Page 6 of Forever with the Farmer's Daughter
He laughs. "Better than I ever expected. How long are you in for?"
"I got an early discharge, so as long as you'll have me."
Kenny's jaw drops before his smile returns. "Seriously?"
I grin and nod. "Yep, time to get back to civilian life."
"Well, there's plenty to be done around here for sure."
Craig chuckles. “That’s what I told him.”
I hear the screen door slam followed by Uncle Ken’s teasing reprimand, “Don’t you boys have work to do?”
I turn and smile at my uncle, who looks so much like my dad, followed by another man I don’t know. “Sorry, Uncle Ken, I guess I distracted them a little.”
He slaps me on the back and pulls me into a hug, “Well, since it’s you, I’ll let it slide. Good to see you boy,” he says as he pulls away, giving my shoulder a squeeze.
“You too, Uncle Ken.”
“Cam,” Kenny says, gaining my attention. “This is my father in-law, Will Evans.”
I stretch my hand out in greeting. “Pleasure to meet you Mr. Evans.”
He grins as he shakes my hand. “Likewise, and Will, please. Craig tells us you’re in the Army. Thank you for your service.”
I glance over at my little brother. “I was. I recently finished my last deployment, so I’m home for good.”
“Well, ain’t that something,” Uncle Ken says with a grin before turning to Kenny’s father in-law. “Well, Will, it looks like with these three running the farm, you and I are going to get a lot more fishing time.”
Will chuckles. “It would seem so.”
Kenny shakes his head. “Don’t let them fool you, Cam, these two are so excited for the baby to arrive they won’t leave the house long enough to go fishing.”
I try to hide my grin, but both men take Kenny’s teasing in stride. “Of course we’re excited, you and Aubrey are giving us our first grandchild,” Will says.
Pride fills Kenny’s features and I see him stand a little straighter, “Yes sir, we are. And now Uncle Cameron will be here too,” he says, clapping me on the shoulder.
This time I don’t hold back my grin. “I can’t wait.”
Samantha
“You really didn’t have todrive me home,” Aubrey says from the passenger seat for the fourth time. “I could have made room in the back and ridden home with Mom and Jane.”
“Are you kidding? They took home even more stuff than they brought with them.” I glance over at her and smile. “I can’t believe you’ve made so many friends in the short time you’ve been here.”
Her cheeks turn a little pink and she waves a dismissive hand. “Please, most people are curious who I am. I’m like the shiny new toy at Christmas, the fascination will wear off soon. Besides, most of them probably only wanted to see how far along I was so they could do the math in their head and figure out if Kenny and Ihadto get married.”
I sigh as I flip on my blinker to pull into her driveway. “Unfortunately, you’re probably right. But you wouldn’t be the first person around here to be pregnant at their wedding. My grandpa used to say the first baby can come any time, the second one takes nine months.”
Aubrey giggles at the saying. “Your grandpa sounds like a character.”
I can’t help but smile as I remember him. “Oh, you have no idea.”
As I pull in behind Miss Jane’s SUV, I see all the Hutchinsons, along with Aubrey’s parents standing outside. “Huh, I wonder what’s going on?”
“I don’t know,” Aubrey says, concern lacing her voice. “Who are they talking to?”
I strain to make out who the stranger is but come up empty. “I don’t know.” I turn off the vehicle and smile at Aubrey. “Guess there’s only one way to find out.”
