A Marriage of the Heart
“REALLY.”Luke noticed that his father’s work-worn hands shook a bit as they smoothed the mounded quilt under the injured ankle, and his heart squeezed in his chest. He’d never given much thought to the fact that his father was getting older. Somehow he’d believed that Daed would always be healthy and strong.“Ya, surely you are,” his father murmured, straightening.Luke swallowed. “Daed . . . I know none of us has been sick or hurt since Mamm, but this is nothing to worry over.”“Ya, so they said a...bout your mother.” The older man dropped into a nearby rocker and covered his face with his hand for a moment. “Perhaps I grow old in my concern.”Remorse swelled in Luke’s throat when he thought of how his selfish behavior could bring more pain to his father. It had never been his desire to assume the role he had—that of a common thief—and what’s more, he knew that he’d enjoyed it. But no weight of purpose could outbalance what he’d done. He sighed softly and flexed his wrist in its white bandages.“Daed, we’re all a bunch of fool men in this house, who’ve done little to really talk about Mamm not being here.MoreLess
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