“You are absolutely beautiful!” her mother exclaimed as she squeezed tighter before letting go and taking another up-and-down look at her. “Well, aren’t you precious! Absolutely stunning.”
They paused for a few seconds before Emily spoke up again as she took one of Eva’s bags and raised her voice.
“Well, don’t just stand there. Come on in.”
She turned to Madison as they walked up the three stairs that were at the front door.
“Your daddy is somewhere out in the fields. You know him and his horses; he’ll join us in a bit.”
After setting their bags aside, Madison joined her mother in the kitchen for a minute, allowing Eva to take in the homey feel of the farmhouse. She could tell it was carefully designed, with everything from the double doors at the entrance to the gorgeously stained wo
