Page 37 of Raelynn's Little Repeat Day
“Well, the house is already sold, so packing is the main thing now.”
“It is?”
“Yeah, depending on the bank, of course, but Joan doesn’t seem to think there will be an issue. An offer was put in by this sweet family with a little baby girl.”
They talked for another thirty minutes as Daddy did everything he needed to get ready for work. When he’d finished and was headed out his door, he told her, “Night, night, babygirl. Get some good sleep.”
When the call ended, Raelynn snuggled under her blankets and fell fast asleep. In just two days, Daddy would be there with her.
Les
Once it was confirmedthat Raelynn was moving back to Montana to be with him, the next two days flew by for Les. He’d chatted via text and talked on the phone with his girl. He’d worked his shifts and when the time came, he’d sent his flight information to her and boarded the plane.
Now, Les made his way from the luggage carousel to the exit for passengers getting picked up. Rae-Rae had sent him a picture of her car so he spotted it right away, but even if he hadn’t, the blonde Little whirlwind who burst out of the vehicle and barreled toward him would have given him a clue.
Les dropped his bags on the ground and barely had time to brace his bad leg and open his arms to catch her when she literally jumped into his embrace. Rae-Rae wrapped her legs around his waist and Les wrapped his arms around hers. They stood that way for several minutes, just soaking each other in as the crowds maneuvered around them.
Finally, a whistle blew, and a traffic attendant yelled, “If you’re not loading up, you need to be moving along.”
Rae-Rae chuckled and told him, “They can be a bit strict about the pick-up lanes.”
“That’s okay, babygirl. We’ve got plenty of time to catch up later.”
“Yeah, that’s true,” Raelynn acknowledged after he set her on her feet and she started to pull his bag toward her car. “It’s about a two-hour drive to Lilton from here.”
“Yeah, but more than that,” he took the bag handle from her grip and wheeled it along himself as he spoke, “we’ll have the rest of our lives together.”
Rae-Rae’s bright smile and chipper laugh warmed his heart. But, her hysterical laughter, when he opened the trunk of her car and revealed about two-dozen sets of glowing eyes, reminded him that life would never be boring with her. He couldn’t wait.
EPILOGUE
Les
The day had finally come,and Rae-Rae was more excited than a Little with a new stuffy. She’d been restless all night; he’d had to make love to her four times for her to finally fall deeply asleep and stay there. Not that Les had minded in the least. Making love to Rae-Rae was his favorite activity.
That morning as he dressed her, she’d talked a mile a minute about all the things that could go wrong, but he’d reminded her that in the end, only one thing mattered, and that was going to happen that day. He’d technically fibbed, two things mattered and were going to happen, but he couldn’t mention one.
He had a feeling that if he let the cat out of the bag before her big, bad biker friends were present, he’d never hear the end of it. They were good guys who were a bit protective of Rae-Rae and he could appreciate that. They were all Daddies like him. He even liked them all very much. That didn’t mean Les wanted to end up on their bad side. The Devil’s Wrath wasnotcoming down on his head. No way.
They made the fairly short drive to the property Rae-Rae had purchased in Porter’s Corner, and turned in mere moments before a pack of motorcycles did, “They’re going to help get set up before everyone else gets here,” Rae-Rae explained.
“Perfect,” Les said, “That should help alleviate some of those fears about the day going wrong.”
They all worked together, setting up tables and decorations. When Eli and Georgie, Rawhide Ranch’s party planners, arrived with the caterers, Rae-Rae headed to the back to help them. Les nodded at the other men, sent a quick text, and headed to his truck. He reached into the built-in toolbox, and grabbed the supplies that Rae-Rae had no knowledge of. He didn’t want to hijack her big day, so he needed to hurry and get things in place before the guests of the opening showed up.
Raelynn
“This all looks fantastic!”
Raelynn was helping to unload all the pans of food from the cart the caterer used for transport. She thought there was probably enough to feed the entire town of Porter’s Corner instead of the thirty or so friends she’d invited to the grand opening of the new shelter.
“Is there anything else I can do to help?”
“No, sweetie,” Eli assured her. “Georgie and I have got this covered.”
“That’s right,” Georgie confirmed never even pausing as she reached out to straighten the line of dishes. “Go do one of the other one hundred things that are probably on your list.”
She wasn’t wrong, Raelynn thought she must have at least that many things she needed to do. It might be a small event, but Raelynn still wanted it to be perfect. She headed back to the main room to check progress but stopped in her tracks when she saw what was happening in the room.
