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Madison was shocked when they went into cabin five. There Desiree had tea and blueberry trifles set up.
“How nice,” Madison said.
“Oh, just wait,” Desiree said. “Remember how I told you that my great-great-great-great-grandmother had visited me?”
“Yes,” Madison replied, taking a bite of the trifle. It was so good.
“You really didn’t believe me, did you?” Desiree said.
What could Madison say? It was hard to believe that her friend had seen an actual ghost.
“I’m hoping she’ll join us today for tea,” she said laughing.
What? A ghost? Really?
“Okay,” Madison said, wondering if her friend needed counseling of some sort.
“You see, she’s been matchmaking all my cousins. So far, she’s found a wife for Travis, Tanner, Tucker, Joshua, and Jacob. As the original owner of the ranch, she’s determined that the Burnett line will continue.” Desiree giggled. “As long as she leaves me alone, I’m fine.”
Madison didn’t know what to say. She’d never really given ghosts much thought.
“What about you? Have you found anyone since your last breakup?”
Why did everyone think that you had to find love or you weren’t happy?
“No and yes,” she said, thinking of the impending fake engagement. “All I can say is that I will never marry. After going through my parents’ divorce and then after my engagement ended, I’m just not interested in finding a man.”
Desiree frowned. “But what about a family?”
“No kids,” she said.
Still, the chances of divorce were just too high. She wasn’t willing to risk going through what her mother had. Or her children being disappointed with their parents.
For a moment, Desiree sat quietly.
“I’m not willing to risk my child being treated like I was by my father and my half sisters.”
Taking a deep breath, Desiree stared at her. “Someday you may change your mind and that’s all right. Travis said he would never marry again and here he is married with a little boy and another baby on the way. He’s happy.”
Madison remembered how Travis’s wife and their unborn child had been killed in a tragic accident that involved a drunk. It had been such a sad time and even Madison had attended the funeral to support the Burnett family.
Just then the smell of lavender filled the air.
“Where is that coming from?”
“It’s my grandmother,” Desiree said. “I want you to meet Eugenia Burnett. She’s been matchmaking our family for generations.”
Just then an apparition slowly came into view. The image of a grandmother wearing a long blue dress, her white hair up in a bun, appeared.
“Nice to meet you, Madison,” she said.
Madison stared, gobsmacked, at what she was seeing. Was she real?
“Dear, I heard what you said about not getting married and having children. I’m so, so sorry you feel that way. I saw you come in with such a nice-looking young man,” she said sinking down into a rocking chair in the corner.
Desiree laughed as the elder gazed at Madison. “From your expression, I can see that you’re shocked.”
“Of course, I am,” Madison said. “I’m a lawyer. I’m trained to look at things in an observant manner. How are you projecting her?”
