The babies were upstairs in the nursery, sleeping after Laura had nursed them. Jed had hired a local woman and her husband to set up the cribs and organize the nursery for them. He’d also hired the woman’s daughter to stay and help Laura for the next few weeks with the babies, with Gabriel, and with the house. She’d been greeted by the young lady, who was closer to Laura’s age and who’d helped get the babies settled while Diana showed Laura her new house. It had five bedrooms, two full bathrooms, a living room, and an open kitchen.
It was a comfortable home, and Laura felt herself sighing in relief when she didn’t see one useless trinket anywhere. She yawned, holding the mug of green tea that Diana had just poured for her.
“You should really go lie down, Laura, get some sleep.” Diana sat
