom!”
“I’ll let you win, because I win either way.”
Earl watched her run toward the bedroom and realized that his hard-working only serious wife had changed completely in the short while they’d been married, as had her son. He couldn’t wait to see what they’d be like in a year!
Epilogue
Earl stood behind his wife, who was staring out the window at the snow falling. “I’m ready for spring,” she complained.
“As I remember, spring wasn’t a great deal warmer than this,” he said. “Besides, I think you tricked me.”
She turned toward him, wrapping her arms around him. “How did I trick you?” She wanted to pull him into the bedroom and make love with him, but she’d given birth too recently. Her midwife had told her to keep her hands off her husband for at least a little while.
“You told me you wanted a daughter, and I was as helpful as I could possibly be to make that happen.”
“Oh, you were. You were absolutely wonderful. But I still don’t know how I tricked you!”
“You said you wantedonedaughter. Last I counted, you gave birth to two of them.Two!How am I supposed to watch over both of them?”
She chuckled. “Walt will help. He already loves them more than life itself.” She rested her head against his shoulder. “I sure hope we don’t have two babies every year. I think one every couple of years would be better, but we’re starting off strong!”
He sighed. “Next time, we’re not doubling up. You hear me?”
“I guess. I do think we might need to keep our hands off each other if we want to make sure there are no more twins…”
“Never going to happen. How much longer until we can…return to our favorite activity?” he asked.
“Midwife says six weeks, so that means two more.” Charlotte sighed. “I was hoping it would be yesterday.”
“Well, I guess we want you properly healed before anything else happens.”
“Probably.” She grinned up at him, pulling his head down for a kiss. “We’ll have to practice kissing while we wait.”
“I sure do love you. Did you know I almost refused to read your letter? I’m so glad I followed my heart out here and gave it to you.”
Charlotte smiled. “I don’t know what we’d do without you!”
