Page 75 of Love Set Apart
They collected Angus on their way out the door. Robert and Emilie held hands as they walked, asking questions about this and that and pretty much everything they’d never seen before.
Edna was so happy for them. They would have a good life together and she was happy to be a small part of it.
Pastor Robins made the ceremony brief yet meaningful. He’d lit candles all around the small chapel and the twinkling of the flames gave the quiet sanctuary a romantic glow. It was clear that it would be a cherished memory. Robert surprised them all by presenting Emilie with a wedding ring he removed from his sporran.
“I’ve been holding onto it for some time now. I thought I would never get to give it to ye, but I’m so happy to do so now.”
“It’s beautiful,” Emilie said, admiring it on her finger. “And it fits.”
“It belonged to me mother. She gave it to me and said it should be for me wife.”
“That makes it all the more special,” Edna said. She wiped a tear from her eyes with a hankie Angus handed her.
“I came prepared,” he said with a small chuckle. “Ye always cry at weddings.”
“I cannae help it. Weddings are the promise of a future for every couple. What they do with it, well that’s up to them. There’s something about the commitment that they are making to each other that gets to me every time.”
“It does me, too,” Angus said with a sniffle.
“Do ye need my hankie?” Edna teased.
“I’ve me own.” He pulled another hankie from his sporran and dabbed at his own teary eyes.
When the ceremony was over they headed back to the inn to celebrate.
While everyone was busy in the dining room, Edna went into the suite she and Angus had shared. Everything was neat and clean, but it wasn’t theirs. They had moved everything to their new home and it was time for someone else to build a life here. She got fresh sheets and blankets from the linen closet and while she placed them on the bed, she became a little melancholy as she thought about her life here in Glendaloch.
“Edna, what are ye thinking?” she said to herself. “Yer doing just what ye always wanted to do.”
“Talking to yerself?” Angus asked from the doorway.
“Aye.”
“Let me help ye.” He tucked the blanket in and then topped it with a quilt before turning to Edna. “It’s strange being back.”
“That it is. I was just reliving old memories.”
“We’ve new ones to make, but this place will always be here so that when we’re tired of making new memories we can come home.”
“Have I told ye that I love ye yet today?” Edna asked.
“Ye havenae and I’ve been waiting to hear it,” Angus teased.
“I love ye,” Edna uttered those three simple words as often as she could.
“I love ye,” Angus answered, kissing her sweetly and then hugging her close to his heart.
18
Edna had just closed her eyes when there was a loud knocking on the door.
“Edna, the babies are coming,” Dylan sounded frantic on the other side of the door.
“We’ll be right there,” she said, nudging Angus and then hopping out of bed. “Have ye called Dr. Ferguson?”
“He’ll meet us at the hospital. I’m going to go help Maggie. We’ll see you in the lobby.”
“The babies are coming, Angus, we must hurry.” She changed her clothes as quickly as she could. Angus did the same and then they ran downstairs.
