The Art of Love (The Windswept Saga) (49 page)

“Did they look for a boy or girl this time?” Alice wondered.

“Hopefully that’s the next appointment, Mom,” Taylor confirmed.  “Baby Chandler was uncooperative this time, just like his or her father.”

He looked at her and smiled.  Either she was reddened from the cold or flushed with the joy of impending motherhood—she was positively glowing. 
“No arguments here.”

Chase lifted to his feet and withdrew a tall, slender package from behind the tree.  “You two can open this,” he stated.  “I don’t think you’ll get much use from it for a while.”

Chandler held the box while Taylor carefully tore the paper.  The box contained an old-fashioned broomstick horse, hand-painted and crafted just a month earlier.  “Your grandchildren will be happy to have that,” she said in gratitude.

“Grandchildren?” Chas
e inquired.  His smile was abundant with curiosity.

“Chandler?” Bryn asked with a smile.  “Anything you’d like to share with the room?”

He withdrew the sonogram from his pocket and held it aloft.  It was a mere blur to everyone else, but contained his entire world.  “Twins,” he announced.

About the Author

Tommie Conrad is also the author of
Windswept
,
Kentucky Summer
,
Windswept Hearts
,
Heart of Tennessee
, and
Mended
.  He grew up in the mountains of Eastern Kentucky, a rural upbringing that strongly influenced his writing.   He studied at the University of Kentucky, earning degrees in Psychology and Library and Information Science. You can follow his writing at
http://tommieconrad.blogspot.com

Copyright 2013 by Tommie Conrad

This is a work of fiction.  All characters, events, and places are either products of the author's imagination or used fictitiously.