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act or what he’ll want. I’m not about to compromise on what I think is best for the baby.”
    â€œIf you feel that way, you know you may end up being lonely and find life difficult. You should at least think about your options before you lock up your heart. Marriage isn’t about losing control. Look at me. I’m so in love with Connor—marriage is wonderful.”
    â€œAnd that’s the way I want my marriage to be—two people wildly in love,” Rose argued, still hurting over her shattered dreams. “I want a love match—not a couple who weds because they feel obligated. The statistics are scary enough when one out of two marriages ends in divorce. The statistics are higher if the marriage occurs because of a child.”
    â€œI think you’re looking at the worst-case scenarios,” Nita said.
    â€œRight now, marriage is absolutely out of the question for all those reasons. But most of all because it means losing my control to someone I don’t know well enough. I told you—no, thanks.”
    â€œWhatever you choose to do, we love you and we’ll love your baby. You know that,” Nita said, and Rose had never felt such a strong bond with her sister.
    â€œThank you. I knew I could count on you to support me in this,” Rose said and realized that, in spite of sibling rivalries, she could always bank on Nita when a crisis threatened.
    â€œOf course I’ll support you,” Nita exclaimed. “So will Daddy and Jane.” She placed her hands on her hips. “How far along are you?”
    â€œFive months,” Rose replied.
    â€œFive! You don’t look pregnant at all.”
    â€œMy waist is starting to get bigger—only a little.” She patted her middle. “The father has a right to know and eventually I’ll inform him, but at the moment I’m getting used to all this myself.”
    â€œDo you know what you’re having?”
    â€œA girl,” Rose said and smiled. “More females in this family.”
    â€œThat’s wonderful!”
    Rose frowned. “Nita, I don’t want to tell Daddy. Jane will be easier, but Daddy is going to be unhappy. This isn’t what he’d want for me.”
    â€œYou have to tell him.”
    â€œI dread it. You know Daddy. He’ll want to go after the man responsible with a shotgun. And he’s distressed already. I know the farm can’t take many more disasters. It has to be hurting financially. It is, isn’t it?”
    Nita inhaled deeply and looked beyond Rose before her gaze swung back to her sister. “It was, but Connor keeps telling me to stop stewing over income. He’s invested in the horse farm to bring it back up to speed, so now he’s part owner and we have his financial backing.”
    â€œThank goodness! That’s one concern off my mind.”
    â€œI don’t want Daddy to fret either and I don’t want him to try to do something he shouldn’t or, worse, try to get around on his leg too soon,” Nita said. “A baby is different from worrying about the farm’s finances or the catastrophes that have been happening. After the first shock, he’ll be happy. You know he’s going to adore a grandchild.”
    â€œI don’t know that.”
    â€œHe will, and I think you should tell him now.”
    Rose gazed down the drive, remembering watching Tom leave. She knew what she had to do and it had been a relief to tell Nita her secret. “I guess I will. It’s not going to get any easier.”
    â€œWhat’s not going to get any easier?” Will asked as he hobbled onto the porch, swinging his crutches with each step. “I thought I’d sit out here. I get tired of being cooped up in the house, but maybe I’m interrupting something,” he said. “I can come back later.”
    â€œNot at all,” Rose said. She took a deep breath and balled her fists.
    â€œCome