Linda Lael Miller Quote

Our children are going to be remarkably stubborn, he commented as they started down the main street of town. Lily tried to ignore the avid stares of passers-by. We aren’t going to have any children, she said. Some instinct caused her to lie. My—my monthly arrived today. Caleb fell silent, and in a sidelong glance Lily saw his disappointment. She laid a hand on his arm but could not. bring herself to admit the truth. If the major believed there was no child—indeed, no possibility of a child—he might stop pursuing Lily. The sooner he gave up, the sooner she could get on with building up her homestead and finding her sisters. She bit down on her lower lip. Of course, if there was a baby growing inside her, would it be fair to let Caleb go back to Fox Chapel without ever knowing he was about to become a father? The