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the range. We have had some trouble. He is married and Elizabeth is due to have the baby any day now. Grandma is with her now, I would really like to not be gone very long. This is their first child.”
    The rest of the afternoon, everyone had a joyful visit. Cassandra and Kenzie went for a walk. They wanted to be alone for a while. Cassandra wanted to know about her parents and her brother. Kenzie told her about Nathan first. He was five years older than they were. Kenzie hadn’t mentioned her parents yet and Cassandra wandered if they were still alive.
    While they were out walking, Makenzie told Cassandra more about their brother, Nathan, and his wife, Elizabeth and their grandmother.
    “They are hoping for a boy, they have picked out the name Joseph. They haven’t really given much thought about any girl’s name. They have a few picked out, but Elizabeth wanted to name the baby after you. I think they settled on Cassie if the baby is a girl.”
    Kenzie wrapped her arm in her sister’s arm. They walked along the path, talking about different things over their lives. Makenzie didn’t want to talk about their parents yet. She wanted to wait until Nathan was with them. It would only be a couple more days, then three of them could sit down and talk. She did tell Cassandra that their parents were dead. Makenzie explained to Cassandra, since she was only nine at the time of the accident, Nathan remembered more than she did.
    “Kenzie, I can’t believe I have found you. I always wondered if I had any brothers and sisters somewhere. It is so wonderful to be able to find out things of my past.” Cassandra squeezed her sister. “If I never remember, at least now I know.”
    The girls walked further down the path to the stream, they sat in the grass watching the water flow by.
    Kenzie looked at Cassandra then laid head on her shoulder. “Cassie, I love you, I have missed so much, I am ready to burst with the excitement to get home to the ranch for you to meet Nathan and Elizabeth and Grandma.
    Cassandra looked at her, “Makenzie, I am happy to, I am just nervous. I can’t believe we have found each other. You have known me my whole life and I am only learning about you.”
    “Cassie, I have a lot to learn about you to, it has been ten years, so much has changed. You have changed. I don’t mean that in a bad way.” Kenzie giggled a little. “We will learn about each other together. You will see that it won’t be so bad.”
    Cassandra looked off into the distance, “I know you are right, I didn’t think of it that way.”
    It was late when the girls returned to the house. After eating a small supper, Makenzie headed Cassandra out the door and to their Aunt and Uncles. Makenzie told Cassandra the Edward and Caroline, and their children Jason, Edwin and Mary. Cassandra explained to Makenzie how the young man acted at the store. They figured it to be their cousin Jason, the oldest of the Hubbard children.

CHAPTER EIGHT
     
    Makenzie knocked on the door of her Aunt’s house. Mary answered the door. She didn’t move. Her mouth stood wide open. Mary had never met Cassandra, she was just a baby when Cassandra disappeared.
    “Mary, are you going to mind your manners and invite us in? Makenzie asked the young girl.
    Mary slowly backed up and opened the door slowly, still not saying a word.
    “Where is your mama, Mary?” Makenzie ask as she walked through the door. Instead of waiting for the girl to answer. Makenzie yelled for her Aunt.
    Caroline came running into the parlor thinking something was seriously wrong. She knew the voice yelling was Makenzie’s, the girl just never came into the house screaming before. She stopped dead in her tracks when she saw her two nieces standing side by side. Not able to talk, Caroline ran to the girls and hugged them. She then let go of Makenzie and grabbed Cassandra.
    “Cassie, oh Cassie, is it really you?”
    “Yes ma’am, it is I.” Cassandra wasn’t sure how she could tell