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He pulled her chin up, gave her a warm inviting kiss and held her close. "Mother has never looked this happy."
"I know, I'm so glad. And did you see the look on her face when she saw Little Jake?"
"She says he looked just like me at that age." He chuckled.
They glanced into the kitchen where Mrs. Cahill was bouncing Little Jake on her knee and her mother was talking to Jacob, and Martina was sitting next to Abner and holding his hand, looking so content. "Oh Wade, I was never so glad for a war to be over in my life."
"Now we rebuild our lives together."
They walked outside and to the cemetery. She saw where Matthew's grave lay and she laid her head on Wade's shoulder. "I'll miss him…"
"I know darling, maybe we could name the second child after him…" He smiled down into her sad face.
"Why Wade Cahill, what do you have in mind…"
"It's been a while…"
"It certainly has…maybe we should get started on that right away…." She tiptoed to kiss his lips. He sighed and pulled her into his arms.
"You haven't shown me the hayloft, have you…?" He grinned.
"Why no…I haven't." She giggled and pulled him by the hand.
Long into the night there were giggles and sighs coming from the barn, but no one ventured out to see about it. It was almost dawn when they tiptoed into the house. He pulled a strand of straw from her hair and smiled into her shining eyes. They kissed and started for the room in the attic, it was quieter there and no one would bother them there.
Mrs. Cahill was up making coffee and talking to Beth's mother. "Sounds to me like spring is in the air…"
They looked at each other and chuckled, then took their coffee out on the front porch to sip like they did every morning. Little Jake heard them and came running out, slamming the front door. Mr. Sawyer got the tractor out, waved to the ladies and directly Jacob walked out on the front porch.
"Cynthia Thompson was asking about you the other day, Jacob." Mrs. Sawyer smiled at her son.
"Cynthia, she was just a kid the last time I saw her." Jacob laughed.
"Well, she's no kid anymore…she's quite a young lady."
Jacob eyed her. "She's not married?"
"No."
Jacob smiled at them and walked off.
Mother Cahill pulled Little Jake into her lap and
looked up at Jacob. "Oh to be young and in love again."
Martina and Abner came out on the porch, Abner had grabbed a biscuit and kissed Martina as he strolled off in the direction of where Mr. Sawyer went.
Martina glanced at her mother and Mrs. Cahill. "You'd think he had three legs the way he acts."
"He does when he's around you. You are very good for him."
Martina shook her head, "More like he's good for me…"
A sudden giggle rang out from the attic and everyone turned to look at each other and burst out laughing. Now that the war was over, good times were back…
Sarah walked out on the porch and sat on the step, when she heard the giggling she glanced at her mother.
"How do you know when you have found the right man, Mama?"
