“YOU CAN’T TAKE full credit for this,” Rosalie murmured to Will, whose chest was swelling to the point that his buttons were in danger as he watched Travis and Cassie playfully arguing over who was going to climb the ladder of death to secure the high end of the evergreen garlands that would spread over the loft to various points on the opposite wall.
The argument ended in a kiss and Will let out a gusty sigh.
“Not taking any credit at all. I’m just glad for the ending.” He slanted a sideways look at her. “You should be glad, too. This barn is going to see a lot of weddings.”
“That it is.” They were preparing for Katie and Brady’s Christmas wedding, and not long after that, Nick and Alex were going to be married at the end of February. They’d decided not to go with the obvious Valentine’s Day wedding, but were anxious to officially start a life together.
Bailey and Kendra were over the moon at having Alex become part of the family, not to mention the heady prospect of having two weddings in a row.
“I’m thinking June,” Will said thoughtfully, as he watched Cassie start up the ladder with the garlands in one hand. “Travis will propose in June.”
“Travis is going to propose in December,” Rosalie said on a note of certainty.
“You don’t know that,” Will said. A suspicious look crossed his face. “Do you?”
“Travis spoke to me this morning. He wanted my opinion on a ring.”
Will’s jaw dropped, then he quickly closed his mouth. “Well,” he said gruffly, “that doesn’t mean he won’t propose in June.”
“Do you think he’ll wait that long?” From the way Travis was hovering beneath the ladder, waiting for his lady to get herself back to safety, it didn’t seem likely.
“I hope not.” Will rolled his shoulders. “No. I do not. And if he starts dithering—”
“You’ll do nothing,” Rosalie said in her no-nonsense voice. Then she smiled at him. “Okay, maybe a small nudge.”
But as it turned out, no nudge was necessary. Rosalie had just turned to the half-grown kitten Bailey held, when Will said, “Look at that,” in a low voice.
Sure enough, Cassie had barely stepped off the ladder when Travis took her hands and went down on one knee.
“He said he wanted to surprise her,” Rosalie said vaguely, her gaze glued on her granddaughter.
Seconds later Cassie gave a nod and then threw herself in Travis’s arms. He swung her in a circle and Will, no longer able to contain himself, yelled, “Did she say yes?”
Travis and Cassie, apparently unaware of how visible they were, gave Will startled looks.
“What’s going on?” Katie asked, coming to stand next to Rosalie. Alex abandoned the garlands she was draping around the uprights and joined them, all four of them, plus the little girls standing with their heads tilted back, as if they were watching a fireworks display.
“What’s happening is that I’m getting married,” Cassie called down to them.
A whoop went up and Kendra and Bailey joined hands. “Three weddings!” Kendra laughed.
“Three weddings,” Will repeated. He cast a satisfied look around the interior of the barn. “Travis was right. We might just have to start renting out the place.”
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