“I have to say,” Calleigh said, “that seeing all those round bellies out in that pasture is giving me pause for thought.” Jason found he loved Calleigh more every day, if that was possible, and he knew that Calleigh felt the same way. They were both thrilled to be expecting a child, and she was happy that she would be able to continue to work from her new drafting studio in the barn at the new farm.
“Your little round belly is just beautiful to me,” Steele said as he parked the family-friendly Porsche Cayenne. Jason had everything he had ever wanted. He had the beautiful woman he had waited over two years for and loved madly. She was warm and funny with a naturally sweet nature that he appreciated more every day. He had a baby on the way. They were enjoying planning the renovations at their new farm, and both of their practices were thriving. In spite of what had happened, they were still enjoying continued visits to Le Club. It really couldn’t get better than this.
“Hi, you guys,” Robbie called from the front door of the house. “Mike is in the foaling barn. We have a mare about to pop, and he wanted to check on her before dinner. Would you like to take a walk down and see?”
“That would be great. I’ve never seen a horse give birth.”
“Probably won’t tonight, either. They usually have the uncanny ability to wait until the dead of night when no one is around. That’s why we have surveillance cameras in the foaling stalls, so they can have their privacy until things get rolling.”
They strolled along the winding path to the small red barn which had small paddocks outside each large foaling stall.
“I just love this little barn. It’s exactly what I want when we renovate our barn. Did you know we closed on a farm a couple of miles west of here a few weeks ago?” Calleigh told Robbie excitedly. “We want to raise our kids out in the country like you and Mike. You guys have really been an inspiration!”
“That’s great! We’ll be neighbors! Hey, Mike, company’s here.”
“Come into the barn,” he called. “Annabelle has just popped out a beautiful little bay filly as easy as pie. I didn’t think she would have a problem, but you never know.”
“Oh, look at her! She can barely stand,” Calleigh gushed. “Her legs are all wobbly. She’s so precious, and she’s nursing already.”
“It’s imperative that they stand and nurse immediately and that one of us be in the stall to ‘imprint’ the foal,” Mike explained. “This little girl is going to be a beauty. How about if we name her Calleigh’s Delight?”
Calleigh threw her arms around Mike and Robbie and said, “That would be just wonderful.” She smiled over her shoulder at Steele. “It’s a really good omen, isn’t it, Jason!”
“Sure is, baby,” Steele replied. “Can’t wait to see our little foal. In just about seven months we’ll have a little one of our own. I can hardly wait! We’re going to add a nursery and a children’s wing to the house at the new place. Calleigh is already drawing up the plans and specs.”
“I can hardly wait to really start showing so it will all seem real!” Calleigh laughed.
“Let’s go in and eat. We can take another look at these two later,” Robbie said.
THE END
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ABOUT THE AUTHOR
I was born in New Jersey and grew up an only child on a small farm in the “Garden State.” My father grew acres and acres of flowers for commercial florists and various produce such as tomatoes. My high school years were spent at Wayne Hills High School, where I was not one of the popular preppy kids or one of the hoods, which kind of left me in limbo as I wasn’t one of the brainiacs, either. Weekends were spent going into “the City” and Greenwich Village with my friends and doing a lot of things I probably shouldn’t have—don’t tell my grandkids!
After attending Katharine Gibbs School, I began a career as a legal secretary and then a paralegal. I moved to Florida and currently live in Davie, Florida (near Fort Lauderdale) with my dog, Snickerdoodles, and my cat, Mimi. I was married for eight years but have been single for many years. My major addiction is jewelry, but any kind of shopping will do for a fix!
After my longtime job as a paralegal was ended by the economic downturn, I decided to turn lemons into lemonade and finally write the stories I’d had in my head for many years. I had always wanted to write romance novels, but my family and job as a paralegal kept me too busy.
My major interest aside from my family and friends is horses. I enjoy putting an animal character into my stories if possible. I am extremely “low tech” and probably should have been born in the 1800s as I enjoy driving a horse and buggy for fun. I also enjoy horseback riding, but the ground has gotten harder and farther away over the years.
I have a small farm and vacation home in Ocala, Florida, which is my favorite place in the world. There’s nothing as wonderful as swinging in the hammock in the shade and listening to the music of the wind in the pines while reading a good book.
Books have always been my escape into love and adventure, and through reading I have been able to be many people, do many things, and go to many wonderful places I wouldn’t have otherwise been able to be, do, or see.
I hope that all hardworking women who have a moment to put up their tired feet and relax with a cup of coffee (or a glass of wine) enjoy getting to meet my fantasy friends and to experience something new and different with a touch of hot romance thrown in for good measure!
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