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She wasn’t sure if she said the words or if he did, just that he lifted her off her feet and hugged her to him

“I don’t want you to get heavy feet, Jack,” she told hi up into his eyes “And, I sure don’t want to be eighs you down Not ever That’s why I’ Warrenville I want to be with you, wherever you are”

“Then I guess you’re going to be spending a lot of time in Warrenville”

“We don’t have to stay there I’ll go with you Really”

“That’s not going to work I’ve a farm to take care of”

“What?” Then it clicked, and her jaw dropped “It was you who bought the farm, wasn’t it?”

He lifted one shoulder “I live a siood investood memories at that place”

“Butould you buy it?” She couldn’t even begin to iine what the farm had cost him

“Because I have to have somewhere for us to live”

“You want me to live there?”

Snorting, he ran his fingers through as left of his hair “I thought I had a few rand to convince you to say yes”

Taylor’s heart missed a beat

He took her hands into his “I want you to live at the farm with me, Taylor Or wherever it is you want to live Wherever you are, that’s where I want to be”

“Jack,” she whispered, fighting backher eyes

“Say yes, Taylor Tell me you’ll live at the farm with me”