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"The children are going to be beautiful!" Zachary said happily

"But no rushing us now!" Abby insisted

"I proo tell Genevieve!" he said, and headed toward the family cemetery in back

Abby looked at Malachi with ah to decide"

"Zachary? Ah, yes, he can be difficult to impress, but he does seerateful he does approve"

He lifted her chin and kissed her lips "What matters more is that you approve of me," he told her

She clasped his hand "I’m wide-awake If you want to follow me upstairs, I can tell you all about rew serious "These moments, this timeall precious, I think"

"Very precious We have to value such precious ain and they started up the stairs

"Think they’re going to like each other?" Abby asked

"Zachary and Blue?"

"Yes"

"I’randpas, shedding a few tears as we say our vows," Malachi said They’d reached the door to his roo me that approval"

She released his hand and walked into the room He paused and watched her for aI’rateful that you’re here, that you walked into hed softly, a sound that seerateful that you walked into my life"