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I can’t believe I’ve fallen in love.
And she loves me back. This wonderful woman loves me back.
Part of me…
Part of me almost hopes she’s pregnant.
Except that my heart is pounding out of my chest at the moment.
Because of the words my cousin just uttered.
He did some other research. And what he found is truly frightening.
“Don’t leave us in suspense,” Donny says, his voice cracking a little.
Rory kisses the top of my head. “I’ll leave you alone,” she says softly.
“No. Please. Stay.”
“What?” Dale says.
“Sorry. I was talking to Rory.”
“Brock…” Dale’s voice.
“No,” I say adamantly. “I’m tired of keeping this from her. I… She and I…”
Rory takes a seat across from me at the kitchen table and widens her eyes.
I smile at her.
“We’re in a relationship. Rory and I are in a relationship.”
“You are?” Dale says.
“Don’t sound so surprised.”
“I’m not surprised.” This from Donny. “If I can be turned, anyone can. The Pike sisters are magical.”
“You’re not kidding,” I agree.
“Yeah, yeah, yeah.” From Dale. “Whatever. I’m happy for you. But you guys, this shit is truly scary.”
“All right,” I swallow. “Go on.”
“Turns out there was a woman, a young woman, who was apparently a friend of our grandmother’s. Her name was Patricia. Patricia Watson.”
“Yeah?” Don says.
“Yeah. She disappeared. While she was in Snow Creek with her boyfriend. They were in college. In fact, Patricia—Patty she was called—was our grandmother’s college roommate her first year.”
“Just her first year?” I ask.
“Our grandmother only went to college one year. She became pregnant with your dad, Brock. And she left school, went to the Steel ranch to live. Married our grandfather.”
“Okay. Are you suggesting that these bones belong to this Patty?”
“There’s not really any way to know without having a sample of Patty’s DNA. But everything else seems to point to that fact.”
