He stopped walking and reached out and placed a hand on her stomach. “You, me and our baby.”

She chuckled. “Our babies. Don’t forget there is that possibility.”

He smiled at the thought of that. “Yes, our babies. But mainly about the proposal.”

She nodded. “What about it?”

“I suggest we do another.”

She threw her head back and laughed. “I don’t have any more land or another horse to bargain with.”

“A moot point, Mrs. Westmoreland. This time the stakes will be higher.”

“Mmm, what do you want?”

“Another baby pretty soon after this one.”

She chuckled again. “Don’t you know you never mention having more babies to a pregnant woman? But I’m glad to hear that you want a house filled with children because I do, too. You’ll make a wonderful father.”

“And you a beautiful mother.”

And then he kissed her with all the love in his heart, sealing yet another proposal and knowing the woman he held in his arms would be the love of his life for always.

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THE PROPOSAL

Copyright © 2011 by Brenda Streater Jackson

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