Last Chance Cowboys
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Nell rested her head on her husband’s broad shoulder.
“We should go in,” he said. “You’re cold. I’ll make you some warm cinnamon milk—it will help you sleep.”
“Nita left a pot warming on the stove before she went to bed.”
Trey laughed as he wrapped his free arm around his wife and they walked together back to the house. “I really thought once these babies were born, she’d turn to mothering them. I doubt that woman will ever see me as anything other than that sickly boy she fussed over for so many years.”
“And you love it,” Nell teased.
Trey ducked his head and grinned. “Yeah, I do.” Then he stopped walking and turned to face her, his expression sober. “Nellie, we did it. There’s work to come, but I want you to know, without you and Lottie and Juanita… Well, men are stubborn, and we’re taught from early on that we need to win, but you ladies—”
“We did it together, Trey. Everyone did their part—eventually.”
He placed his finger under her chin and lifted her face to meet his kiss. “I love you, Nellie Porterfield.”
Nell ran her finger along the outline of his jaw. “And you, Trey Porterfield, are my beloved.”
Later, as they lay in bed together, the twins asleep in their cradle and a full moon casting its light on the portrait of Trey’s parents that hung over the fireplace, Nell stared at Constance and Isaac Porterfield. And as she drifted off to sleep, for the first time, she felt worthy of her place in this house, this room. This perfect life.
About the Author
Award-winning author Anna Schmidt resides in Wisconsin. She delights in creating stories where her characters must wrestle with the challenges of their times. Critics have consistently praised Schmidt for her ability to seamlessly integrate actual events with her fictional characters to produce strong tales of hope and love in the face of seemingly insurmountable obstacles. Visit her at annaschmidtauthor.com.
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