Outlaw's Bride
“Her son, Jacob, was on the right. Johnny stopped the wagon and helped Ragan down.
“Thank you. I won’t be long.”
“Take your time.”
He stepped to the shade and waited as she laid flowers on her grandparents’ graves, and then she moved to her mother’s mound to clear the weeds that had overtaken the simple wooden cross. Songbirds flittered in and out of the bushes. In the distance, a creek trickled peacefully along the edge of the property. The setting was so restful it was easy to see why Fulton w...anted his wife and son laid to rest here.
He studied Ragan’s expression as she tidied the site with loving devotion, and he thought of his own mother’s grave, abandoned now. No one was left to bring her flowers or clear away weeds. Grandpa was gone, and he hadn’t been home in years. If he ever made it back, he promised himself he would cover his parents’ graves with flowers. And the little girls’ too. He’d buy all the flowers they deserved.
“I’m guessing you and your mother were close?”MoreLess
“Thank you. I won’t be long.”
“Take your time.”
He stepped to the shade and waited as she laid flowers on her grandparents’ graves, and then she moved to her mother’s mound to clear the weeds that had overtaken the simple wooden cross. Songbirds flittered in and out of the bushes. In the distance, a creek trickled peacefully along the edge of the property. The setting was so restful it was easy to see why Fulton w...anted his wife and son laid to rest here.
He studied Ragan’s expression as she tidied the site with loving devotion, and he thought of his own mother’s grave, abandoned now. No one was left to bring her flowers or clear away weeds. Grandpa was gone, and he hadn’t been home in years. If he ever made it back, he promised himself he would cover his parents’ graves with flowers. And the little girls’ too. He’d buy all the flowers they deserved.
“I’m guessing you and your mother were close?”MoreLess
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