Angel Mine
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She regarded him with hope shining in her eyes. “And you promise that you won’t turn all stodgy on me, that you’ll keep taking chances like this?”
“I do.”
She laughed. “The words every woman dreams of hearing.”
“Is that a yes?”
“If you’re sure this is legal, then yes.”
“Believe me, I am very sure that this will be legal enough to last a lifetime. I have the judge’s word on it.”
“Indeed, he does,” the judge blustered from the front of the church. “Now, can we get this show on the road? I’m not getting any younger.”
Four people said their I do’s that morning. Five, counting Angel, who insisted on being picked up by her daddy so she could chime in.
And as Todd and Heather turned to make the return trip down the aisle as husband and wife, his gaze locked on the tall, distinguished-looking man sitting in the second pew, along with Heather’s parents and his own mother. His father, tears in his eyes as he studied Angel, gave Todd a thumbs-up. It was the final blessing Todd needed to begin the best part of his life.
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ANGEL MINE
Copyright © 2000 by Sherryl Woods.
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