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She didn’t shed a single tear, or at least not while I was there. I can’t say the same for myself. She held me in her arms for an hour while I cried like a baby.” James took a long slow breath before he continued. “When it was out of my system we talked. She said she made her peace with everything. You see, she knew she wasn’t going to make it before the doctor even told her. She said she accomplished everything she wanted to in her short life. All I kept thinking was, how the hell did she accomplish anything in twenty-seven years?” James walked over to the counter, keeping his back to the brothers.
    “Bro, you don’t need to do this now,” John said. This couldn’t be easy. James turned around and ran his hands down his face.
    “You know she used to scare me sometimes. She always seemed to know what I was thinking. She told me the only things she ever wanted was to marry the man of her dreams and have a baby.” James chuckled. “She actually smacked me when I asked her if she was going to introduce me to her dream man.” The six brothers smiled, but John could see it was forced for James sake. James walked back to the table and sat down. “She told me she could leave this world knowing Mason would be loved and raised with the best father he could have. There were a few things she wanted me to promise her.” He stopped and for the first time in three days John finally saw the tears in James’ eyes.
    “What did she want you to promise?” Mike asked the question all of them were thinking.
    “First she wanted me to promise I wouldn’t close myself off to everyone. The only thing she was afraid of was I would turn everyone away. Second, she wanted me to find love again. Can you imagine? My wife wanted me to find another woman to make me happy. I tried to argue with that. She told me she knew it would be a while, but she didn’t want me to be alone for the rest of my life. Mason needed a mother in his life. Third. She wanted to make sure Mason knew how much she loved him and she’d always be watching over him.” James leaned back on the chair and looked up at the ceiling. “The next one involves all of you.”
    “How?” Ian looked as confused as John felt. James looked around the table and chuckled.
    “She said all of you are terrified of commitment, and if there was any way possible she was going to make sure the six of you found a woman to put you in your place.” A chorus of laughter filled the kitchen. Since the day Sarah married James, she told all of them she was going to find wives for them
    “That sounds like something she’d say,” Aaron said.
    “She made me promise if I see you guys running from a woman that Cora says is meant for you, I’m supposed to kick your asses.” Their Aunt Cora was the family cupid and was supposed to have some sort of gift for matchmaking. “She told me she was the right person for me for a short time, but I needed to find the right person for the rest of my life.”
    “She was a special woman, James,” Keith said.
    “Yes, she was, but what keeps me going is the last thing she said to me.” James smiled. “That part of her will always be with me in Mason.” He walked to the cupboard and pulled out seven shot glasses. John knew what was coming. Sarah’s favorite drink was Newfie Screech, and she’d always make everyone take one shot with her when they would drink together. James pulled the bottle of dark rum from the fridge and poured seven shots. He brought them to the table. “Now, can we have a drink for my beautiful wife?” Each brother grabbed a glass.
    “To Sarah.” They said together and drank their shots.
    “Yeah, she’s up there laughing and making plans for us.” John laughed. It was good to know James made peace with everything. John wouldn’t be that strong.
    A little while later he found James on the back deck. The strained expression on his brother’s face said James wasn’t holding up as well as he wanted everyone to