We went back to her dad, and the three of us stood in a circle, holding hands.
“What’s this about?” Jesse wanted to know.
“There’s a quilting superstition, or a tradition, I don’t remember which. Anyway, if you wrap a newly made quilt around the one you want to marry, you’ll be hitched within a year.” As I spoke, I unfolded the quilt and wrapped it around Jesse and Allie.
Jesse looked at me, tears in his eyes. “You’re really sure?”
“It’s a double wedding ring quilt. If that isn’t a hint, I don’t know what to tell you.” I laughed.
“Are you going to marry us?” Allie asked.
“If that’s what you want.”
Jesse put his arm around my waist and drew me close. “It’s the only thing I want,” he said.
As Allie ran off to yell the news of our engagement to the crowd, Jesse and I wrapped ourselves tightly in the quilt. For a moment anyway, we were completely alone. Until I heard Maggie say something about designing a wedding quilt for me, and my mom mention a honeymoon in Europe. Everyone came rushing toward us offering congratulations, hugs, and kisses.
Maybe you don’t need a quilt to feel surrounded by love.
But it helps.
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