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“Merry Christmas. Let us begin,” the man said, and they turned to one another, ready to begin this new stage of their life.

CHAPTER 21

It was spring, and Cameron brought his bride home to meet his family since they had no time to attend the wedding on Christmas Eve. They had insisted on a party to celebrate their coming together, and all of his cousins, his brothers, and everyone in the Burnett family were attending.

And he had no doubt that Eugenia was somewhere in the room smiling. She’d been the one to send him fleeing back to Montana and the woman he loved, and he didn’t regret it for one moment. It’d been the best decision he’d made.

One of their friends had videoed the wedding, and today, his family sat in the recreation center watching him and Samantha say their vows.

She came up to him and put her arm around him. “It was a beautiful wedding.”

He leaned over and touched his head to hers. “Yes, it was, put together so quickly by a smart group of women. I hear the Mistletoe Inn is a perfect place to get married.”

She grinned at him. Their business was starting to pick up, and so far, they had five weddings booked and another five they were waiting to hear back from.

“And I would marry you all over again,” she said, grinning at him. “Especially since we might be contributing to the Burnett family tree.”

Stunned, he stared at her. “Are you saying what I think you are?”

She laughed. “Don’t make any plans in October. We’re going to be busy learning how to be new parents.”

Unable to resist, he picked her up and hugged her close. “I knew we were trying but didn’t think it would happen so quickly.”

“Well, when you have sex almost every night, that’s been known to happen,” she said, smiling.

“Darling, you know how much I enjoy being with you,” he said.

She let her fingers caress his face. “Me too.”

“Does your mother know?”

He sat her back down on the ground.

“No, you’re the father; you should know first,” she said. “We can call her tomorrow morning together.”

Warmth filled him. As much as he loved his mother-in-law, being first in his wife’s life was nice.

“Oh, don’t expect me to drink when they toast us.”

“No,” he said. “Damn, I’m so excited.”

She grinned. “Baby Burnett.”

He glanced around the room at all the babies that had recently been born to the family. The family was expanding and growing, and the Burnett line would continue, partly due to Eugenia, their matchmaking ghost.

“Uh, I did warn you that Eugenia would probably make an appearance today,” he said, knowing the ghost was nearby.

“Yes, you did,” she said, glancing around. “She still makes me nervous.”

“Wait until she learns that another Burnett is on the way,” he said.

His wife glanced up at him, her eyes filled with love. “Thank you for loving me.”

“Darling, you were the one who made me realize what love was about. And now, I’m so excited to learn we’re starting our family.”

His aunt Rose walked by, stopped, and gazed at him.

He held his fingers to his lips, and she grinned and shook her head.

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