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"I do at home"

Home Now that was a nice word There was a whole future in that word He took her hand and looked at it for a second "I got you this, too," he said

And then he dropped on one knee, and E, and this was quite a surprise But holy bleep, Jack was proposing Or he had just lost a contact

Except he didn’t wear contacts

He looked up at her with those blue, blue eyes "You’re the best person I know, Emmaline Neal GiveGood God, he had a ring

"Okay," she whispered, and it came out in a squeak, but it didn’t er, and then he stood up and was kissing her, his ainst hers

"I love you," he said again

"It’s about time," she whispered

EPILOGUE

Well, of course we’re here at Jack and E! Where else would we be? What a beautiful day they got, too! The barn looks beautiful, doesn’t it? It’s a Holland faet married here Faith did, and so did Honor, just last year, re, but with Jack’s faroomsmen are his three brothers-in-law--Levi, Tom and Carl--and his nephew, Prudence’s son And Connor O’Rourke, they’re old friends, of course I see Emmaline made his sisters and niece bridesmaids Doesn’t Faith look wonderful, and with little Noah just a few months old Good for her

No, the irl! We heard she e, and we believe it! She’s practically a celebrity around here No, no, don’t fix her up with your grandson She likes girls She lives in their grandmother’s house non on Water Street, and their parents just bought a place a little ways out of town Well, of course E at Jack’s! Have you seen that place? It’s stunning

Oh, and look at this She included theGrace Knapton isn’t here No, she got married! She lives in Hawaii now! You didn’t hear? Well, she does Dr Whitaker’s doing a reading; that’s nice There’s Shelayne, that nice nurse frouess they have one of those "open arrangements" so Kelsey can come see the baby froht those kids would graduate, but theyof babies, and look at the way her husband looks at her Isn’t that sweet? Soon we’ll have another baby in town Practically a population booroom, John and Hyacinth Holland" Well, she deserves it, Mrs Johnson does Jack dotes on her He’s always been her favorite I heard shecake--wouldn’t let Lorelei near it And it’s just so sweet that Jack asked his father to be the best man John Holland’s been blessed with those four kids of his

Shh! The !

Well, now, look at E Nice to see her out of a uniforure? Yes, she does play hockey--look at those shoulders That’s how she and Jackfor her

And look at Jack Oh, what a ss a tear to your eyes, doesn’t it?

That’s the kind of love you usually only see in your dreams