“Henry has told us so much about you that I feel like you’re already part of the family,” Tracie remarked, hugging the boy.
“He told you about me?”
“Of course he has. All good things, I promise. Thank you for helping with the wood.” Turning to Lindsay, Tracie added, “Quite a considerate young man you have here, Lindsay.”
“Thank you,” she replied, suddenly shy.
“Well, it’s almost time to head up to the Bedspread for dinner, so let me just get the fire good and stoked, and then we’ll be ready to go. Henry, you don’t mind if Jeremiah joins us, do you?”
“Why on earth would I mind? He’s sort of part of the family now, isn’t he?”
“Seems so. He’s been a great help around here, and I for one am glad Aaron took it upon himself to offer him a job. But we can talk more about that later.”
“Shal
