“I think I like being married to you, Mrs. Taggart,” he said as he laid his head against hers.

  Jackie smiled. “I rather like it myself. How was school today?”

  And with that they talked. It was Clayton’s favorite part of the relationship. She was always ready to listen to him. The companionship they shared was more than he ever dreamed it could be, and they never ran out of things to say.

  A deer bounded across the road in front of them, and as had become the norm, he described it to her. The sun set while they sat on the porch, and he described that too. He never tired of telling her about their world or what was in his heart. They ended each day in bed with the lantern turned high and Clayton reading from the Bible or a good book that he had on his shelf. Their world was a wonderful place, but neither one felt content to remain as they were. They prayed every day for change, even if it meant testing, and the results were coming forth like the sunset, pure gold.

  “I think we should wait until tomorrow to visit again, don’t you? They need some time alone with their baby.”

  “Yes.” As much as she would have liked to hold him again, Jackie agreed. “I’d like to go home now, Clayton.”

  “I’ll be right back with you.”

  He went to tell Lena they were leaving and joined his wife in the small wagon they had purchased just that month. As Jackie’s body lurched with the sudden movement of the horse, she clasped Clayton’s arm tenderly against her and thought, as she often did, that the best was yet to come.

  About the Author

  LORI WICK is one of the most versatile Christian fiction writers in the market today. Her works include pioneer fiction, two series set in England, and contemporary novels. Lori’s books (more than 5 million copies in print) continue to delight readers and top the Christian bestselling fiction list. Lori and her husband, Bob, live in Wisconsin and are parents of “the three coolest kids in the world.”

  Books by Lori Wick

  A Place Called Home Series

  A Place Called Home

  A Song for Silas

  The Long Road Home

  A Gathering of Memories

  The Californians

  Whatever Tomorrow Brings

  As Time Goes By

  Sean Donovan

  Donovan’s Daughter

  Kensington Chronicles

  The Hawk and the Jewel

  Wings of the Morning

  Who Brings Forth the Wind

  The Knight and the Dove

  Rocky Mountain Memories

  Where the Wild Rose Blooms

  Whispers of Moonlight

  To Know Her by Name

  Promise Me Tomorrow

  The Yellow Rose Trilogy

  Every Little Thing About You

  A Texas Sky

  City Girl

  English Garden Series

  The Proposal

  The Rescue

  The Visitor

  The Pursuit

  The Tucker Mills Trilogy

  Moonlight on the Millpond

  Just Above a Whisper

  Other Fiction

  Sophie’s Heart

  Beyond the Picket Fence

  Pretense

  The Princess

  Bamboo & Lace

  Every Storm

  Harvest House Publishers

  Fiction for Every Taste and Interest

  Phil Callaway

  The Edge of the World

  Wonders Never Cease

  Linda Chaikin

  Desert Rose

  Desert Star

  Mindy Starns Clark

  THE MILLION DOLLAR

  MYSTERIES SERIES

  A Penny for Your Thoughts

  Don’t Take Any Wooden Nickels

  A Dime a Dozen

  A Quarter for a Kiss

  The Buck Stops Here

  SMART CHICK MYSTERY SERIES

  The Trouble with Tulip

  Roxanne Henke

  COMING HOME TO

  BREWSTER SERIES

  After Anne

  Finding Ruth

  Becoming Olivia

  Always Jan

  Melanie Jeschke

  THE OXFORD

  CHRONICLE SERIES

  Inklings

  Expectations

  Sally John

  THE OTHER WAY HOME SERIES

  A Journey by Chance

  After All These Years

  Just to See You Smile

  The Winding Road Home

  IN A HEARTBEAT SERIES

  In a Heartbeat

  Flash Point

  Moment of Truth

  Susan Meissner

  Why the Sky Is Blue

  A Window to the World

  Remedy for Regret

  Craig Parshall

  CHAMBERS OF JUSTICE SERIES

  The Resurrection File

  Custody of the State

  The Accused

  Missing Witness

  The Last Judgement

  Raymond Reid

  The Gate Seldom Found

  Debra White Smith

  THE AUSTEN SERIES

  First Impressions

  Reason and Romance

  Central Park

  Northpointe Chalet

 


 

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