"What did you think of Constance?" Blessing asked her cousin.
It had been days since the wedding when Lacey and Constance had first met but this was the first chance the girls had been able to get away from the rest of the family in order to talk about it. Bram was always curious to know what they were whispering about; he'd been such a pest.
Lacey only shrugged uncertainly. "I didn't really get to talk to her and dad hasn't brought her around since then."
"But what did you think?"
Lacey sighed. "Oh, I don't know. I guess she was pretty. And she seemed okay... you know, nice."
"But?"
"But if she hurts my dad, I'm going to hunt that woman down!" Lacey blurted. She began to take her jacket off. "Anyway, I'd better get changed. I'm supposed to meet them at home. Dad wants me to be there to entertain her. Without Aunt Olivia making dinner, I can't even imagine what he's going to serve her. We've been eating a lot of macaroni and cheese."
Blessing giggled but then stifled it when Lacey glared at her. "Well, good luck," she tried to encourage.
It had been days since the wedding when Lacey and Constance had first met but this was the first chance the girls had been able to get away from the rest of the family in order to talk about it. Bram was always curious to know what they were whispering about; he'd been such a pest.
Lacey only shrugged uncertainly. "I didn't really get to talk to her and dad hasn't brought her around since then."
"But what did you think?"
Lacey sighed. "Oh, I don't know. I guess she was pretty. And she seemed okay... you know, nice."
"But?"
"But if she hurts my dad, I'm going to hunt that woman down!" Lacey blurted. She began to take her jacket off. "Anyway, I'd better get changed. I'm supposed to meet them at home. Dad wants me to be there to entertain her. Without Aunt Olivia making dinner, I can't even imagine what he's going to serve her. We've been eating a lot of macaroni and cheese."
Blessing giggled but then stifled it when Lacey glared at her. "Well, good luck," she tried to encourage.
Lacey stood by awkwardly after dinner as her father and Constance spoke. Is this what it would be like if he married her? She wasn't feeling left out exactly. What was she feeling? She couldn't decide, which was rather annoying to her.
Perhaps she was concerned that she might be replaced in her father's heart. But in her soul, she didn't believe that could be possible. She knew that he always put her first in his life. That's why he hadn't wanted her to meet Constance in the first place. He hadn't wanted her to become attached to anyone he was dating lest the relationship didn't work out. He had explained to her a long time ago that it wouldn't do for her to get close to someone only to have that someone ripped suddenly from her life.
And here was the new woman in his life, standing before her, speaking to her father and looking very beautiful and sincere.
Then, Lacey understood her feelings quite plainly as she observed them. Her father was obviously quite taken with Constance. He was introducing the two of them. This was serious... for him. What if it wasn't serious for Constance as well? What if this woman did hurt her dad?
Perhaps she was concerned that she might be replaced in her father's heart. But in her soul, she didn't believe that could be possible. She knew that he always put her first in his life. That's why he hadn't wanted her to meet Constance in the first place. He hadn't wanted her to become attached to anyone he was dating lest the relationship didn't work out. He had explained to her a long time ago that it wouldn't do for her to get close to someone only to have that someone ripped suddenly from her life.
And here was the new woman in his life, standing before her, speaking to her father and looking very beautiful and sincere.
Then, Lacey understood her feelings quite plainly as she observed them. Her father was obviously quite taken with Constance. He was introducing the two of them. This was serious... for him. What if it wasn't serious for Constance as well? What if this woman did hurt her dad?