Total pages in book: 25
Estimated words: 23020 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 115(@200wpm)___ 92(@250wpm)___ 77(@300wpm)
Estimated words: 23020 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 115(@200wpm)___ 92(@250wpm)___ 77(@300wpm)
I didn’t know what Carrie had written in her letter, but Roan and I didn’t keep secrets from each other. Climbing onto his lap, I said, “Of course.”
Tears welled in my eyes when I unfolded the paper and saw my name at the top in Carrie’s pretty handwriting. They streamed down my cheeks as I read her final words to me, written only days before she died. She explained how she had given a lot of thought to making me the girls’ guardian. She ultimately decided to ask Roan instead because I was already struggling to make ends meet, and she knew my brother wouldn’t pitch in to help. She also asked me to reach out to her cousin to offer as much help with them as I wanted, letting me know that she was sure he’d be grateful since he didn’t have any experience with kids and didn’t know the girls that well.
I had long since come to terms with my place in Cassidy and Daisy’s lives, growing very comfortable in my role as their second mom. I had no doubt about how happy Carrie would be, knowing that I was raising her daughters with Roan. But getting this letter in the mail soothed my mother’s heart, even after all this time.
Sniffling, I whispered, “It’s so good to know that everything turned out the way Carrie would have wanted it to.”
Roan chuckled and shook his head. “I wouldn’t put it past my cousin for this to have been her plan all along.”
My eyebrows arched as I considered the possibility. “Do you really think so?”
He nodded. “We didn’t talk all that often, but looking back, you have to admit that it’s weird that she never mentioned you to me, with how close you two were.”
I traced my fingers over the sweet words she had written to me and murmured, “I really like the idea that she had always planned to play matchmaker between us.”
Roan slid his palm over my gently rounded belly. “Then I guess it’s especially fitting we learned this one’s a girl and decided to name her Carrie.”